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DIRECTORY
Of
OPERAS/MUSICALS for YOUNG AUDIENCES
FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
Performed by Children and/or Adults
With Review Excerpts and Comments from Producers, Composers, and
Publishers
This publication was made possible in part through a most generous bequest
from Mrs. August Belmont. We think this to be a most fitting memorial
to her love of children, her love of opera, and her constant faith in and
support of Central Opera Service.
CENTRAL OPERA SERVICE COMMITTEE
Founder
MRS. AUGUST BELMONT
(1879-1979)
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MRS. MARY H. DARRELL
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Vol. 24, No. 4
1984 Directory
MARIA F. RICH
JEANNE HANIFEE KEMP
CHERYL KEMPLER
FRITZI BICKHARDT
NORMA LITTON
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Key to Abbreviations
Operas/Musicals for Young People
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List of Publishers
174
Standard Operas for Young People
176
Index by Subject
179
Title Index
186
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
As the researcher and compiler of this volume, I wish to thank a host
of helpers too numerous to mention by name. The staffs of ASCAP, BMI,
and SESAC, who gave us information on their membership. The staffs
of publishers, particularly Belwin Mills, Boosey & Hawkes, European
American Music Distributors, Carl Fisher, Music Theatre International,
Samuel French, Theodore Presser, and G. Schirmer, who repeatedly
searched their records for casting, orchestration, and copyright dates.
Emily Hammood, of Opera for Youth, provided endless lists of works and
opinions on works from members of her organization. The former and
current staff of the American Music Center cheerfully allowed us access
to their files and records and faithfully answered our telephoned queries.
Opera America extended its continuous and enthusiastic support of this
project, as did the Metropolitan Opera Guild Education Department.
As for the COS staff and volunteers whose names appear on the masthead
— endless proofreading, searching of files, proofreading, research in books,
proofreading, phone calls to publishers, and more proofreading. And a
special word for Maria F. Rich, without whose eye for detail and instinct
for information this volume would not have been complete.
Bless you all.
Jeanne H. Kemp
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INTRODUCTION
Now that opera is firmly established in the American cultural scene, the
need to bring this most fascinating of all the performing arts to the
young people - to educate while entertaining them and broadening their
horizons - has assumed ever-wider importance.
Calls for effective and appropriate operas and music theatre pieces have
multiplied dramatically in recent years. The first Children's Opera
Directory, a modest 35 pages published by COS in 1973, has become quite
inadequate. Inquiries come from a great variety of sources with just as
great a variety of requirements. The one common denominator appears
to be the assumption that there is a lack of suitable material.
With this current volume, which encompasses a total of 1,597 English
language works, all with available performance material and almost all
with one or more performances, we hope to put to rest forever this
erroneous belief. Subject matter abounds and there seem to be operas
on any topic — health care from dental to stopping smoking, historical
figures from Washington and Lincoln to Einstein and Edison, works about
mythical figures, about medieval heros, science fiction robots, baseball
and boxing. There are musical recreations of American and European
historical events, regional settings, others based on Japanese Noh dramas,
Chinese and Hawaiian legends, ghost stories and magic tricks, expectant
fathers and divorce. There are operas written for the visually and the
emotionally handicapped, operas based on ecology, operas based on Darwin's
theory of evolution.
Recognizing the need for not simply a listing of available works, COS
aims in this guide to address and assist through a variety of means in
the identification of works for the different users and different uses. In
compiling the material, consideration was given to groups from the
professional opera companies' educational touring divisions all the way to
the grade school or kindergarten teacher, and their equally wide range
of requirements as to a) performers (professionally trained singers to
kindergarten children), b) the presence or absence of technical facilities
in the performance spaces, and c) the purpose, thrust, and/or context in
which the opera is to be performed. Clearly, all these factors, plus
performance time, size of cast and orchestration, and subject matter, will
be determining factors in the selection of a work.
In addition to supplying all the above basic information, we have, for the
first time, added explanatory and helpful statements under PRODUCTION
PROBLEMS and COMMENTS, quoting from producers, performers, composers or librettist, publishers, and critical reviews. These, together with
all other information, should facilitate the selection process. One more
source for consultation in making a choise is the index by subject matter,
which will guide a teacher in coordinating an opera with topics, taught
in other subjects, e.g. American or foreign history, regional or seasonal
events, literature, mythology, etc. Finally, the ALSO PFD. BY listings
offer the producer the opportunity to contact and consult with directors
who recently performed the work.
Beginning in 1983, Central Opera Service distributed questionnaires to all
performing organizations and all composers' societies requesting infor-
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mation on works suitable for performance for or by children. In addition,
we researched the holdings of various archives and libraries for more
information. The sheer number of questionnaires returned to us was
staggering. But this volume was not meant to be a compendium of every
musical work ever written for children or suitable for perfomance for
them. Rather, it is intended to provide the producer or the teacher with
a listing of available works written for touring, for educational/outreach
programs, or for production by a class or by a school. Thus, we determined
some cut-off was necessary. Our prime criterion for inclusion of a work
was its availability. Then, due to the large number of contemporary works
(fully 75% of these listings were written after 1970) we chose 1920 as a
cut-off date for entries. Conversely, the standard Broadway musicals,
certainly accessible and even child-oriented, such as "Peter Pan" and
"Annie", do not appear in these pages. It simply became impossible to
draw a line — as with standard operas, a great number of musicals can
be enjoyed and appreciated by children.
Because of the wealth of original, contemporary operas directed towards
children, very few adaptations of standard operas are listed.
The
exceptions include several versions of "Hansel and Gretel", some Gilbert
and Sullivan condensations, and a few adaptations whose reviews indicated
a complete re-structuring of the work for a specific age group.
Unless our records showed evidence of a staged production, works for
narrator and orchestra, such as "Peter and the Wolf" and Britten's "Young
Person's Guide to the Orchestra", were not included.
Several "class developed" works are included. These are just a sampling
of the results of a new trend whereby professionals assist grade-school
students in creating and producing their own operas. Students from
several classes decide the subject, write the text and music, and devise
whatever sets, costumes, and props are necessary for their performance.
The Education Department of the Metropolitan Opera Guild has been a
catalyst of some of the most imaginative and successful of these endeavors.
The entries are self-explanatory (see Key for abbreviations) but some
points need be made. The order is alphabetical by composer, but an index
is included by title; the names of the composer, librettist, and, in some
cases, author of the musical's book appear in the left column. The center
column lists the title(s) in bold; below it the type or category of work,
the audiences' grade level, and the performers' age grouping; the source
of the original material, followed by the premiere company, place, and
date. If this information was not available, the date of composition or
of copyright appears in parentheses. Please note that in some cases of
published items for sale, no performances are listed. This does not mean
the work has never been performed. Publishers do not keep records of
items sold and performance statistics for grade schools are not available.
Most entries end with COMMENTS, statements from producers or composers, extracts from reviews, or a short description of the story if such
is not apparent from the title or original source. These comments have
been made as clear as possible, despite being both condensed and, in
general, favorable.
When age group classifications of works were not readily available, they
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were either determined by evaluating the original source material or were
omitted. In general, K-3 is very elementary, 3-9 could possibly be enjoyed
by younger or older students, 7-12 is more sophisticated fare, and 10-12,
which appears rarely, is rather adult material. The twelfth grade is
certainly not meant as a limitation; adults might be fascinated. For the
purposes of this listing college students are termed "adults".
Identifications such as "Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Folktale"
etc. are an attempt to classify the "based on" information which follows.
A definition is in order here, that of the word 'pantomime'. The following
appears in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary: "Pantomime - a
British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season, based on a
nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableux, and dances". You will
note 'pantomime' appears only with Australian, British, or Canadian entries.
The right column is headed by the source of availability (publisher,
composer, performing organization, etc.). Publishers' addresses appear in
the appendix; for information on composers' addresses or sources of
videotapes please write Central Opera Service. This is followed by running time, acts and scenes, and the number of sets; next come cast requirements, and instrumentation. If a tape of the accompaniment and/or
teachers' guides are available either from the publisher or the composer,
"Tape avail.", "Guides avail." or "Tape and guides avail." close the column.
(Several performing companies have developed their own guides; if these
are available a notation will appear in "Comments" with the name of the
company). Occasionally the word "Videotaped" appears; in most cases these
were made "for the record", and are probably not available except for
reference use, unless marked "Video avail."
ALSO PFD. BY will yield information on the location of recent performances.
We hope with this Directory to help those organizations, schools, and
teachers who are committed to promulgate opera/music theatre, bringing
this art form closer to young people and building an understanding and
appreciative audience for tomorrow. We particularly hope that it may
stimulate interest and result in involvement and eventual performances
by those teachers who currently feel that there are insurmountable
difficulties in finding suitable material. Here is the material, and we
can assure you of rewarding experiences in introducing young people to
opera.
Summer 1985
Maria F. Rich
Jeanne H. Kemp
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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
Column one: name of composer (joined with & to co-composer)
name of librettist (joined with & to co-librettist)
Column two: title of opera (in bold) and alternate or former title
type of work, intended audience grade level, performers (h.s. - high school students;
"adults" includes collge/university students with some opera workshop experience;
particular vocal demands are generally mentioned in COMMENTS)
based on, if applicable
comm: commissioned by, if applicable
premiering organization, place, and date
date only in parentheses indicates year of copyright, and is listed only if no premiere
information is available; a later performance date does not signify a premiere
comm. 4c prem: commissioning organization also premiering organization
Am.prem: American premiere
stg.prem: stage premiere if premiere originally on radio or television, a concert performance
(conc.pf.) or reading or workshop (wksp)
in most cases, ALSO PFD. BY lists more recent productions, primarily to offer an
opportunity for personal references
all dates are in order of month/day/year
Column three:
source for performing materials
comm.org. - commissioning organization; comp. - composer; comp.est. - composer's estate; pfg.org. performing organization; publisher abbreviated code (see list)
duration
length of work in minutes; number of acts/number of scenes; number of sets
cast:
s - soprano, m - mezzo, a - alto/contralto, t - tenor, b - baritone, bs-b - bass-baritone, bs bass, chl.ch - children's chorus, ch - chorus, ch-ssa - women's or girls chorus, ch-ttbb - men's
chorus, chl. - children), sgr(s) - singer(s), spk(s) - speaker(s), - dcr(s) - danceKs), narr - narrator,
actr - actor, slash between two letters indicates alternate voicing: i.e. s/m can be sung by either
soprano or mezzo; numbers of men and women indicate adult performers, boys and girls child
performers; the terms male and female have been used when work can be performed by either
children or adults. For interpretation of "adults" see above Column two. Terms such as mime
and mute actors are used only if so specified by the composer or publisher.
orchestration:
(first set of numbers) flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon; (second set) French horn, trumpet, trombone,
tuba; a-gtr - acoustic guitar, a-sx - alto saxophone, ace - accordian, autohp - autoharp, bar-h baritone horn, b-cl - bass-clarinet, b-gtr - bass-guitar, bgl - bugle, bjo - banjo, bsn - bassoon,
cbsn - contra-bassoon, eel - celeste, chamb. - chamber, chms - chimes, cl - clarinet, encta concertina, cnt - cornet, dbs - double-bass, dms - drums, dulc - dulcimer, E-hn - English horn,
el-bs - electric bass, el-gtr - electric guitar, el-p - electric piano, Euph - Euphonium, fig flugelhorn, glock - glockenspiel, gtr - guitar, harm - harmonium, hca - harmonica, tin - French
horn, hp - harp, hped - harpsichord, insts - instruments, kbds - keyboards, ob - oboe, OPT optional instruments, OR - alternate orchestration, orch - orchestra, org - organ, p(s) - piano(s),
p-4hnds - piano four hands, pe - percussion, p-hp - piano harp, pic - piccolo, rcdr - recorder,
sx - saxophone, str - strings, str-qnt - string quintet, str-qt - string quartet, synth - synthesizer, tsx - tenor saxophone, tamb - tambourine, tape - prepared tape, tbn - trombone, tp - timpani,
tpt - trumpet, trn-fl - transverse flute, vibe - vibraphone, via - viola, vie - violincello, vln violin, xyl - xylophone, zth - zither; slash between two letters indicates alternate instrumentation:
i.e. fl/rcdr either flute or recorder may be used.
Tape avail. - tape of accompaniment available from composer or publisher
Guides avail. - teachers' guides available from composer or publisher
Video avail. - videotape available from a performing organization (ask COS for further information)
Videotaped - a videotape has been made, primarily as a record for the company or workshop, and may
be available only for reference
Recorded - a commercial recording has been made of the complete work
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composer/librettist
title/gen.info./ premiere/ comments
source/length/cast/orch.
Abel, Sam
Campion,
Narcissa
The Dreamnakers
pfd. by children
Freelance Players, Jamaica Plains, MA 1983
pfg.org.
Adolphe, Bruce
same
The Tell-Tale Heart (1978)
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Poe
Boston & New England Conservatories Theatre 1/22/82
GAL /AMC
60m; la/5sc; 1 se*
s,t,b,2bs
llll,1110,p,pc,str-qnt
COMMENTS: Highly dramatic presentation...includes Poe's greatest poems, (composer)
Effective stage work...audience response enthusiastic. Low budget, as scenic
requirements not extensive. Tenor must be capable of lyric and dramatic singing,
intense performer, skilled actor, strong musician. First violin part extremely
difficult. (J. Moriarty, New England Conservatory)
Ahlson, Marion
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
History for youth, pfd. by adults and children
BM
narr.chl.ch
P
Ahlstrom, David
Stein, Gertrude
Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
based on play by Gertrude Stein
Voices/SF, San Francisco 10/29/82
comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC
60m; 3a/2sc; 2 sets
2s,m,a,t,b,bs
p-4hnds,fl,6pc,str
OR p
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Can be done very simply with narration, or with Gertrude
Stein's stage directions, (composer)
COMMENTS: A complex but diverting piece that deserves to be known. Music is
tonal, rhythmic, eminently singable, clear, sophisticated in purpose if naive in
vocabulary....sophisticated musical comedy....only fault is it needs intelligent
audience. (C. Shere, "Oakland Tribune")
Ahlstrom, D.
cummings, e e
The Hours Rise Up
For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after poems of e e cummings
Voices/SF, San Francisco 12/17/82 (conc.pf.)
comp. c/o ASCAP
26m; la/8sc
2s,2a,t,b,ch-ssa,chl.ch
2ps,6pc OR p,str OR p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: May be performed simply with mime and dancers,
received, (composer)
Premiere well
Ahlstrom, D.
Evans, Philip
The Secret Box with the Big Brass Combination Lock
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
based on play of same name by Evans
Voices/SF, San Francisco 5/6/83
comp. c/o ASCAP
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,a,t,b,actr,chl.ch
p,lute,vlo,Orff insts
OR p
Videotaped
Ahlstrom, O.
Stein, G.
Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after play by Gertrude Stein
Cincinnati Conservatory Opera Wksp. 3/1/53
SSM /AMC
29m; 3a/2sc; 1 set
2s,m,b,bs,ch
p,cel,harm,org,gtr/hpcd,
dbs.pc OR p
COMMENTS: Music tonal, lyrical, dramatic, playful...conservative. You want to
hear it again...great fun. Wonderful school entertainment. (C. Shere, "Oakland
Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: Northwestern Univ., IL '62; Southern Methodist Univ., TX '64;
Voices/SF, CA '82, '84; etc.
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Ahlstrom, D.
same
The Tumbler of Notre Dane
comp. c/o ASCAP
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 60m; la/lsc; 1 set
after 13th century anonymous poem
s,ch-ssa,chl.ch,mime
Voices/SF, San Francisco 4/83
p,fl,lute,vlc,2pc
COMMENTS: Should be performed in cathedral or church, (composer)
Ahrold, Frank
The Spider and the Fly
Madrigal opera for children, pfd. by adults
based on Mary Howitt poem
Aitken, Hugh
same
Fables
TP /AMC
Comedy/serious intended for adults, but with appeal to 90m; 2a/10sc; 1 set
children; pfd. by adults
s,2t,b/bs
based on La Fontaine after Aesop
fl,2ob,bsn,str-qnt
comm: Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation
prem: New York Chamber Soloists at Library of Congress,
10/1/75
BM
35m; 1 act
s,t,spk,dcr,ch
llll,1110,tp,pc,hp,cbsn
COMMENTS: Highly amusing...something for everyone. (G. Giffin, "Denver Post")
Functions superbly on two levels: diverting, cynical, very funny spoof; on a deeper
level explores might vs. right.
Sure hit with the kiddies and the mass
audience....stunning score. (M. Redmond, N.J. "Star-Ledger")
Great introduction for the new opera goer and hilarious musical romp for seasoned
veteran. (D. Camp, Colo. "Evening Daily Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: Caramoor Festival, NY '76; Minnesota Opera '76; Central City
Opera, CO '81
Alcorn, Nancy
Seeber, Rory &
Rick
The Updated Alice
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
audience participation
after Lewis Carroll
Bonfils Theatre, Denver, CO 11/1/82
pfg.org.
70 m; 2a/13sc; 4-6 sets
4women,5men,
5men or women
kbds & pc
Tape and film avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Scenic changes may be accomplished with lighting. Brief
16 mm film segment from original production available.
COMMENTS: Delightful contemporary version....good fun for whole family. (T. Tate,
"Aurora Sentinel")
Enthralls children. Frenetic at times....To an adult, may seem disjointed...lackluster...flat. But children who gather around players attest "Alice" hits its target.
(R. Cruise, "Rocky Mountain News")
Alexander, Nick
Garrett, Patsy
A Walk with Mr. Peeps
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
ShP
20m; 1 act
ch
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Designed as lesson in health, safety, and social attitudes, (publisher)
Contains attractive melodies and rhythms, such as the rhumba. (H. Hawn, Opera for
Youth)
Alexander, William The Monkey's Paw
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on W.W. Jacobs short story
Edinboro State College, PA 11/13/72
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AMC
35m; la/3sc; 1 set
s,2t,2b
p, 4 winds
OR p-4hnds
All wood, Peter
Taylor, Jeremy
James
ic Scott, David
Wei
Bendigo Boswell
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 2 acts
cast of 30
Children's Music Theatre, George Square,
1111,0000,pic,ent.pc,
Edinburgh, Scotland 8/23/82
p,dbs,cncta,dulc,vln
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Character of Black Amos must be able to play violin.
(publisher)
COMMENTS: Plenty of color and atmosphere. A gripping account of social friction
between Gypsies and locals during a hop-picking season in Kent, England. A fine
score that uses folk and Cockney melodies and dialects, (publisher)
The tension and interaction between these largely family groups is a fine balance
between acting and music. No burden of having to be a real star of the show was
given to any one young actor. The play subtly combined a rich mixture of artistic
qualities which made it an absorbing production. ("Exeter Express and Echo")
Amfitheatrof,
Daniele
McNeely, Jerry
The Staring Match
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1964)
Anderson, L.
Hansel and Gretel
adapt. Humperdinck Serio-comedy for children, pfd. by children
adaptation of Humperdinck's opera
Toured by Vienna Choir Boys
Angelini, Louis
Nassar, Eugene
Paul
AMC
105m; 2a/4sc; 3 sets
2s,2t,2b,bs-b,bs,
girl-s,spk,ch
2222,2221,2pc,tp,hp,p
eel,bells ,str
BM
60m
comp. /AMC
The Ragsman and the Gypsies
Musical play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults and children 55m; la/5sc; 2 sets
Utica College, NY 4/10/80
2 boy-s,a,t,2b,
3spks,ch
p,vln,tpt,dbs,dms
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Audience was highly enthusiastic, (composer)
The Live Adventures of Superwoman
Musical play for young audiences
South Australian Theatre in Education '71
AuMC
same
Archer, Robyn
Argento,
Dominick
Olon-Scrymgeour,
John
The Boor
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Chekhov's "The Brute"
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 5/6/57
BH /AMC
55m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,t,b
1120,2100,pic,E-hn,b-cl,
p,pc,str OR p
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Very solid work artistically. Does not talk down to children. Can
be staged with minimum of set pieces; travels easily. The role of the Boor requires
a good actor. Heavier voice best for soprano role. Musically not easy for
performers. (J. Cason, Minikin Opera Co.)
It offers clean, clear instrumental lines and graceful vocal writing. Slightly mocking
touch. (B. Holland, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. Minikin Opera, DE (tour) '79-'84; Opera
Theatre of Saint Louis (tour) '80; Midwest Opera Theatre, MN (tour) '83; etc.
Argento, D.
Manlove, John
Christopher Sly
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 5/31/63 (not '67)
BH /AMC
70m; la/2sc; 2 sets
3s,m,3t,b,2bs-b,bs
1110,0100, pc ,hpcd,
str-qnt
COMMENTS: Witty, allusive, onomatopoeic score for this romp uses all the
conventions of opera; clever orchestration. (D. Sullivan, "Minneapolis Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. California State Univ. Long Beach '80; Drake
Univ., Des Moines '80; Syracuse Univ., NY '82; etc.
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Argento, D.
Jonah and the Whale
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on Biblical story
Plymouth Congregational "Church, Minneapolis 3/19/74
BH
60m; 2 acts
s,t,b,bs,narr,ch
3tbn,2pc,tp,p,org
Recorded CRI
COMMENTS: Easy to swallow. ("Minneapolis Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: Plymouth Church '79, '82; Chamber Singers of Iowa City '78;
Carleton College, MN '79; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, TX '80; San
Francisco Civic Chorale '80; Arkansas Chamber Singers '82
Argento, D.
Donahue, John
Postcard From Morocco
Fantasy for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
eomm. & prem: Minnesota Opera 10/4/71
BH
90m; 3 acts; 1 set
2s,m,2t,b,bs,mimes
cl,sx,b-cl,tbn,pe,gtr,p,
cel,vln,vla,dbs
Recorded
COMMENTS: A surrealistic backdrop or imaginative props would seem to be integral
to the success of the piece.
A haunting work; ranges through Wagner, Strauss, Berg, Middle Eastern melisma, a
touch of jazz....some writing complicated, some extremely simple. Well integrated.
(H. Schonberg, "New York Times")
Really first rate. (T. Price, "Rochester Chronicle")
Mr. Argento's score, though conservative, is inventive. An interesting example of
the fresh aspects opera can take when it breaks out of conventional molds. (A.
Hughes, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. Cincinnati Young Artists Program '76;
Washington Opera/Kennedy Center '79, '81; Central City Opera, CO '80; Indiana
Univ. of PA '80, '81; Peabody Conservatory, MD '83; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana '83;
Juilliard School, NYC '85; etc.
Argento, D.
Olon-Scrymgeour,
J.
The Shoemaker's Holiday
BH /AMC
Comic ballad opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 150m; 2 acts
2s,m,a,3b,2bs-b,bs,ch
after Thomas Dekker's play
1011,1210,pic,a-fl,
The Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis 6/1/67
pc,gtr OR p-4hnds
COMMENTS: Written for actors' voices, (composer)
Rich and flavorful score beautifully expressing jaunty spirits and sturdy sentiments
of the work. (J. Harvey, "St. Paul Pioneer Press")
Captures the flavor of the period and inherent fun of the play. (M. Steele,
"Minneapolis Tribune")
Aria, Pietro
Barr, Isabel
Harriss
Jericho Road
Biblical opera/play, pfd. by adults
based on Miracle play by Isabel Harriss
Philadelphia Grand Opera 3/12/69
comp. c/o AMC
60m; 2 acts
s,a,t,b
COMMENTS: Traditional values of communication in a rich instrumental score...the
emotional impact of its drama [is a] cry for peace. (J. Parker, "Philadelphia Gazette")
Arlan, Dennis
Billings, James
The Ballad of the Bremen Band
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
after Grimm
Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/25/77
EAM /AMC
45m; 1 act
3m,2t,3b,bs,4chl
1011,1000,pic,a-fl,pc,
p,vln,dbs
Videotape avail.
COMMENTS: One man and one woman may (but need not) triple; four animals may
(but need not) be portrayed by children as mentioned in cast requirements, (publisher)
An appealing children's opera composed in a sort of junior-Bernstein idiom. (S.
Wadsworth, "Opera News")
The throng of children present and the grown-up minority all seemed to enjoy this
tuneful caper. (A. deRhen, "Musical America")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. San Diego Opera (tour) '81; Tulsa Opera
(tour) '82; Dallas Opera (tour) '83-'84-'85; etc.
-4-
Arlan, D.
Billings, J.
Jer
Daughter of the Double Duke of Dingle
Comic fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and 45 m; 1 act
s,boy-s,m,2t,2b,bs
adults
1011,1000,pc,p,vln,dbs
Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/17/78
COMMENTS: Broad but clear characters, each with distinctive musical
personality...music that challenges the impressionable ear...libretto definitely fun.
(S. Wadsworth, "Opera News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Skylight Comic Opera, Milwaukee '80; Seattle Jr. Theatre '81;
Univ. of Tennessee, Chattanooga '83; Opera New England (tour) '84-'85; etc.
Arlan, D.
Billings, J.
Meanwhile, Back at Cinderella's
Comic satire for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
New York Lyric Opera 5/5/76
Jer
65m; la/4sc
2s,2m,2t,b,bs,spk
llll,2210,pic,tp,pc,
hp,p,str
COMMENTS: Decidedly pleasant entertainment. (R. Ericson, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: New York City Opera two tours to schools '81
Arnatt, Ronald
Fry, Christopher
The Boy with a Cart
pfd. by children and adults
comm: Danforth Foundation
prem: Mary Institute Choir, St. Louis 5/8/68
comm.org.
1 act
Arnold, M.J.
adapt. Sullivan
H.M.S. Pinafore
Comedy for children
adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan
ShP
60m
cast of 6, eh
P
Arnold, Malcolm
Serraillier, Ian
The Turtle Drum
Folktale for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
based on a Japanese folktale
comm. & prem: BBC Making Music Series
BBC, London 1978
Am.prem: Third Street Settlement, NYC 2/3/79
OUP
40m
ch OPT 4sgrs
pc OPT fl,tpt,gtr,dbs
COMMENTS: Music is simple, language rich and beautifully descriptive. (L. Smith,
Opera for Youth)
Asher, Sandra F.
A Song of Sixpence
For young children to perform
(1976)
PfP
50m
cast of 10
P
Ashwander, Donald Dandelion
same & Martin,
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or children
Judith
audience participation
fantasy based on Darwin's theory of evolution
Paper Bag Players, NY 1968
pfg.org.
60m; 1 scene
cast of 4
p-4hnds
Guide avail.
COMMENTS: Music tuneful, with clever lyrics, (pfg.org.)
One marvel after another, witty, inventive, and wildly intelligent. ("Newsweek")
It's so entertaining you almost wouldn't be embarrassed to go without a child. (S.
Quinn, "Washington Post")
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Wisconsin at Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration,
Washington '83
Aston, Peter
Morgan, Paul
Sacrapant, the Sorcerer
Drama for children, pfd. by children
based on George Peele's "Old Wives Tale"
Upper Poppleton Primary School, York, England 1968
Am.prem: Children's Opera Theatre of the Virginia Opera,
Norfolk 4/26/80
TP(Nov)
40m; 1 set
6sgrs,5spks,ch
pe
COMMENTS: Story has direct appeal to children, but also holds adult interest. (J.
Shulson, "Newport News Daily Press")
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Averill, Louise
same
A Christmas Carol
Drama
after Dickens
CMC
Averill, Richard
Odle, Robert
Treasure Island
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
based on R.L. Stevenson
American Theatre Co., Tulsa, OK 2/13/81
com p. c/o pfg.org.
Avril, Lloyd
Heads or Tails
pfd. by adults
Glassboro State College, NJ 2/23/68
pfg.org.
1 act
Baber, Joseph
Gardner, John
Rumpelstiltskin
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Grimm
University of Kentucky, Lexington 1/21/77
MKM /AMC
150m; 2a/7sc; 1 set
3s,m,a,3t,2b,2bs,
mime.ch
2222,3200,pc.str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Rumpelstiltskin's entrances and exits, transformation of
king into frog which continues singing, and changing straw into gold. (C. Jarden,
Opera Company of Philadelphia)
COMMENTS: Audience response good. Music appropriate for children's enjoyment
and study. Large cast must be able to sing opera well. Production requires
excellent magical effects to keep it moving. Many fast changes of scenes to be
accomplished over brief musical interludes. (C. Jarden, Opera Company of
Philadelphia)
Libretto quick-witted, alive with jokes and puns, and glittery with sparkling rhymes.
Score obviously designed to appeal to inexperienced listeners. (W. Mootz, "Lexington
Courier-Journal")
Bach, Jan
The Happy Prince
Fairy tale
after Oscar Wilde
Nebraska Synfonia, Omaha 4/80
comp.
Bach, J.
same
The Student from Salamanca
Farce for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Cervantes' "La Cueva de Salamanca"
New York City Opera 10/9/80
comp. c/o AMC
1 act
s,m,2t,b,bs-b
llll,0000,pc,hp,str
COMMENTS: Winner New York City Opera competition 1980.
This is one of those pieces that the 18th century loved so well in which an old
husband is outwitted by young lovers. The composer sets words so that singers
can enunciate them clearly, and his music's meaning generally runs parallel to his
libretto. (D. Henahan, "New York Times")
There are hints of Rossini and Donizetti, yet Bach manages to translate traditional
themes into his own idiom; the opera's feeling is classical, its music is modern. (G.
