L'enfant et les sortilèges
Fantaisie lyrique in two parts
Libretto
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
Premiere
21 March 1925, Monte Carlo (Opéra)
Cast
THE CHILD (mezzo-soprano)
MAMAN (contralto)
LOUIS XV CHAIR (soprano)
CHINESE CUP (mezzo-contralto)
FIRE/PRINCESS/NIGHTINGALE (light soprano)
LITTLE OLD MAN/TREE FROG (tenor)
CAT (mezzo-soprano)
DRAGONFLY (mezzo-soprano)
BAT (soprano)
LITTLE OWL (soprano)
SQUIRREL (mezzo-soprano)
SHEPHERDESS (soprano)
SHEPHERD (contralto)
ARMCHAIR (bass cantante)
GRANDFATHER CLOCK (baritone)
TEAPOT (tenor)
TOM CAT (baritone)
TREE (bass)
CHILDRENS CHORUS: Settle, Sofa, Ottoman, wicker, chair and numbers
CHORUS: shepherds, frogs, animals and trees
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