(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

 

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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

  

 

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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)

 

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NOTE     For a richer orchestral texture, doublings of the single strings are suggested though not required.