Clarke, "Time Magazine")
ALSO PFD. BY: Cleveland Opera, OH 11/80
Bach, J.
same
The System
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Poe
Mannes College of Music, NYC 3/5/74
GAL
50m; 1 act
s,m,2t,bs-b,bs,
mime,eh-ttbb
2232,3331,pic,b-cl,
2pe,p,cel,hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb 11/77
Bacon, Ernest
Horgan, Paul
A Tree on the Plains
Folk drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Converse College, Spartanburg, SC 5/2/42
comp. c/o ASCAP
2a/3sc; 1 set
2s,a,t,2b,bs,spk,ch,dcrs
2222,2221,tp,pc,hp,
p,cel,xyl,str
OR red.oreh
COMMENTS: No arias, but plenty of songs; much declarative melody for dialogue;
some crooning. (H. Johnson, "Operas on American Subjects")
-6-
Bagenal, Michael
& Alison
same
This Merry Company
OUP
Medieval plays for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
50m
based on "Chanticleer" and "St. George and the Dragon" ch
stories
rcdrs,glock,dulc,
(1979)
psaltry
Tape & guides avail.
COMMENTS: Resource for study of medieval music, dance, and drama. Instructions
for construction of some instruments included in teacher's guide, (publisher)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
based on fairy tale
(1977)
OUP
35m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 5,2ch
Bainbridge, Beryl
same
The Lost Ring
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults
Victorian primary schools, Australia 1967
AuMC
60m
cast of 5
Bainbridge, B.
same
Sparrers
(1969)
Bainbridge, B.
same
Tom and the Waterbabies
(1966)
comp. c/o AuMC
90m
cast of 20
Recorded: Australian
Broadcasting Co.
comp. c/o AuMC
120m
cast of 30,ch,chl.ch
Recorded: Australian
Broadcasting Co.
Bailey, Maurice
same
Baker, Dianne
Slote, Alfred
My Robot Buddy
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults
based on book by Alfred Slote
(1980)
p.pc.rcdrs
PDS
60m; 2a/3sc; 1 set
cast of 15
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Children's Meeting House, Loveland, OH 9/82
Baksa, Robert
same
Red Carnations
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by 1 adult and 2 h.s.
based on "Red Carnations" by Glenn Hughes
comm. <3c prem: Met Opera Studio, NYC 1969
AB /AMC
35m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,t,b
1121,0000,p,3vln,
vla,2vlc,dbs
COMMENTS: Can be effective in modern dress on a bare stage with a park bench.
(composer)
Young children like this show very much; simple sets; travels easily. (J. Cason,
Minikin Opera Co.)
Utterly charming and winning work. (M. Feldman, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble)
Balk, Wesley
adapt. Mozart
same
The Magic Abduction and Cosi Marriage of Tutti Giovanni adaptor
Comedy, pfd. by h.s.
based on and adapted from Mozart
Aspen Music Festival Experimental Wksp. 8/72
Balkin, Alfred
same
America's About...
NVM
A musical panorama for grades K-12, pfd. by children 70m; la/14sc; 1 set
and adults
ch
Kalamazoo Bicentennial People's Chorus, MI 7/76
p,dbs,gtr,pc
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Best done as multi-media...ideal for mid-school/jr. high. Audience
response excellent. Music incorporates jazz, folk, pop elements, (composer)
-7-
Balkin, A.
same
City Scene
NVM
Urban musical celebration for grades K-9, pfd. by children 60m; 1 act
or adults
ch
Washington Elementary School, Glenview, IL 1977
p,pc
Tape & guides avail.
COMMENTS: Enormous flexibility in ages, songs, scripts, settings, etc., provides
great variety, (composer)
Balkin, A.
same
The Musicians of Bremen
(A Not-So-Grinm Modern Musical Fairy Tale)
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
audience participation
after Grimm
Western Michigan University Opera Wksp., Kalamazoo
4/29/72 (rev. 1982)
NVM
90m; 2a/12sc; 1 set
cast of 10-30
1010,0110,4sx,p,gtr,
pc.dbs
OR p,pc,dbs,synth
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Full scale musical for entire family; captivated audience; songs have
immediate appeal, vitality, energy; calls for healthy and attractive voices; lyrics
most appropriate; I highly recommend it. (Wm. Appel, Western Michigan Univ.)
Highly energetic and lively musical, catchy tunes, considerable audience participation;
requires strong soloists; large musical spectrum. (M. Stern-Wolfe, Third Street Music
Settlement, NYC)
Balkin, A.
same
We Live in the City
Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children
audience participation
Adams Elementary School, Washington, DC 1970
TP
40m; la/8sc; 1 set
up to 30
p,dbs,pc,gtr
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Enormous flexibility in ages of performers and in script, (composer)
A timely musical about urban living with many songs in musical styles from atonal
to jazz...vocally very suitable to children's voices and appealing to wide audiences.
(M. Stern-Wolfe, Third Street Music Settlement, NYC)
Bampton, Ruth
Young, Vivian M.
Stars Over Christnas
Christmas carol play for grades K-9, pfd. by children
ShP
45m
ch
P
COMMENTS: Various classes, all seated in auditorium, come to stage for their part
of the play, (publisher)
Banks, Don
Cinderella
Pantomime for grades K-9
Emilie Littler Prods., London 1956
AuMC
Banks, D.
Dick Whittington
Pantomime for grades K-8
based on legend of Dick Whittington
Emilie Littler Prods., London 1957
AuMC
Barab, Seymour
same
At Last I've Found You
pfd. by adults
after story by Evelyn E. Smith
oomm: North Carolina Arts Council
North Carolina Opera, Charlotte (tour) 12/81
AMC
la/3sc; 2 sets
s,m,t,b,bs,actr
P
Videotaped
-8-
Barab, S.
Richards, M.C.
Chanticleer
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
based on Chaucer
Aspen, CO 8/4/56
BH
40m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,t,b
1121,2110,tp,pc,hp,
2b-el,str OR p
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Costuming singers as animals.
COMMENTS: This work is quite effective. However, vocal difficulty of soprano and
tenor roles preclude production by some groups. (J. Little, James Madison Univ.)
Short, witty, easy to produce on almost any budget. Small cast; each role good.
Excellent tenor required for leading role. (M. Blum, Southern Indiana Univ.,
Carbondale)
Musical quality ranges from accessible-modern-operatic to trivial mini-chorale...
Love duet goes on too long for young children. (0. Cunningham, Long Beach Grand
Opera)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
last five years.
Barab, S.
same
AMC
Fair Means or Foul, a Fractured Fairy Tale
60m; la/lsc; 1 set
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
comm. it prem: Michigan Opera, Opera-in-Residence (tour) 2s,m,t,b
1981
P
Videotaped
ALSO PFD. BY: After Dinner Opera, NYC '83
Barab, S.
same
Fortune's Favorites
astrological opera, pfd. by adults
(1977)
GAL/AMC
1 act
s,m,b
llll,2110,str OR p
ALSO PFD. BY: Singers Theatre, Shrub Oak '81; After Dinner Opera, NYC '8
Barab, S.
Maneher, E.
A Game of Chance
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
based on "All on a Summer's Day"
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 1/11/57
BH /AMC
35m; 1 act
2s,m,bs-b
llll,1110,tp,pe,hp,str
COMMENTS: An amusing tale of three women who, with the help of a non-malevolent
Mephisto (here called the Representative), realize their dreams of wealth, fame,
and romance only to find these things unsatisfying once acquired. It was certainly
entertaining. (C. Pitt, "Opera")
ALSO PFD. BY: great number of performances, most of them at colleges.
Barab, S.
How Far to Bethlehem
Christmas play, pfd. by children
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 12/57
BH
30 m; 1 act
Barab, S.
same
Little Red Riding Hood
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
Music Theatre for Children, NYC 10/13/62
BH /AMC
50 m; la/3sc; 3 sets
s,m,b
1121,2110,pic,pc,hp,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Very easy to stage. Costumes no problem. Only difficulty for singers
was large amount of speaking in roles - weren't used to it. (R. Pines, Dallas Opera
- High Noon Ensemble)
Piece works well; excellent for touring. Costuming only major hurdle. Set needs
minimal; music not difficult. (J. Little, James Madison University, VA)
Pre-schoolers had trouble maintaining attention in early narrative, but delighted by
Wolf and Little Red. Must be excellent high soprano who acts well; baritone must
be funny without frightening children unduly - physically demanding but vocally not
difficult. Mother vocally easy, requires good acting. (L. Stradley, California State
University, Sacramento)
Toured San Diego elementary schools with three singers, one pianist, and one stage
manager in 12' van. (S. Aleman, San Diego Opera Center)
continued...
-9-
Real audience pleaser with a pleasant plot and nice if eclectic music. Actor of
consummate skill and voice required for Wolf. (M. Blum, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale)
Effective opera, action packed, easy to mount, transportable. Lots of room for
exciting staging; strong vocal lines and dramatically sound. (M. Stern-Wolfe, Third
Street Music Settlement School, NYC)
Charming. Big success in schools. (M. Gordon, Piccolo Opera, Detroit)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Barab, S.
same
Little Stories in Tomorrow's Paper
Satire on violence for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
comm. & prem: Lighthouse School Opera Wksp.,
NYC 6/7/79
BH /AMC
50m; 1 act; 1 set
s,t,2b,bs
p,el-p,hp,2gtr,dms,
dbs.vibe
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Especially written for the blind and visually handicapped.
Barab, S.
same
The Maker of Illusions
GS
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children
9sc
comm. & prem: Manhattan School Prep. Division, NYC cast of 5,chl.ch
4/21/85
llll > 1000,str-c|nt
Barab, S.
England, Martha
The Maletroit Door
pfd. by adults
based on R.L. Stevenson's "Sire de Maletroit's Door"
Manhattan School, NYC 1959
BH
30m; 1 act
cast of 3
chamb.orch
Barab, S.
same
No Laughing Matter
(1973)
eomp.
P
Barab, S.
same
Not a Spanish Kiss
pfd. by adults
Singers Theatre, Shrub Oak, NY 1977
AMC
30m; la/lse; 1 set
s,t,b
c/o AMC
P
COMMENTS: This brief amusing tale of a poet's infatuation for another man's wife
offered several real belly laughs, as well as subtler treats. The score featured
witty allusions to Spanish music, including a modern song of love set to Bizet's
famous 'habanera' rhythm. (T. Page, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Golden Fleece, NYC 5/81; Western New York Opera Theatre 10/81
(tour); Association for Opera Awareness, NYC 11/82; Southwest Texas State Univ.,
San Marcos 11/83
Barab, S.
same
Only a Miracle
Christmas comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
Illinois University Opera Theatre, Urbana 12/1/83
GS
60 m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,t,b,bs
1121,2110,2pc,tp,str
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Musical theatre quality. (D. Lloyd, Illinois University)
Barab, S.
adapt. Pergolesi
The Perfect Wife
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
freely adapted from "La Serva padrona"
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln 11/4/71
BH
40m; 1 act
s,bs-b,mute
chamb.orch
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Barab, S.
A Piece of String
pfd. by adults
after Guy de Maupassant
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 5/85
-10-
AMC
100m; 3a/5sc; 1 set
2s,boy-s,m ,2t ,5b, 3bs
P
Barab, S.
Otto, Susan
The Pink Siamese
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
Detroit Institute of Arts 4/10/59
BH
45m; la/2sc; 2 sets
10sgrs,3spks,ch,dcrs
2121,1220,4pc,str
OR p
COMMENTS: All instruments can be played by children, except oboe and timpani.
Popular for primary grades, (publisher)
Barab, S.
The Rajah's Ruby
Comedy, pfd. by adults
based on Milne's "Man in the Bowler Hat"
Sullivan St. Playhouse, NYC 4/19/58
AMC
45m; 1 act
2s,t,b,bs,spk
P
Barab, S.
The Ransom of Red Chief
Comedy, pfd. by adults
based on O.Henry
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 12/64
BH
1 act
Barab, S.
same
Tales of Rhyme and Reason:
Always Arguing; Braggarty Rabbit; A Kiss from Alice;
Lordly Lion; What Will the Neighbors Say; Bigger and
Better
Moralistic fables for K-6, pfd. by adults
various sections premiered by: Little Orchestra Society
12/2/67; Pittsburgh Symphony 12/7/70; Indianapolis Symphony 11/14/70; Third Street Music Settlement 11/8/81
BH
15 m ea; 6 scenes
narr.der/mime
1121,2110,pe,hp,str
OR p
COMMENTS: Conceived as six separate "dramatic recitations with piano or orchestral
accompaniment"; no sung passages, (publisher)
Barab, S.
same
The Toy Shop
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
New York City Opera Education Dept. 6/3/78
GS /AMC
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
s.t.b.bs
1121,2110,tp,pc,str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Change from life-size puppets to real people. (D. Bowes,
New York City Opera)
COMMENTS: I have directed and designed it for Seattle, Anchorage, and the North
Carolina Opera, and have found this to be the most effective children's opera that
I have seen in terms of entertainment and educational worth. (R. Swedberg; North
Carolina Opera, Charlotte)
Mobile Opera experienced very positive feedback from both students and teachers.
No real problems with actual production; set required only one van...easily
transported. Costs quite low. (A. Smith, Mobile Opera)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Barab, S.
Who Am I
BH
pfd. by adults
Arizona State Univ., Tempe 2/5/71
Barbie, Richard A. Growing Up Naked
same
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
SFr
4men,4 women
p OR combo
COMMENTS: Don't let the title fool you. Teenagers reveal their inner thoughts
and feelings to provide a new perspective on the pleasures and problems of
adolescence, (publisher)
Barlow, Betty
same &
Hutchinson,
Janet
The Case of the Missing Part of Speech
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
ShP
30m
ch
P
Tape & guides avail.
COMMENTS: The learning of grammar with music and drama, (publisher)
-11-
Barlow, B.
same &
Copp, Marie
The Revolt of the Foolish Molar
For grades K-4, pfd. by children
ShP
20m
ch
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: To motivate children to systematic dental care, (publisher)
Barnes, Edward
same
The Frog Who Became a Prince
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on Elinor Horwitz' "Strange Story of the Frog Who
Became a Prince"
Virginia Opera Theatre (touring company), Norfolk 9/28/81
BM
20m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,b
p.synth.pc OR p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: I've performed this well over 150 times on tours for five opera
companies, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Barnes, E.
same
Zetabet
Musical adventure for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on Scott Corbett's "The Mysterious Zetabet"
Opera New England, Boston 11/1/82
BM
35 m; la/9se; 1 set
s,b
p.synth.pe OR p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Highly visual opera, using dance, mime, surprise, and magic. I've
performed it 50 or 60 times on tours; audience reaction always terrific. Baritone
plays 6 different characters and must be able to make quick changes. Original
production used punk-rock costumes and a light, modern set. (composer)
Barnes, Milton
Oldfield, Jack &
Conway-Marmo,
Helen
Byron, the Wonderful Bandit
Musical for young people
(1965)
CMC
3 m,5b
P
Barthelson, Joyce
same
Chanticleer
Comedy, pfd. by adults
audience participation
based on Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale"
Met Studio, NYC 4/15/67 conc.pf.
CF
45m; 1 act
s,a,t,b,bs-b,ch,narr
2222,4220,tp,pc,p,hp,str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Offstage mikes required.
