(2001-2004) Adapted from Lewis Carroll by Gary Bachlund & Marilyn Barnett After the stories of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." Back to "Alice" First Page
Cast [ Eighteen singers in order of first appearance, mast singers taking two roles ]  denotes a large or central role Lewis Carroll / Gryphon / White Knight tenor Alice Soprano or Mezzo Soprano White Rabbit Countertenor [ The remainder of the cast play different parts in each act, and are listed below in order of appearance in Act One ] Mouse / Tweedledee Tenor Lory / Guard Baritone Dodo / Gnat Soprano Caterpillar / Unicorn Baritone Frog Footman / Frog Baritone Fish-Footman / Pudding Baritone Cook / White Queen Soprano Duchess / Red Queen Mezzo Soprano Cheshire Cat / Messenger Baritone Mad Hatter / White King / Dean Liddell Baritone March Hare / Humpty Dumpty Tenor Dormouse / Tiger Lily / Mrs. Liddell Soprano Queen of Hearts / Lion Bass or Bass Baritone King of Hearts / Red Knight Tenor Mock Turtle / Tweedledum Tenor [ Extras: Alice's sisters, the Reverend Robinson Duckworth, Flowers, Soldiers and Cards ] Tessitura and Description (in order of first appearance) Lewis Carroll / Gryphon / White Knight lyric tenor, tall, physically of thin or medium build 
Alice lyric soprano or mezzo soprano, small, physically of thin or medium build, girlish 
White Rabbit countertenor, of any build or physical type 
Mouse / Tweedledee character tenor of "imposing stature" with comic skills  Lory / Guard baritone, smaller part  Dodo / Gnat soprano with comic skills 
Caterpillar / Unicorn character baritone  Fish-Footman / Pudding character baritone, smaller part 
Frog-Footman / Frog character baritone, smaller part 
Cook / White Queen high soprano, large part, paired with Duchess and Red Queen 
Duchess / Red Queen mezzo soprano, large part, paired with Cook and White Queen 
Cheshire Cat / Messenger character baritone 
Mad Hatter / White King / Dean Liddell (spoken) baritone with comic skills, paired with Mrs. Liddell 
March Hare / Humpty Dumpty character tenor of large stature, who sings a "patter song" 
Dormouse / Tiger-Lily / Mrs. Liddell (spoken) soprano, paired with Dean Liddell 
Queen of Hearts / Lion bass or bass-baritone, taller than the King of Hearts 
King of Hearts / Red Knight character tenor, preferably significantly slighter than the Queen of Hearts 
Mock Turtle / Tweedledum character tenor of "imposing stature" with comic skills 
Orchestra (21 Players minimum)
Flute, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon Horns I & II, Trumpet in D, Percussion (single player) Harp, Celeste/Piano Harpsichord Strings (2,2,2,2,1 minimum)
NOTE For a richer orchestral texture, doublings of the single strings are suggested though not required.
  
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