ALSO PFD. BY: National Federation of Music Clubs, RI '68; Manhattan School,
NYC '82
Barthelson, J.
same
The King's Breakfast
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on Maurice Baring's "Catherine Parr"
Community Opera, NYC 2/73
CF /AMC
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,b,spk
1111,1100 ,tp,pc,hp,str
OR p
COMMENTS: Aimed to charm and succeeded completely. Lyrical flow easy and
inventive, the harmonies pungent. (J. Horowitz, "New York Times")
Barton, Dave
& Bond, Matt
same
Androcles and the Lion
PDS
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/8sc; 2-3 sets
cast of 18,ch
based on legend of Androcles
fl,cl,sx,tpt,dbs,dms,p
Ha'Penny Players, Long Beach, CA 1978
Barton, D. ic
Bond, M.
same
Ton Sawyer
For grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s.
based on Mark Twain
(1975)
PDS
90m; 3a/10sc
cast of 32
2020,0210,p,pc,<Jt>s
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Mariposa Jr. High School, CA 5/17/82
-12-
Barton, Edward
same
The Enchanted Wood
Musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children
PfP
45 m; 3 acts
7boys,9girls,ch
P
COMMENTS: Music simple, detailed dance instruction in libretto. (D. Wayland, Opera
for Youth)
Bass, Claude L.
The Promise
comp. c/o SESAC
Christmas opera for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 7 scenes
Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary,
Ft. Worth, TX 11/23/82
Beall, Mary Kay
& Carter, John
Sky Happy
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
Jen
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 5,ch
full h.s. orch OR p
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Parts probably available for entire class, (publisher)
Beall, M.K.
& Carter, J.
Wheels
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
Jen
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 2,ch,narr
full h.s. orch OR p
Beckett,
William Wheeler
The Magic Mirror
pfd. by adults
Youth Concerts, Newark, NJ 4/27/55
eomp c/o ASCAP
3 acts
AMC
40m; la/3sc;
Beckler, Stanworth The Catbird Seat
same
Comedy, pfd. by adults
after James Thurber
(1973)
Bedford, David
Bagg, Terry
2s,2t,2b,ch
1121,3221, pic.pc.p.str
The Death of Baldur
EAM(UE)
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 60m
adapted from Icelandic myth of "Prose Edda"
6s,2b,ch
and "Elder Edda"
2222,2200,3pc,p,str
Gordunstoun School, Scotland 3/20/80
COMMENTS: Part I of trilogy. Written for performance by entire school, (publisher)
Bedford, D.
Bagg, T.
Fridiof's Saga
EAM(UE)
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 70m
adapted from Icelandic myth of "Prose Edda"
4s,3b,ch
and "Elder Edda"
2202,2200,3pc,p,str,
Gordunstoun School, Scotland 1981
dms.wine glasses
COMMENTS: Part III of trilogy. Written for performance by entire school, (publisher)
Bedford, D.
Ragnarok
EAM(UE)
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 75m
adapted from Icelandic myth of "Prose Edda"
4s,4b,ch
and "Elder Edda"
2221,2421,3pc,2tp,org,
Gordunstoun School, Scotland 4/83
str,wine glasses
COMMENTS: Part II of trilogy. Written for performance by entire school, (publisher)
Key centered melodies delightfully colored with chromaticism. Composer well aware
of the difficulties in schools, therefore omitting tenors. Possible doubling of parts.
A valuable addition to the [school] repertoire. (R. Sharpe, "Bedford Times Educational
Supplement")
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Bedford, D.
EAM(UE)
60m
3t,b,2spk,2mime,2ch
2220,0000)2pe,p,str
COMMENTS: Written for approx. 100 performers, incl. non-musicians on kazoos,
birdwarblers, milkbottles, wine glasses, sound effects chorus, etc.
Beebe, Hank
same
An Army of Two
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
based on incident in War of 1812
(1982)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
based on poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
comm. & prem: New Music in Action, London 1979
ShP
40 m; 1 act
2s,t,2spk,
ch-ssa,ch-ttbb
p, fife, drum
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Easy music, entertaining and stimulating. Fits in well with study of
American history. (N. Burson, Opera for Youth)
Beeson, Jack
same
Hello Out There
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after play by William Saroyan
Columbia University Opera Wksp., NY 5/27/54
BM
35m; la/lsc; 1 set
s/m,t,b
llll,1110,pc,p/harm,str
Desto Records
COMMENTS: Baritone part taxing, tenor part short. Almost bare stage can suffice.
(composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous here and abroad
Beni, Gimi
adapt. Rossini
same
Forever Figaro
Biography for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
from the life and works of Rossini
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, MO 5/20/78 (tour)
BM
2 acts
s,m,bs-b
p
COMMENTS: A warm, genial, thoughtfully conceived homage to Rossini. (F. Peters,
"St. Louis Post Dispatch")
Benjamin, Arthur The Devil Take Her
Collard, Alan
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
& Gordon, John B. Royal College of Music, London 12/1/31 (not '32)
Am.prem: Columbia University, NYC 2/13/41 (not '42)
BH
50m; 1 act
3s,2m,2a,t,
4b,2bs,mime
2222,4231,pic,tp,
3pe,xyl,glock,p,str
COMMENTS: A poet, married to a woman dumb since birth, ignores a neighbor's
advice that a silent woman is worth gold, has a doctor restore the woman's speech.
She becomes a termagant, and the poet asks the devil to take her. The denouement
is unusual. The score has considerable charm. It frequently elaborates appealingly
on folklike melodies; the harmonies are rich, the orchestration clever. The text
is well set and the singers have opportunities for attractive solos. (R. Ericson,
"New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Idaho, Moscow '67; Univ. of Wisconsin, River Falls '73;
Southwestern Univ., Georgetown, TX '76; Univ. of Tulsa '81
Benjamin, A.
Cliffe, Cedric
Prina Donna (1933)
Comedy, pfd. by adults
London 2/23/49
Am.prem: Philadelphia 12/53 conc.pf.
BH
60 m; 1 act & prol
2s,m,t,b,bs
2222,4241,3pc,hp,
p,cel,gtr,str
red.orch.avail.
COMMENTS: Opera-buffa-type libretto of mistaken identity and practical jokes in
18th century Venice, (program notes)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. Des Moines Metro, Indianola '73; Banff
Centre, Alberta '75; Indiana Univ., Bloomington '78; Michigan State Univ. '78; James
Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA '82
-14-
Benjamin, Thomas
Vance, Eleanor
Graham
Hammer in his Hand
Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
based on John Henry legend
Lincoln School, Mass. 4/65
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; 3a/6sc; 2 sets
cast of 7, ch
chamber orch OR p
Bennett, John
A Christmas Carol
pfd. by adults
after Dickens
Music Theatre of Wichita 12/80
pfg.org.
Bennett, Richard
Rodney
Cross, Beverly
All the King's Men
Folktale for K-6, pfd. by children
based on Humpty Dumpty
Coventry Schools' Music Ass'n, England 3/29/69
EAM
40m; 1 act
4 singers,3spk,ch
2200,2200,3pc,p-4hnds,
str OR p,pc
ALSO PFD. BY: San Francisco Boys Choir '77; Canadian Children's Chorus, Toronto
'79; Education Dept. of South Australia '81; School Dist. of Platteville, WI '81
Bennett, R.R.
Serraillier, Ian
The Midnight Thief
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
based on Mexican folktale
comm. & prem: BBC Making Music Series, London 1963
BM
20m; 1 act; 1 set
2girls,4boys,ch
0111,0100 ,pc,hp,bs
OR p OR pc
COMMENTS: Can use live actors or puppets; small cast or entire class. (Opera for
Youth)
Bennett, Robert
Russell
Simon, Robert
The Enchanted Kiss
pfd. by adults or children
Municipal Broadcasting System 12/30/45
TP(Chl)
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: New School, NYC '69
Benson, Warren
McGillicuddy, Jo
A Shylum in the Forest
Fantasy for K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Webster Groves HS, St. Louis, 4/23/79
comp. c/o ASCAP
50m; 2a/4sc; 4 sets
cast of 6,eh
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: About a shy, timid creature who learns confidence and self-respect.
Sets and costumes can be highly imaginative - plants, trees. Superb melodies and
arrangements require mature voices. (R. Kenney, Webster Groves High School)
Berezowsky,
Nicolai
Heyward, Dorothy
& Randal, Judith
Babar, the Elephant
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on Jean de Brunhoff stories
Little Orchestra Society, NYC 2/21/53
CF
50 m; la/5sc
3s,2m,5b,bs-b,ch,dcrs
2222,3211,4pc,p,str
OR p-4hnds
COMMENTS: Although music is spiced with modern harmonies, it is easy to perform
and may be presented by amateur and student organizations. Can be performed by
all-male or all-female cast, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Berger, Jean
Birds of a Feather
pfd. by children or adults
Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale 10/20/74
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
sgrs.ders
ALSO PFD. BY: California State Univ., Hayward '80
Berger, J.
The Pied Piper
GS
Play with music for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults 35m; 1 act
after German folktale
sgrs,actrs,dcrs
Ohio Music Educators Ass'n, Dayton 1/10/70
fl,pic,p,pc,melodicas
ALSO PFD. BY: Platte Valley Oratorio Soc, NE '70; San Diego Opera Education
Wksp. '73
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Berkeley, Lennox
Dehn, Paul
Castaway
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Homer's "The Odyssey"
English Opera Group, Aldeburgh 1967
MMWCh)
1 act; 4 sc
3s,m,2b,bs,ch
1121,2110 ,tp,pc,p,hp,str
Berkeley, L.
Dehn, P.
A Dinner Engagement
pfd. by adults
Aldeburgh, England 6/17/54
Am.prem: Seattle 1958
MMB(Ch)
60m; la/2sc
2s,2a,2t,b
1111,1000, pc ,p,hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pfs. Simpson College, Indianola, IA '76; Duquesne Univ.,
Pittsburgh '81; College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA '82
Bermar, H.
Katz, B.
A Goat's Tale
pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Sholem Aleichem
Piccolo Opera, Detroit 1968
pfg.org.
cast of 5
ALSO PFD. BY: Piccolo Opera '70-'72
Bernstein, Leonard Trouble in Tahiti
same
Tragicomedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Brandeis Univ., Walt ham, MA 6/12/52
GS
40m; la/7sc; 7 sets
s,m,t,b,bs-b
2222,2221,pc.hp.str
Videotaped
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Rapid scene changes — Miami production used slides.
COMMENTS: Very successful for audiences jr. high to adult. Very accessible contemporary sound which works well with full orchestra. Must be strong actors.
Guide available. (R. Heuer, Greater Miami Opera)
[In 1984 was incorporated into A Quiet Place, but remains available as a separate
work.]
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Bielawa, Lisa
same
That Year
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by children or adults
Aptos Jr. High School, San Francisco 6/2/82
comp.
30m; la/7sc; 3 sets
cast of 4, ch
P
Bier, Olga
same & Taylor,
Eleanor
Heavens to Betsy
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on various classical operettas
Northbrae Players, Berkeley, CA 1962
Bier, O.
The Maps of Monotonia
same & Taylor, E. For grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults
(1961)
PDS
90m; 3a/9sc; 1 set
5men,5women,ch
1020,0210,pc,p,dbs
PDS
90 m; 3a/6sc; 1 set
6boys,6girls,ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Keswick Christian School, St. Petersburg, FL 1/83
Bird, Hubert
The Powerful Potion of Dr. Dee
pfd. by adults
College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA 10/24/72
Birtwistle, Harrison The Mark of the Goat
Crang, Alan
Dramatic cantata for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
BBC Schools Programmes 1966
Am.prem: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1971
comp. c/o Keene State
College
EAM(UE)
35m; 1 act
cast of 2,2ch,spks
3cl,p-6hnds,pc
COMMENTS: The score introduces contemporary techniques, not beyond the abilities
of a well-trained group. One piano is played by three people. Work contains some
violent scenes. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
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Bishop, Jeffrey
The Dead Moon
Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after English folktale
Ringling Museum Medieval Fair, Sarasota, FL 3/18/84
MMB
50; la/lse; 1 set
lsgr,5spks,chl.ch
Orff insts, pc
ALSO PFD. BY: Cathedral School, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC 3/6/85;
Canadian Opera Children's Chorus, Toronto 8/85
Bissell, Keith
same
His Majesty's Pie
Operetta for young people, pfd. by children
(1966)
CMC
1 act
8 unchanged voices, ch
P
Bissell, K.
same
The Miraculous Turnip
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
after Grimm
Boys Choir of Toronto 8/11/83
CMC /PRO-C
60m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets
5 unchanged voices, ch
2222,2220,pe,str OR p
COMMENTS: Minimal sets required, (composer)
Blackford, Richard The Pig Organ (or Pork with Perfect Pitch)
Hughes, Ted
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and children
Opera Players of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London
1/3/80
pfg.org.
2women,4men,6chl
2020,0110,pc,hp,vln,vlc
Blank, Allan
Leitner, Irving
SSM /AMC
20m; la/lse; 1 set
14men,7 women,ehl.ch;
doubling possible
P
Tape avail.
Excitement at the Circus
Comedy for grades K-2, pfd. by adults and children
based on verse play by I. Leitner
Patterson State College Children's Theatre, 1968
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Circus costumes and props; no set required, (composer)
Blyton, Carey
Grey, Jack
The Girl from Nogami
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
.comm. & prem: Guildhall School for Music, London 3/15/77
pfg.org.
60m
s.m.t.b
llll,1000,p,pc
COMMENTS: A witty tale of adultery in medieval Japan, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Kings College, London 9/82
Bobrow, Sanchie
Little Black Fish
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
based on story by Samad Behrangie
Hartley House Theatre, NYC 9/12/81
co nip.
1 act
2s,a,t,narr,ch
p.vln.vlc OPT gtr
Boesing, Paul
Boesing, Martha
Dora Dufran's Wild West Extravaganza
Musical comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
based on life of Martha Jane Cannery - Calamity Jane
At the Foot of the Mountain Theatre, MN 1979
AMC
150m; 2a/21sc; 1 set
8 worn en
fl,rcdrs,dms,gtrs,hca
Boesing, P. & M.
The Wanderer: A Ballad of Now
Folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. or adult
Minnesota Opera (Center Opera) 2/28/69
comp.
ALSO PFD. BY: Houston Grand Opera 7/70
Bond, Graham
same
Drip Dry Dreams
Musical comedy for grades 3-6
Adelaide Arts Festival 1970
AuMC
Bond, G.
same
The Great Wall of Porridge
Musical comedy for grades 3-6
AuMC
-17-
Booth, Thomas
Gentlenen in Waiting
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC 12/20/67
BM
27 m; 1 act
t,2b,bs
P
COMMENTS: Set in waiting room of maternity ward. Broadway musical [idiom].
Music is facile, pleasant, singable. (R. Ericson, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Trinity Univ., San Antonio 5/68
Boroff, Edith
pfg.org.
The Sun and the Wind
A musical fable for grades 3-6
after Aesop
SUNY-Binghamton 4/29/77
Boswell, William
Frog Hopping
pfd. by adults
Brooklyn College Opera Theatre, NY 2/82
comp. c/o pfg.org.
25m; 1 act
Bottje, Will G.
Maloon, James
Root!
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
based on Machiavelli's "Mandragola"
comm: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 1971
no record of performance
ACA /AMC
80m; 2 acts; 1 set
s,a,t,2b,bs-b
1121,1000,pic,b-el,
E-hn,pc,tape
COMMENTS: Music mildly contemporary, but tonal, (composer)
Bourland, Roger
Orpheus
McElvain, Richard For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
based on Greek myth
Just Around the Corner Theatre, Cambridge, MA 10/24/82
ECS
40m; la/6sc; 1 set
east of 5
pc,autohp
OR fl.vln.vlc
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Positive audience reaction...popular tour through New England.
Requires cast with good musical and acting skills. Inventive scenic design. (R.
McElvain, Just Around the Corner Theatre)
Bowdon, Bruce
Miller, Barry
& Kathryn S.
Boyd, Anne
Lee, Robin
I Think I Can
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children
audience participation
ArtReach Touring Theatre, Cincinnati 1975
PDS
45 m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 4
P
The Little Mermaid
GS(Fab)
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
60m; 2 acts
after Andersen
3s,m,4a,b,bs,f-mime,
comm. & prem: Australia Council, for New Music in Action ch,mime-ch
1978
7 winds,tp,pe,p,str
ALSO PFD BY: Australian Opera Company, National Opera Workshop, Sydney 8/85
Boyle, Rory
Foster, Peter
Alfege
comm.org.
For grades 3-9, pfd. by children
based on life of Alfege, Archbishop of Canterbury in
year 1000, Patron Saint of Greenwich
comm. & prem: British Arts Council & Greenwich Festival,
England 6/18/80
Brandon, Sy
same
comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC
Ballad of Robin Hood
45m; 2a/3sc; 2 sets
Comedy-drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
comm. & prem: Cedar Crest Middle School, Lebanon, PA 4boys,lgirl,ch,spks
2020,1220 ,b-sx,p,pc
1979
OR p
-18-
Brandt, William E. No Neutral Ground
same
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Washington State Univ., Pullman 12/10/61
AMC
50m; la/3sc; 1 set
s,t,b,bs-b,5spks
1111,2100 .pie.tp,
pe,p,str
COMMENTS: Set in Civil War; deals with impossibility of neutrality, (composer)
Brantley, Royal
Samuel
Bratt, C.
Griffith
Weston, Hazel
Rachel
History for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after lives of Rachel and Andrew Jackson
comm: Idaho Commission on the Arts and Humanities
prem: Boise Opera and Philharmonic 1972
Bresgen, Cesar
same &
Andersen,
Ludwig
The Enchanted Hedgehog
(Der Igel als Brfiutigam)
Bible story for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
West Texas State Univ., Canyon 11/16/78
comp. c/o pfg.org.
2 acts
AMC
150m; 5a/10sc; 7 sets
2s,2m,boy-s,3a,t,
6b,bs-b,bs,ch,dcrs
1211,3101,pc,p,str
EAM(Sch)
5 scenes
"Opera for big and little people" pfd. by adults and 1101,1100,pc,hp,p,str
OR fl,el,tpt,vln,vlc,
children
p.pcaec
NUrnberg, Germany 11/13/51
COMMENTS: Score published in English and German, (publisher)
Brett, Richard
Scott, David
<5c Taylor, Jeremy
Captain Stirrick
Folk drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s.
after old London ballads
Children's Music Theatre, Haberdashers Askes's School,
Edinburgh, Scotland 7/7/80
Wei
2 acts
cast of 29
0010,0110,dms,gtr,
vln.cncta
COMMENTS: What makes the work so memorable is not the wonderfully inventive
music, rumbustious, sinister, and moving in turn, not even the quite outstanding
performances from the children, but the richness of the material, the quality and
pacing of each theatrical coup. (H. Finch, "Times Educational Supplement")
A powerful evocation of 19th century London and the world of pickpockets and
rogues. Score includes many traditional ballads, (publisher)
Bridge, Frank
Kemp-Welsh,
Margaret &
Cotterell,
Constance
The Christmas Rose
Christmas opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
(1931)
GAL
60m; 3 scenes
s,m,t,b,bs-b,
eh-ssa.eh-satb
2222,2210,tp,pc,hp,str
Bright, Charles
The Bottle of Joy
(1980)
PfP
cast 8-12
Brisman, Heskel
Greenfield,
Jerome
Whirligig
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after O.Henry
Ball State University, Muncie, IN 10/25/77
TP /AMC
35m; la/2sc; 1 set
s,t,bs-b
1221,2220,pe.p.str
ALSO PFD. BY: New York University Opera Studio 6/82
Britain, Radie
Greenfield, Ada
Happyland
Fantasy for grades 6-9, pfd. by children
(1946)
comp. e/o ASCAP
60m; 2a/2sc
cast of 10,chl.ch,dcrs
P
Britten,
Benjamin
Plomer, William
The Burning Fiery Furnace
GS(Fab)
Parable for church performance for grades 3-12, pfd. by 64m
adults
2t,3b,bs,ch
based on Biblical story of Nebuchadnezzar
fl,hn,tbn,pc,hp,
Aldeburgh Festival, England 1966
via,dbs.org
Am.prem: Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/25/67
continued...
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COMMENTS: It is compelling as a dramatic telling of a parable, and is intriguing in
its achievement of pseudo-archaic sounds with modern instruments. "Curlew River"
is probably the better from the musical standpoint, but this is definitely worth
having as a companion piece. (A. Hughes, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Britten, B.
Plomer, W.
Curlew River
Parable for church performance
based on Japanese Noh play
Southwall Cathedral, London 7/13/64
Am.prem: Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/26/66
GS(Fab)
71m
t,2b,bs,boy-s,3chl,ch-tbb
fl,hn,pc,org,vla
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Optional imaginative masks; best when staged in a church.
COMMENTS: Part Japanese Noh play, part medieval English Miracle Play, part
opera, and all good. (A. Hughes, "New York Times")
Somehow, Britten has communicated to a twentieth-century audience the experience
of being present at a miracle. (A. Porter, "The New Yorker")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Britten, B.
Graham, Colin
The Golden Vanity
Vaudeville for boys K-6, pfd. by children
based on old English ballad
Vienna Boys Choir, Aldeburgh, England 6/3/67
Am.prem: Princeton, NJ 5/17/68
GS(Fab)
17 m
5boys,ch
p.dms
ALSO PFD. BY: various churches and boys' choruses
Britten, B.
Crozier, Eric
Let's Make an Opera
BH
Entertainment for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 3 acts
audience participation
2s,a,2t,2bs,
Aldeburgh Festival, England 6/49
4boy-s,3girl-s
Am.prem: St. Louis, MO 3/22/50
p-4hnds,pc,str-qt
COMMENTS: Acts I and n are dialogue, illustrating the preparation and rehearsal
of an opera. Act in is the performance (see below: "The Little Sweep").
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Britten, B.
Crozier, E.
The Little Sweep
BH
(Act m of Let's Make an Opera)
45m; 1 act
frequently performed alone
2s,a,2t,2bs,
Entertainment for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children 4boy-s,3girl-s
Aldeburgh Festival, England 6/49
p-4hnds,pe,str-<jt
Am.prem: St. Louis, MO 3/22/50
Videotaped
COMMENTS: (see above: "Let's Make an Opera")
A hilarious and delightful affair...a score full of fresh vitality. ("Christian Science
Monitor")
Delightful — an entertainment unlike any other, the kind of show that should go
all over the country wherever there is a village hall or a small theatre plus local
talent. ("London News Chronicle")
Tunes of simple charm and appealing tenderness. A new departure in operatic
writing...should prove of the utmost value to schools and universities who want to
teach their scholars something about opera in a practical way. ("Opera News")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Britten, B.
Noye's Fbidde
Miracle play for children, pfd. by children and adults
optional audience participation
based on Chester Miracle Play
English Opera Group, Aldeburgh 6/18/58
Am.prem: New York City 3/16/59
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Animal costumes for children.
-20-
BH
50m; 1 act
3boy-s,3girl-s,a,bs-b,
spk,chl.ch
adult: rcdr,p-4hnds,org,
tp,str-qnt
child: rcdrs.bgls.bells,
pc,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Involves children as animals (the more the better) in chorus...simple
string and recorder parts for children. (S. Gray, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary)
As one sang, one felt the force of the miracle that had ended the storm. At the
same time, one marveled at Britten's imagination in conceiving anything so dramatic
and touching that could be presented in a church, mostly with amateur forces and
with the congregation providing part of the music. (R. Parmenter, "New York Times")
A work to be rated among Britten's best. (A. Porter, "Financial Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Britten, B.
Auden, W.H.
GS(Fab)
Paul Bunyan
114 m; 2 acts & prol
Musical fable for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on American myth
5s,4m,a,9t,8b,4bs,
Columbia Univ., NY 1941; rev.vers: Aldeburgh, England 4spk,ch
1976
2131,2221,a-sx>tp,2pc,
Am.prem. rev.vers: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 6/14/84 hp,p,cel,str
OR 2ps,tp,2pc
COMMENTS: Traces fortunes of pioneer settlers of American Northwest. From the
start it was conceived for young singers and players to perform: there are big
choruses and many small parts rather than a few star roles. Its action moves
swiftly, and its music is deliberately eclectic in style. Spoken dialogue is interspersed
with catchy set numbers and there are narrative ballads, sung with guitar, to link
the scenes, (publisher)
It is one of those early works of genius, whose youthful freshness and abundance
of invention set an audience's spirits soaring. What matters is the general vision
of unspoiled nature and men harnessing (and spoiling) that nature, of first love and
first grief, of dreams, ambitions, and the compromises life imposes. And what
matters most of all is the world of lyrical, joy-giving music that Britten creates.
(A. Porter, "The New Yorker")
Brashly tuneful, with an old-fashioned consonant tunefulness; one quartet suggests
that Broadway lost a lively tunesmith when Britten decided to concentrate on more
serious things. (H. Schonberg, "New York Times")
Britten, B.
Plomer, W.
GS(Fab)
The Prodigal Son
Parable for church performance, pfd. by adults and 72m
children
2t,b,bs-b,5boy-s,eh-ttbb
Biblical story
fl,pic,tpt,hn,vla,dbs,
Aldeburgh, England 6/20/68
hp,pe,org
Am.prem: Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/29/69
COMMENTS: A ritual drama which strikes deeper at each enactment; a human
drama which takes on new shades and shifts its inner tensions as the casts change;
and a multi-layered musical score which reveals new, beautiful secrets each time it
is heard. (A. Porter, "Financial Times")
If Britten and Plomer do not provide any genuine catharsis, they offer memorable
moments. (D. Henahan, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Britten, B.
Crozier, E.
Saint Nicholas
Cantata, pfd. by adults and children
based on life of St. Nicholas
Aldeburgh, England 7/24/48
Am.prem: Dayton, OH 12/21/53
BH
50m
t,4boy-s,ch-satb,chl.eh
p-4hnds,pc,org,str
Broadbent,
Christopher
Bowers
same
The Seacock Bane
pfd. by children
comm. & prem: Cranbrook School, Kent, England 7/80
comm.org.
Brock, James
Eyefellgloffen-Hootenannie-Merryberry-Cruiich
Comedy, pfd. by adults
(1980)
PfP
cast of 10
-21-
Broekman, David
Barbara Allen
pfd. by adults
based on traditional song
Kaufman Auditorium, NYC 12/26/54
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Brooks,
Richard J.
Mason, Harold
Rapunzel
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
comm. & prem: Tri-Cities Opera, Binghamton, NY 1/71
ACA /AMC
45m; la/3sc; 3 sets
s,m,t,b
llll,1100,tp,str
OR llll,1110,pc,p
COMMENTS: Designed to be used for tours to schools; needs special flash-pot
effects, (composer)
Brooks, R.J.
Richards, John
The Wishing Tree
Comedy-drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults
Brookside Elementary School, Conklin, NY 5/13/77
comp. c/o BMI /ACA
60m; 3 acts; 3 sets
cast of 9,eh
P
COMMENTS: Contains songs and spoken dialogue, (composer)
Brouwer,
Margaret
Davidson,
Norma Lewis
Washington Exchange
Musical for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
North Texas State Univ., Denton 1/81
librettist
60m; 2a/4sc; 4 sets
east of 4,ch,dcrs
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Deals with first woman president...characters healthy and likeable.
Easy to stage. The two difficult songs have simplified versions, (librettist - Texas
Women's University)
Brown, Stephen
Gaston, Paul
The Dragon
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on play by Yevgeny Schwarz
Southern Illinois Univ., EdwardsviUe 6/2/83
comp.
150m; 2a/6sc; 2 sets
cast of 8,oh
P
COMMENTS: Lighting effects are important, (composer)
Brubeck, Dave
La Fiesta de la Posada
Christmas carol pageant for children, pfd. by children
and adults
Mexican posada celebration
(1976)
ShP
35m
s,a,t,b,chl.ch
p,2tpt,dbs,pc
Bruce, Neely
Connor, Tony
Americana, A New Tale of the Genii
Allegorical opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
based on American Revolution
NEA grant; Wesleyan University, CT 4/80 (reading)
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT 6/8/85 (cone.)
comp.
4 acts
cast of 12,ch
orch of 36,tape,
bluegrass band
Brumby, Colin
same
The Marriage Machine
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1971)
JAS
50m; 1 act
2s,m,t,b
P.tape
Brumby, C.
same
The Prince Who Couldn't Laugh
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
Brisbane, Australia 2/69
JAS /AuMC
30m; 1 act
2s,t,b,spk
P
Brumby, C.
same
Rita and
Operetta
audience
Brisbane,
Dita
for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
participation
Australia 5/68
JAS /AuMC
20m; 1 act
2s,t,b,narr
P
Brumby, C.
same
Rita and Dita and the Jolly Swagman
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1971)
-22-
JAS /AuMC
50m; 1 act
2s,t,b
p
Brumby, C.
same
Rita and
Operetta
audience
Brisbane,
Dita and the Pirate
for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
participation
Australia 1969
JAS/AuMC
20m; 1 act
2s,t,b,narr
P
Brumby, C.
same
Rita and
Operetta
audience
Brisbane,
Oita in Toyland
for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
participation
Australia 1970
JAS/AuMC
20m; 1 act
2s,t,b
P
Brumby, C.
same
The Three Suitors
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
Brisbane, Australia 1967
JAS /AuMC
1 act
cast of 10
P
Brumby, C.
same
The Two
Operetta
audience
Brisbane,
Suitors
for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
participation
Australia 1969
JAS /AuMC
20m; 1 act
2s,2t,b,narr
P
Brumby, C.
same
The Wise Shoemaker
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
Brisbane, Australia 5/68
JAS /AuMC
1 act
2s,t,b,narr
P
Brumleu, Ernest
The Pied Piper
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after German folktale
Children's Opera Wksp., Milwaukee 1955
Brunelle, Philip
adapt, various
Marshall, Yale
Gallimaufry
Christmas celebration for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on the works of various composers and writers
Minnesota Opera, St. Paul 12/13/74
HCO
40m
cast of 10,ch
P
pfg.org.
120m; 5 scenes
6men,3women,ch
2kbds,pc,hp,cl
COMMENTS: Gallimaufry: a stew, a ragout, a mishmash; should be performed in
different areas of a large hall. Roles can be doubled or tripled.
Broadly comic and highly sophisticated...a wild mixture of opera, fantasy, parody,
and improvisation — with carol singing worked in. (J. Harvey, "St. Paul Dispatch")
Brunelle, P.
Balk, H. Wesley
The Newest Opera in the World
Musical improvisation, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Minnesota Opera, St. Paul 5/4/74
pfg.org.
113m; 5 acts
3women,3men
kbds.pc
COMMENTS: Underlying structure of heroic myth, but each step has a possibility
of eight different results, (librettist)
Good clean fun. (J. Harvey, "Musical America")
ALSO PFD. BY: Wolf Trap Company, Vienna, VA 9/74
Brush, Ruth
same
Bryan,
Charles F.
Davidson, Donald
Sing a New Song to the Lord
Sacred opera for grades 7-9, pfd. by h.s.
(1982)
BPC
Singin' Billy
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN 4/23/52
comp. est. c/o ASCAP
150m; 2 acts; 2 sets
s,a,2t,2b,ch
30m;
1 act
ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Florida State Univ., Tallahassee '54; West Texas State Univ., Canyon
'55; George Peabody College, Nashville '55
-23-
Bryan, John
Hamelin Town
Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after German folktale
Washington-Lee School, Bristol, VA 4/82
OUP
15m
p OPT gtr
Bucci, Marc
Haum, Eugene
The Boor
MTI(Fr)
40m; 1 act; 1 set
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Chekhov
Finch College, NY 12/29/49
s,t,bs-b
im,2100,pic,E-hn,b-cl,
P.pc.str
ALSO PFD. BY: After Dinner Opera, NYC '50; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana '55; Columbia
Univ., NYC '57-'58; Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT '76
Bucci, M.
same
The Dress
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
YM-YWCA, NYC 12/8/53
MTI(Fr)
28m; 1 act
2s,b
1121,1100,E-hn,b-cl,
p,pc,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Iowa State Univ., Ames '56; Capital Univ., Columbus, OH '57; Washington Univ., St. Louis '58; Delta Productions, NYC '58; Louisiana Tech, Ruston '59
Bucci, M.
Rogers, David
The Hero
pfd. by adults
after Gilfrey's "Far Rockaway"
WNET-TV 9/24/65
Stg.prem: Washington Univ., St. Louis 4/21/68
BM(MCA)
30m; 1 act
cast of 10,ch
2232,2110,pc,hp,p,str
Videotaped
ALSO PFD. BY: Lamar State Univ., TX '70
Bucci, M.
same
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
based on song of same title
YMHA, NYC 12/8/53
MTI(Fr)
25m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,b,t/b,s/m narr
1121,1100,pe,p,hp,str
OR p
Videotape avail.
COMMENTS: Simple and easy to tour. Action-packed satire set in the West during
the Gold Rush. Appeals to many levels; to the young an adventure, the wit is
caught by older audiences. Physically demanding for performers. (G. Race, Cincinnati
Opera)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Bucci, M.
same
Tale for a Deaf Ear
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on Elizabeth Enright's "Moment Before the Rain"
comm. & prem: Berkshire Music Festival, Lenox, MA
8/5/57
MTI(Fr)
1 act
cast of 5
2ps
COMMENTS: Score is melodious. One may question whether this is a work that
will last. But it is dramatically and musically a grateful piece that may find its
way onto many college workshop stages, and perhaps professional ones as well. (E.
Downes, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: San Francisco State College '65; College of Marin, CA '67; Bethel
College, KS '68; Bradley Univ., IL '69; Univ. of Mississippi '68; Idaho State Univ.
'78; Northfield Arts Guild, MN '79
Bucci, M.
The Thirteen Clocks
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Thurber
ABC-TV 12/29/53
MTI(Fr)
60m; 1 act
1121,2210,pic,E-hn,
b-cl,pc,hp,p,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Little Orchestra Society, NYC '57; Delta State College, Cleveland,
MS '74
-24-
Burgess, Brio
same
Rooftops
Folk comedy, pfd. by adults
(1982)
eomp. c/o ASCAP
1-3 hrs; 4a/5sc; 3 sets
cast of 8
p,p-hp,tamb,el-gtr,
3a-gtr
Burgess, B.
same
Space-Visions
Folk comedy, pfd. by adults
(1973)
eomp. c/o ASCAP /AMC
1-3 hrs; 4a/8sc; 4 sets
cast of 7,ch
p,bells,chms,p-hp,
a-gtr,rcdr
Burgstahler, Elton Hat Spat
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield 5/2/65
Burkhard, Paul
same
Eng.trans: Gurewitsch, Eleanor
eomp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Swiss Nativity (Die Zeller Weihnacht)
GS
Christmas play with music for grades K-6, pfd. by children chl.ch
(1965)
3tpt,3tbn,org,hpcd,
dms.redrs
COMMENTS: Can accommodate 70 to 110 boys and girls, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools
Burnand, N.
Solomon,
Pickwick
pfd. by adults
after Dickens
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, AR 8/56
pfg.org.
ALSO PFD. BY: Inspiration Point, AR '60
Burnham, Cardon
same
The Nitecap
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA 3/14/56
BH
35m; 1 act
s,a,t,b,spk
P
ALSO PFD. BY: College of William and Mary, VA '60; Univ. of Toledo, OH '74
Burt, Alfred
This is Christmas
Pageant for children, pfd. by adults and children
ShP
30m
cast of ll,ch,narr
Burtch, Mervyn
Alice in Wonderland
Fantasy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children
after Lewis Carroll
comm: Welsh Arts Council
Int'l Children's Opera Summer School, Monmouth, England
7/30/81
comm.org.
Burton, Stephen
Douglas
same
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
after German folktale
(1983)
DRY
60m; 2a/6so; 1 set
cast of 12
reed,dms,p,vln
Burton, Steven
Star Child
pfd. by children
Holton Arms Lower School, Bethesda, MD 12/76
eomp.
Busch, Dennis
same
The Alchemist of Trenton
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1982)
eomp.
35m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,2t,bs
ob,2hn,vln,vlc
COMMENTS: Set in alchemists laboratory in 1750. Sets needed.
classical style, (composer)
-25-
Written in neo-
Busch, D.
same
A Simple Decision
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1982)
COMMENTS: Set in Salem, MA, in 1776.
com p. /AMC
45m; l a / l s c ; 1 set
s,2t,b,bs
ob,2hn,vln,vlc
Period costumes necessary, (composer)
Bush, Alan
Bush, Nancy
The Ferryman's Daughter
Folktale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1962)
TP(Nov)
60m; 2 sc
cast of 5,eh
P
Bush, A.
The Spell Unbound
Myth for grades 7-9, pfd. by children
based on mythology
(1953)
TP(Nov)
70m
cast of 5,chl.ch
p
COMMENTS: Music based on Elizabethan airs, (publisher)
Bush, A.
Bush, N.
Wat Tyler
Historic opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on Peasants' Revolt of 1381
Berlin Radio 4/3/52
stg.prem: Leipzig, Germany 1953
British prem: Keynote Opera Society, Sadler's Wells,
London 6/22/74
TP(Nov)
2 acts
2s,2m,7t,2b,2bs-b,
3bs,ch
2222,4331, pic.cbsn,
pc.hp.str
COMMENTS: Anybody fearing a mere propaganda exercise need not worry. Bush
presents King Richard II almost as sympathetically as he does Tyler and the serfs.
Bush's natural melodic talent, his sure dramaturgy and plain sincerity of purpose
communicated themselves to the audience. (A. Blyth, "Opera")
Bush, Geoffrey
same <Sc
Bathurst, Sheila
The Blind Beggar's Daughter
Historical ballad opera, pfd. by adults or children
(1953)
TP(Nov)
60m
3sgrs,4spks,ch
1122,2200,tp,pc,p,str
OR p
Bush, G.
same
If the Cap Fits
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Moliere's "Les Prlcieuses ridicules"
(1964)
GAL
35 m; 1 act
s,t,b
llll,2H0,p,po,str
Bush, G.
Lord Arthur Saville's Crime
pfd. by children
after Oscar Wilde
comm. & prem: Guildhall School of Music, London 12/5/72
TP(Nov)
1 act
Butler, Patrick &
Patricia
same
Shiveree!
Melodrama for grades 8-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1980)
PDS
90m; 2a/7sc; 1 set
6men,5women,ch,dcrs
P
COMMENTS: Good for high school or community theatre production.
easily cast, staging not difficult. (D. Way land, Opera for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Montevideo Middle School, MN 12/1/82
Byrd, William
Clifton Jr.
Shockley,
Charlotte
The Scandal at Mulford Inn
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Cincinnati College of Music, OH 4/1/53
ALSO PFD. BY: Music-Drama Guild of Cincinnati '54
-26-
Music simple,
BH
35 m; 1 act
s,a,2t,2b,2bs
1121,2110,tp,pc,str
Cadman, Charles
Wakefield
Brown, G.M.
Belle of Havana
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
TP
Cadman, C.W.
Roos
Bells of Capistrano
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Ftz
Cadman, C.W.
Ghost of Lollypop Bay
Operetta for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
TP
Cadman, C.W.
Brown, G.M.
The Golden Trail
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
story of early California
eomp.est. c/o ASCAP
135m; 3 acts
10sgrs,6spks,ch
Cadman, C.W.
Brown, G.M.
The Hollywood Extra
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
SB
Cadman, C.W.
Brown, G.M.
Lelawala, Maid of Niagara
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
eomp.est. c/o ASCAP
120m; 3 acts
8sgrs,9spks,ch
Cadman, C.W.
Brown, G.M.
Meet Arizona
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
SB
Cadman, C.W.
Brown, G.M.
Naranoka
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
SB
Cadman, C.W.
Roos
South in Sonora
Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
TP
Caggiano, Philip
adapt. Wagner
The Ring
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
no singing
based on "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Somers Intermediate School, NY 1/30/80
Avon /MOG
80m
50 chl.actrs,3adults
same
recorded orch.
excerpts
COMMENTS: The text has been purified of many of its darker elements. Nobody
would call it an improvement on Wagner, but what it does it does well: it tells a
terrific story. You feel the old pull of the myths and legends and you can understand
why the story was powerful enough to last centuries of retelling. (M. Bargreen,
"Seattle Times")
It does not have hours of singing. Instead, there are taped excerpts from Wagner's
music interspersed throughout. The show includes only three adults to play the
roles of Wotan and, appropriately, the giants Fasolt and Fafner. (P. Goodman,
"Newsday")
The dialogue is colloquial...sometimes, such dialogue actually clarifies plot details.
(A. Klein, "New York Times")
Theatrical effects are created with tremendous ease; it has to be simple, not
elaborate. It takes no effort to win the kids over. They all want to do it. The
big motivator is the music; it tells them what to do, it inspires the heroic gesture.
I want "The Ring" to be the ultimate children's play. It's all about moral integrity
and how good ultimately will triumph even after a long time of enduring evil — and
the kids pick it all up. (author/librettist)
Caldwell, Mary
Elizabeth
same
A Gift of Song
Family Christmas opera for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
story of composer of "Silent Night"
Pasadena Youth Music Council, CA 12/3/61
BH /AMC
65m; 3 scenes
3s,m,t,2b,spk
1121,2100,pic.tp.pc
hp.p.str OR p.hp.pc
COMMENTS: Story told with whimsy and charm...music as delightful as the tale.
("Schenectady Gazette")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous companies, schools, and churches
-27-
CaldweU, M.E.
same
In the Fullness of Time
Miracle play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
San Marino Community Church, CA 12/3/78
com p.
COMMENTS: Combines medieval Mystery/Miracle Play with contemporary chamber
opera, (composer)
CaldweU, M.E.
same
The Night of the Star
Christmas opera for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Pasadena Symphony, CA 12/5/65
TP /AMC
60m; 1 act
2s,m,t,2b,bs-b,spks,ch
1221,2100,pic,tp,pc,hp,
cel,str OR fl,p,hp,org,
cel.tp.pc
COMMENTS: The story is told mainly in recitative and arioso styles, but with truly
operatic arias. The most notable was Jonathan's reflections on what he might do if
he were other than a simple shepherd. The miraculous events which happened to
him on that holy night more than made up for any child-like dreams. (Clifford
Barnes, "Pasadena Star News")
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pfs. San Francisco Conservatory '80; California State Univ.,
Sacramento '81; Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL '83, '84
CaldweU, M.E.
same
Pepito's Golden Flower
Opera for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
story of early California mission
Pasadena Jr. League, CA 1954
Campbell,
Norman
Harron, Donald
(bk)
Anne of Green Gables
SFr
Musical comedy for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults
2 acts
based on book by L.M. Montgomery
12men,17women
comm. & prem: Charlottetown Festival, PEI, Canada 1964 1121,2210,pic.tp,
Am.prem: New York City Center 12/71
pc,hp,str
i ShP /AMC
60m; 1 act
s,m,2b,ch,chl.ch,dcrs
1111,1100,pic,hp,pc,str
OR p
COMMENTS: Based on the Canadian children's classic of the growing up of an
orphan in a small Canadian town at the end of the last century. Folksy air,
unpretentious, undemanding, with a certain charm. Adaptation very fair to original
novel. Light hearted, light headed, and fiercely wholesome. (C. Barnes, "New York
Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: in London '69; in Osaka '70; Charlottetown (PEI) Festival annually;
National Arts Centre, Ottawa '81
Canning, Thomas
Gratwick,
Albert and Tiberius
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
Lycoming CoUege, Williatnsport, PA 5/56
comp. c/o WV Univ.
Morgantown
20m; 1 act
5rcdrs,tpt,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Fairmont St. College, WV '73
CapiUupo,
Rinaldo
Harris, Aurand
Just So Stories
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Kipling
Florida 10/3/71
pfg.org.
60m
ALSO PFD. BY: Music Theatre for Young People, Wichita, KS '80
Carden, Joy
same
The Music Lesson
comp.
Comedy-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and one 20m; 1 act; 1 set
child
s,m,ehl.spk
comm: Music Teachers' Natl. Ass'n
2ps
prem: Centre College, Danville, KY 10/16/82
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Audience at premiere responded weU...staging may be simple or
elaborate, (composer)
-28-
Care, Ross
same &.
Leayman,
Charles
Through the Looking Glass
comp.
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 90m; 8 sc; 1 set
after Lewis Carroll
3women,7(men& women)
Actors' Company of Pennsylvania, Lancaster 1974
doubling
p.dms.dbs
(rev. 1980)
OPT reed,tpt,pc,gtr
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Work is available in a two-act family/adult version or a one-act
children's version, (composer)
Delighted local audiences. (J. Ruth, "Sunday News")
Carlson, Roberta
Dietz, Steven
Brothers and Sisters
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis
pfg.org.
Carlson, R.
Donahue, John C.
The Cookie Jar
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis 3/4/72
pfg.org.
2 acts
Carlson, R.
same &
Olso-, Thomas
Pippi Longstocking
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on story by Astrid Lindgren
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis 10/15/82
pfg.org.
Carlton, John &
Liebman, Steve
same
Hoodwinked
Musical farce for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
story of Robin Hood
SFr
8men,3women
p
Carmines, Al
same
Christinas Rappings
Christmas musical for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Judson Memorial Church, NYC 12/14/78
comp. c/o ASCAP
ALSO PFD. BY: Madison Avenue Baptist Church, NYC '84
Carmines, A.
same
The Duel
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
based on historic Hamilton-Burr duel
eomm. & prem: Metropolitan Opera Studio, Brooklyn, NY
4/22/74
comp. c/o ASCAP
SOm; 1 act
2s,m,t,b,bs
8 insts
COMMENTS: The composer's virtues in this well-composed piece encompass the
vital trait of using his music to heighten the words' meaning and to engage the
emotions of the listeners. Persuasive music and intelligent plot. (S. Jenkins, "New
York Post")
Somehow, it told us it was worth watching and listening to, [and that] everything
needed everything else that was happening. 'I'm moving and singing because that
is the only way I can tell you exactly what I know and feel'. (L. Chapin, "Christian
Science Monitor")
'The Duel' works splendidly in its intended purpose and also is in no way too
juvenile for older persons, whether or not devotees of opera. (Metropolitan Opera
Program)
The words are singable and sensibly set ....This is a worthy, utilitarian piece. (R.
Erieson, "New York Times")
Carpenter, John A. Krazy Kat
AMC
1 act
Carroll, Jeffrey
Davey, Richard
AuMC
40m
s,m,t,bs-b
Professor Kobalt and the Catfish That Cried
Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1970)
Recorded: AuBC
COMMENTS: To be performed in the round.
-29-
Carroll, J.
Davey, R.
Professor Kobalt and the Krimson Krunpet
Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1971)
AuMC
40m
s,m,b
p OPT cl
Carroll, J.
Davey, R.
Professor Kobalt's Kinetic Kontraption
Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1974)
AuMC
40m
s,m,b
P
Carroll, Peter
Margaret in Fairyland
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
Children's Opera, Milwaukee, WI 1955
BH
20 m; 1 act
cast of 5,eh
Carter, Ernest
Trow
same
The Blond Donna (Fiesta of Santa Barbara)
Opera comique, pfd. by adults
Heokseher Theatre, NYC 12/8/31
CFP /AMC
3 acts; 5 sc
2s,2a,t,3b,bs-b,3bs
Carter, Kit
same &
Clark, I.E.
It's a Dungaree World
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults and h.s.
Backstage, Inc., Schulenberg, TX 2/74
IEC
75m; 2a/13sc; 4 sets
cast of 20 or more
P
ALSO PFD. BY: various
Cassels-Brown,
Alastair
Adams, Richard
Sredni Vashtar
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Saki (H.H. Munro)
(1983)
comp.
75m; l-2a/22se; 1 set
s,2m,t
1120,0020,pic,b-cl,tp>
xyl,vibe,str-qt
COMMENTS: Upper and lower stage is required; scenes indicated by lights & one
drop, (composer)
CastelnuovoTedesco,
Mario
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
Aucassin and Nieolette
Puppet opera
based on medieval romance
N. Hollywood Chamber Orch., Beverly Hills, CA 3/7/64
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of California, Los Angeles '71 (puppets available)
AuMC
45m; 1 act
cast of 3
3 insts
Caulfield, Michael The Happy Prince
Fairy tale for grades K-6
after Oscar Wilde
(1974)
Chaikin, Jack W.
Waber, Bernard
A Firefly Named Torehy
comp.
For grades K-3, pfd. by adults
20m; 1 act
based on children's book
3women,eh
Storybook Opera Players, Brooklyn Centre, Long Island p,el-p,pc,tpt,fl,synth
Univ. 5/81
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Requires slide projection facilities; cost-effective because of
elimination of staging expenses. Children's response extremely good to combination
of music and slides, (composer)
Chaikin, J.W.
Heilbroner, Joan
Robert the Rose Horse
For grades K-3, pfd. by adults
based on children's book
Storybook Opera Players, Brooklyn Centre, Long Island
Univ. 5/9/83
COMMENTS: Requires slide projection facilities;
elimination of staging expenses, (composer)
-30-
comp.
20m; 1 act
cast of 2,eh
p,el-p,pc,synth
Tape avail.
cost-effective
because of
Chanler, Theodore The Pot of Fat
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Pickman, Hester
after Grimm
Longy School of Music, Boston 5/9/55
GS(AMP)
50m; 1 act
s,2b,bs
1111,1100,pc.p.str
COMMENTS: The inevitable outcome occurs when a cat and a mouse marry.
ALSO PFD. BY: After Dinner Opera, NYC '56, '58; Juilliard School, NYC '62
Chapman, Harold
same &
Chapman, E.
The Rose and the Ring
Comedy, pfd. by children and adults
after Thackeray
Hampton, VA 4/27/59
comp.
3 acts
cast of lO.ch.ehl.ch
llll,1100,tp,DC,str
Chappell,
Herbert
Janes and the Giant Peach
For grades 3-9, pfd. by children and adults
based on story by Roald Dahl
Buxton Festival, England 1983
EAM(UE)
1 act
11 adults,chl.ch
2 kbds.pc
COMMENTS: Simple, catchy tunes and very marked rhythms,
applause was tumultuous. (E. Forbes, "Opera")
At the end, the
Chappell, H.
Taylor, Don
Mak the Sheep Stealer
EAM(UE)
Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. exclusively by children
40m; la/lsc; 1 set
based on "Shepherd's Play" from Wakefield Mystery Cycle 2girls,4boys,ch,ch-spks
London, 1968
p,pc,vln,cl,rcdr
Charpentier,
Gabriel
An English Lesson
pfd. by adults
Courtnay Youth Music Center, Canada 6/78
CMC
1 act
Chauls, Robert
same
Alice in Wonderland
Adventure for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Lewis Carroll
available in one-act and two-act versions
Valley Opera, Los Angeles, CA 4/78
BM /AMC
75m; 2a/8sc
s,2m,3t,b,2bs-b,ch
2011,2220,pie,p,hped,
2pc,str
OR 36m; la/6sc; 1 set
s,m,t/b,bs OPT ch.
1011,1110,p,2pc
Videotape and guides
avail.
COMMENTS: Most special effects can be created with lights, sets may be minimal;
costumes very important; vocal demands not rigorous. Note there is a shortened
version of the work used for school tours, (composer)
Faithfully patterned after Carroll's book. For wild group action, nothing could
beat the Mad Hatter's tea party. (A. Owen, Palo Alto "Times Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
last five years.
Chauls, R.
same
The Magic Rhyme
Fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
proj. prem: San Francisco 1986
comp.
20m; 1 set
cast of 4
OR s,m/t,2b
2fl,cl,b-cl,hp,p
COMMENTS: Definitely for children; the four roles should be sung by children (two
altos, a treble, and soprano) but can be performed by adults. Basically a fairy
tale about a unicorn and a magician, involves several magic tricks, all of which are
no more difficult than those in "The Consul" and are done in plain view of the
audience, (composer)
Chiarappa,
Richard J.
same
Firerose
Light-hearted drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Oxford School, West Hartford, CT 12/4/81
comp.
60 m; 2 sets
2men,3women
P.pc
Tape avail.
-31-
Chitty, A.W.I.
Peace and Goodwill
Christmas play, pfd. by children
BM
45 m; 1 scene
cast of 15,ch
Christiansen,
Arne
Kelly, Tim &
Kittleson, Ole
Little Miss Christie
PDS
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or adults and 120m; 2a/8sc; 1 set
children or h.s.
8men,14women
Jessieville School, Jessieville, AR 9/82
2010,0210,pc,p,a-sx,
t-sx,bs
Christiansen, A.
Kelly, T. &
Kittleson, O.
Tumbleweeds
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after comic strip by Tom K. Ryan
Rocori H.S., Cold Springs, MN 10/30/83
PDS
120m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
14men,17women
2010,0210,pc,bs,2sx,
t-sx,p
COMMENTS: We all enjoyed doing "Tumbleweeds". I did it as an advanced acting
class. It worked well because everyone was on stage a good deal of the time and
therefore felt needed. We broke even, and only gave one performance. We would
have made money if we had done more. (Connie Wenker, Rocori H.S.)
Clark, Mary
Margaret
adapt. Dvorak
same
The Doll with the Blue Bonnet
Operetta for grades K-9, pfd. by children
based on Indian legend; music adapted from DvoTak
(1976)
E1P
60 m; 3a/5sc; 2 sets
cast of ll.ch
P
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: If space permits, more players may be added to the cast. A large
group will add zest to the operetta. Audience response excellent, (composer).
Clark, M.M.
same
Will Jack Be Here for Christinas?
Operetta for grades K-9, pfd. by children
Lackland AFB Childrens Theatre, San Antonio 1957
E1P
75m; 3a/3sc; 2 sets
cast of 6,ch
P
Guide avail.
COMMENTS: If space permits, more players may be added to the cast,
group will add zest to the operetta, (composer)
A large
Clarke, Henry
Leland
Sharp, Evelyn
The Loafer and the Loaf
Fantasy, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Indian Hill Camp, Stockbridge, MA 7/54
rev.vers: University of California, Los Angeles 1956
AMC
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,t,b,bs,mime
1110,0110,pic,b-cl,str
OR fl.p
Class developed
same
Decisions
For grades 3-6, pfd. by grades 5-6
Young World Inc. PS 75, NYC 5/14/82
MOG
Class developed
same
In the Balance, We're Just Small People
pfd. by children
PS 183, NYC 1983
MOG
Class developed
same
Justice Prevails
For grades 3-6, pfd. by grades 4-6
F.R. Noble School, Hartford, CT 10/67
pfg.org.
5 boys
Class developed
same
pfg.org.
The Hobbit
36 children
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Tolkien
P
Cinnabar Opera & Cinnabar Elementary School, Petaluma,
CA 1983
Class developed
same
Mot Just Kidstuff
pfd. by children
based on poetry of Georgia students
Atlanta Children's Theatre 3/9/81
-32-
pfg.org.
The Old Rose-by-Telegraph Trick
pfd. by children
University of Tennessee at Martin, 5/12/69
pfg.org.
Class developed
same
A Short Night's Journey into Day
Comedy, pfd. by students
Tulsa University students in Tulsa Public Schools 1/2/70
pfg.org.
1 act
Class developed
same
Squeak to Me of Love
pfd. by students
University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette 2/27/73
pfg.org.
Class developed
same
Three Days to Perfection
For grades K-12, pfd. by children and h.s.
based on Stephen Manes' "Be a Perfect Person in Just
pfg.org.
Class developed
same
Three Days"
Cincinnati Opera ECCO!/Robert E. Lewis Intermediate
School, Sharonville, OH 2/16/84
COMMENTS: The school will never be the same again; the enthusiasm of staff,
students, and audience was most gratifying. (N. Taylor, Principal, Lewis School)
Clokey, Joseph W. Builders
Easter Pageant, pfd. by children
(1955)
BM(HWG) /AMC
chl.ch,narr
org
Clokey, J.W.
Childe Jesus
Nativity play, pfd. by children
SB
25min.
Clokey, J.W.
The Nightingale
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children or h.s.
after Andersen
SB
150m
5sgrs,7spks,ch
Clokey, J.W.
Bieswenger, A.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or children
after German folktale
Miami University, Oxford, OH 5/14/20
eomp.est. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Clokey, J.W.
When the Christ Child Came
Christmas opera
SB
25m
solos.ch
Closson, David M. The Twelve Dancing Princesses
same
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Grimm
(1956)
AMC
50m; 3a/4sc; 3 sets
19chl,2ehl.ch
P
Clyde, Arthur G.
same
Jonah
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults and children
Biblical story
Music Series at Zwingli, Souderton, PA 1977
com p.
60m; 4 sets
cast of 6
p,gtr OPT dbs.dms
Tape avail.
Cockshott,
Gerald W.
same
Apollo and Persephone
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on myth
Cheltenham, England 1955
Am.prem: After Dinner Opera, NYC 2/56
BB
27 m; 1 act
s,t,bs
llll,1000,p,pc,str OR p
ALSO PFD. BY: After Dinner Opera, NYC '56, '59, '62, '63, '68, '79; Cleveland
Institute, OH '61; Karamu House, Cleveland, OH '67; Lighthouse Music School, NYC
'73
-33-
Cockshott, G.W.
same
A Faun in the Forest
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
England 1958
Am.prem: After Dinner Opera, NYC 8/9/59
TP(Fox)
1 act
s,t,b
1111,1000 ,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: A humorous look at chivalry in the Middle Ages. Classic characters,
a lady-in-waiting who is tired of waiting, a faun who cannot find wood nymphs to
chase, and a knight who is both horseless and dragonless. Charming music. (TriCities Opera)
ALSO PFD. BY: After Dinner Opera, NYC '59, '61, '62; Boise State Univ. (tour to
schools) '78; Ohio Lyric (tour to schools) '77-'8O; Tri-Cities Opera, NY (tour to
schools) '80-'82; Syracuse Univ. (tour to schools) '82
Cody, Judith
same
Looking Under Footprints
Poetic drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
Foothill College, Los Altos, CA 1978 (reading)
KPC
45m; W i s e ; 1 set
cast of 3,ch
fl,gtr
COMMENTS: Cost-effective production well within most budgets, (composer)
Cohen, David
Hammood, Emily
Aucassin and Nicolette
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
medieval love-romance
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 3/63
librettist
70m; 2a/4sc; 1 set
7 men,3women,ch,chl.ch
fl.vln.vlc
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: One operatic soprano role, but the rest written for singing actors.
Can be performed by eight people, (librettist)
Proved to be a racy, farcical comedy of situation and manners, with nothing of
the antiquated or historical about it. ("Tuscaloosa News")
Cohen, D.
Beauty b Fled
eomp. c/o ASCAP
Cohen, Joseph
A Christmas Carol
pfd. by adults
after Dickens
St. Norbert College, West De Pere, WI 12/5/70
comp. c/o ASCAP
Cohen, Steve
Hubbard, Alison
The Cop and the Anthem
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after O. Henry
New York University Opera Studio 6/11/82
BM /AMC
40m; la/2sc; 3 sets
2s,m ,a ,3t ,bs ,bs-b,ch
2121,2110,pio,E-hn,b-el,
2pc,p,org,hp,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Tonal, with strong Broadway and jazz influences. (OPERA America)
Good-natured and generally effective in its quasi-Broadway style. (B. Holland, "New
York Times")
ALSO PFD BY: Lake George Opera (reading) '80
Colby, Robert
same & Jonas,
Nita & Barlow,
Anna Marie
Half-Past Wednesday (Runpelstiltskin)
Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
N.Y. Production Co. (1963)
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; 2 acts; 2 sets
cast of 6,ch
jazz combo
Recorded: COL
COMMENTS: Broadway type "popular" style music. Appeals to children. (M. Gordon,
Piccolo Opera)
Cole, Hugo
TP(Nov)
65m; 3a/3sc
cast of 10,eh
1010,0000,p,str OR p
Asses' Ears
For grades K-9
(1952)
-34-
Cole, H.
Persephone
For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
based on myth
(1955)
TP(Nov)
70m
cast of 6,ch
fl,p,pc,str
COMMENTS: Written for girls' voices (SSA) with optional male voices. This is a
lovely piece, (publisher)
Cole, H.
A Statue for the Mayor
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
(1952)
TP(Nov)
90m; 3 acts
7 girls,mime,eh
1100,0000,pic,pc,str OR
P
COMMENTS: Written for girls' voices (SSA). (composer)
Coleman, Satis N. Christinas
Nativity story for grades K-9, pfd. by children
GS
COMMENTS: A pantomime using carols of many countries, (publisher)
Colgrass, Michael
same
Something's Gonna Happen
form: The Tower
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
modern day version of "Jack and the Beanstalk"
Huron Elementary School, Toronto 5/78
Am.prem: Roosevelt Island, NYC 5/81
CF
45m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 18
P,fl
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Beautiful, fanciful score in which plot, character, and music combine
artistically to make an exceptionally fine children's opera. (Opera for Youth
Publishers Reading Clinic)
Collins, Anthony
Baring, Maurice
Catherine Parr
Comedy, pfd. by adults
London, 1933
Am.prem: CBS Radio 5/9/48
Am.stg.prem: Meadow Heath Theatre, NH 8/4/50
BM(Leeds)
20m; 1 act; 1 set
m,b,bs
ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Futures, NY '53; Third Street Music School, NYC '56
Combs, Ronald
same
The Monkey's Paw
Drama, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after story by William Jacobs
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 2/74
eomp.
1 act
Combs, R.
The Three Wishes
pfd. by adults
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 4/30/68
eomp.
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 12/69
Converse,
Florence
Page, Kate
The Holy Night
Masque adapted from old French Christmas songs
GS
Coombes, Peter
Bows Against the Baron
Children's musical activity workshop
South Australia Education Dept. 1975
AuMC
Cooper, Rose
Marie
Erwin, Susan
Graham
Oh, Penelope
eomp.
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
2 acts
based on incident in life of Penelope Barker during cast of 19,ch
Revolutionary War
full orch
Elon College, NC 5/10/76
-35-
Cope, Eddie
C ear ley, Buster
Airport 1904
Melodrama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
IEC
90m; 2 acts
3men,3women
COMMENTS: A real hiss-the-villain, cheer-the-hero melodrama.
toured five European military bases with this piece, (publisher)
Copland, Aaron
Denby, Edwin
The Second Hurricane
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. and 3 adults
Grand Street Playhouse, NYC 4/21/37
An army theatre
BH /AMC
90m; 2 acts
2s,a,2t,b,bs,ch,
3adult spks
1121,0210,a-sx,tp,pc,p,
str,musical saw
COMMENTS: 1 wrote music specifically for performance by young people, (composer)
A score of relevant unpretentiousness, remarkably singable, almost continually
melodic. (I. Kolodin, "New York Sun")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Copland, A.
Everett, Horace
The Tender Land
Folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
New York City Opera at City Center 4/1/54
BH /AMC
100m; 3 acts; 1 set
2s,m,a,2t,2b,bs,spk,ch
2222,2220,pc,hp,p,str
COMMENTS: The music is in Copland's 'American' style, which has been taken to
suggest the wide open spaces of the heartland. The composer has been able to
capture moods of vitality and yearning. (A. Satz, "Musical America")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. SUNY-Fredonia '81; Ohio State Univ., Columbus
'83; Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit (tour) '84; Univ. of Georgia, Athens '85; etc.
Cornett, Ewel
Wheeler, Billy
The Glass Christmas Tree
A Christmas opera, pfd. by adults
Stage One: Louisville Children's Theatre, KY 12/3/83
pfg.org.
Corse, Larry
same
The Open Window
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Saki (H.H. Munro)
Clayton Jr. College, Morrow, GA 5/19/82
com p.
1 act; 1 set
s,a,t,3b
llll,0000,pc,p,vln,dbs
Cotel, Morris
same
The Jest of Hahalaba
pfd. by adults
after play by Lord Dunsany
(1961)
MMP /AMC
1 act; 1 set
s,t,bs-b,bs
1021,1110,pc,p,vlc
Cox, David
Beath, Betty
Abigail and the Bushrangers
pfd. by children
St. Margaret's School, Brisbaine, Australia 1974
JAS
20min.
Cox, D.
Beath, B.
Abigail and the Mythical Beast
comp. /AuMC
2 acts
Cox, D.
Beath, B.
Abigail and the Rainmaker
Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children
Australia 1976
Am.prem: Children's Ensemble of Athens, OH, at
Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration 4/15/82
JAS
20m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,a,6 actr,verse-ch,ch
fl.pc
COMMENTS: Only production problem is a rainstorm. Good project for Australian
experience. (Opera for Youth)
Cox, D.
Beath, B.
AuMC
40m; 1 act
cast of 8,ch,dcrs
p,pc
Francis
pfd. by children
(1974)
-36-
Cox, D.
Beath, B.
Marco Polo
pfd. by children
(1972)
AuMC
40m; 1 act
cast of 7,ch
P.pc
Cox, D.
Beath, B.
The Raja Who Married an Angel
For grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults
based on Balinese legend
AuMC /AuMC
rcdrs,pc,gong,glock
Guides avail.
Cox, David Harold The Children in the Forest
pfd. by children
after Russian folktale
Cookham Festival, London 1969
pfg.org.
Cox, Joe
& Tallman,
Randolph
Marvin, Jim
pfg.org.
2 acts OR 1 act/6Om
Os - Land of Magic
Comedy, pfd. by adults
after books by L. Frank Baum
Dallas Theatre Center, TX 6/82 (2-act vers.)
COMMENTS: Vocal parts easy; needs some special effects; children and parents
gave enthusiastic response. (S. van Eaton, Oklahoma State University)
ALSO PFD. BY: Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater 10/82 (1-act vers.)
Crawford,
Dorothy Lamb
same
The Nightingale
For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Andersen
Vassar College, NY 1954
comp.
40m; 8 so; 3 sets
2s,t,b,2spks,3dcrs
rcdrs,fl,hp,vln,vlc,pc
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Can be performed as concert piece, (composer)
Charming, easy to perform; pleased the student audience. (R.E. Middleton, Vassar
College)
Crawford, John
Don Cristobal and Rosita
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Lorea's "The Billy-Club Puppets"
comm. & prem: Wellesley College, MA 4/15/70
CF /AMC
75m; la/5sc; 2 sets
s,a,t,2b,bs,spk
fl,pic,tpt,vln,bsn,
p,hpcd,pc
COMMENTS: Uncommonly skillful. Each scene is unified by the recurrence of
themes and motifs. (W. Herman, "Wellesley Alumni Magazine")
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of California, Riverside '72
Crawley, Clifford
Helwig, David
Barnardo Boy
CMC
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
120m; 2a/9sc; 1 set
based on historic relocation of English orphans to Canada 7men,2women,ch,chl.ch
Kingston Symphony, Ontario 5/12/82
llll,1211,pc,p,cel,
Euph.str
COMMENTS: A shortened version for 5 principals and piano is being prepared for
school performances, (composer)
Opera in the best sense of the word. A strong and moving production. (D. Barber,
"Kingston Whig-Standard")
Crawley, C.
Gordon, Diane
The Creation
CMC
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 100m; 3a/3sc; 1 set
Biblical story
m,t/b,bs-b,dcr,ch,chl.eh
St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ont. 1978
fl,tpt,pc,p,org,str
COMMENTS: Most suitable for performances in church or cathedral, (composer)
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Crawley, C.
Wright, Robert
The Slaughter of the Innocents
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children or h.s.
Biblical subject; based on medieval Mystery Play "Drama
of Herod"
Leicester College of Education, Leicester Cathedral,
England 1975
CMC
55m; 1 act; 1 set
6adults,9h.s.,chl.ch
fl,3tpt,pc,p,org,str
OPT rcdrs
COMMENTS: Aimed at same type of audience and participation as Britten's "Noye's
Fludde". (composer).
Lively action and accessible music succeeds in holding the attention of an almost
exclusively young audience...The mixture of antique and modern language provides
an apt sense of historical perspective which the music underlines. (R. Pugsley,
"Leicester Gazette")
Crawley, C.
same
Three Little Pigs
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after nursery tale
Kingston Ontario Elementary Schools 1983
CMC
20m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of children
Orff insts OR p
OR gtr OR autohp
COMMENTS: Could be performed as cantata without action, (composer)
Cribari, Donna
Linen, Camille
Winslow,
Lucinda (bk)
Rapunzel
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Village Players, Port Chester, NY 4/7/84
comp.
60m; 1 act
s,a,t,b
p.pe.tpt.fl
Cross, Henry
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
BM(JF)
Cross, H.
Peter Rabbit
pfd. by adults
after Beatrix Potter
Voorhees School, NJ 4/14/77
BM(JF)
Cross, James A.
Vive le Louvre!
Cross, Ariadne K. Drama-comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on evacuation of Louvre Museum during WW II
Theatre Bristol, VA 5/7/82
comp.
140m; 2a/10sc; 3 sets
5women,13men,ch
2031,2220,pc.p.E-hn,
str-qnt OR p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Very well received by cast and audience! Difficulty level is slightly
above average for amateur adults. Large cast requires skilled directing team
(choreographer, stage director, and musical director). Allow generous rehearsal
schedule. However, the product is well worth the effort. (C.R. Davis, Music
Director, Theatre Bristol)
Crosse, Gordon
Serraillier, Ian
Ahmet the WoodseUer
Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children
after Margaret Lawrence's "Prophet's Camel Bell"
Finchley Children's Music Group, London (1965)
Am.prem: St. Albans School, Washington, DC 1970
OUP
20m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 6,ch,dcrs
pe OR
1110,1100 ,pc,pic,tp,hp,dbs
COMMENTS: Play within a play. Can be done as puppet theatre, (publisher)
Crosse, G.
Hughes, Ted
OUP
The Demon of Adaehigahara
30 m; 1 act
Folktale, pfd. by children
narr,2ch
after Japanese folktale
rcdrs ,pc ,dbs ,p,xyl ,glock
oomm: Walker Trust & Arts Council of Great Britain
Shropshire Education Committee Festival, Shrewsbury
1969
Am.prem: Pittsburgh Symphony Youth Concerts 3/83
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Crosse, G.
Holly from the Bongs
Nativity story, pfd. by children
comm: 69 Theatre Co.
Manchester Cathedral, England 12/74
OUP
30m
8sgrs,2spks,ch
p,pc
OPT tpt,str-qt,org,pc
OUP
90m; la/6sc
t,2chl.sgrs,chl.ch
cl,hn,pc,cel,p,org,hp,vlc
Crosse, G.
Gardner, Alan
Potter Thompson
pfd. by children and adults
comm. & prem: Finchley Music Group,
at St. Mary Magdalene's Church, London 1/9/75
Crosse, G.
The Wheel of the World
OUP
"An entertainment", pfd. by children and h.s. and 1 adult 60m; 1 act
based on the "Canterbury Tales"
aetrs,mimes,ders,ch,
Aldeburgh Festival, England 6/71
chl.ch
Am.prem: Town School, NYC 11/80
2010,1210,p,pc,vlc,dbs,org
Cruft, Adrian
Platt, Johanna
pfg.org.
Doctor Syn
pfd. by children and adults
P. PC
based on story by Russell Thorndike
comm. & prem: Kent Opera at Norton Knatehbull School,
Ashford, Kent, England 11/16/83
COMMENTS: Opera consists largely of recitative to spare young voices. There is
no doubting its dramatic effectiveness. (R. Came, "Opera")
Cunningham,
Michael
Denson, Wil
Aladdin McFaddin
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after "Arabian Nights"
Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 1978
IEC
60m; la/4sc; 2-3 sets
4men,6women,ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Bonfils Theatre for Children, Denver '78
Cunningham, M.
same
Figg and Bean
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Not intended for young children
after John Madison Morton's play "Box and Cox"
Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 3/7/75
SSM
55m; 1 set
m,t,b
fl,cl,hn,str
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: This is a "wordy" opera. It calls for extremely advanced musiciansingers. The orchestral parts are not too hard. Words come at the audience at
break-neck speed for one hour, with few rests or slower points. The audience finds
it funny if performed right. Staging costs are cheap, (composer)
Curnow, Paul
Fendrich,
Schubert
Family Ties
Comedy for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults
based on television series
(1983)
PDS
90m
5men,9women
1000,0110,pc,dbs,sx,p
Curnow, P.
Fendrich, S.
& Steven
Yearbook!
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s.
Mapleton H.S., Denver 4/82
PDS
90m; 2a/llse; 1 set
6men,8 worn en
1010,0210,a-sx,pc,p,dbs
Currie, Russell
Laanes, Carl
The Cask of Amontillado
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Poe
comm: Bronx Historical Society
Bronx Arts Ensemble 4/3/82
comp. /AMC
30m; la/3sc; 2 sets
t,b
1011,1000,a-fl,vln,vlc,vla,
dbs.pc
COMMENTS: The two characters must contrast each other; one is ominous, the
other charming and handsome. Instruments are used with regard to color and range;
the overall effect should represent a descent into darkness, (composer)
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Dabrusin, Ross
Davies, John
The Night Harry Stopped Snoking
pfg.org.
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or adults and children 15m; la/2sc
Opera Theatre of Syracuse, NY 4/28/83
3s,3t,3b
P
COMMENTS: The young audience was enchanted. The restless rustling that sometimes
happens in children's theatre was not in evidence here. This is a piece that delivers
a strong health message and is thoroughly entertaining at the same time. (Opera
Theatre of Syracuse)
da Costa, Noel
Baba's Juju
pfd. by adults
after story by George Houston Bass
Brooklyn Philharmonia Children's Series, NY 2/13/82
comp. e/o ASCAP
da Costa, N.
The Singing Tortoise
Folktale for K-2, pfd. by children and adults
audience participation
based on Haitian folktale
Brooklyn Philharmonia Children's Series, NY 2/13/82
comp. c/o ASCAP
20min.
cast of 3,ch
fl.p.pc
COMMENTS: Difficult rhythms. (V. Goodall, Rutgers University)
Dalton, Jane
same
Ftz
3 acts
Once Upon a Tine
pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Rumpelstiltskin
Dashow, James
The Little Prince
pfd. by adults
after Saint-Exupery
comp. c/o ASCAP
multi channel, digitally
synthesized, electronic
music
Davidson, Wayne
same
Aladdin and his Magic La«p
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after "Arabian Nights"
Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 12/1/80 (tour)
comp.
55m; 1 act
s,m,t,b,bs,spk
p
COMMENTS: Created for touring.
ALSO PFD. BY: among ten most performed contemporary operas within last five
years.
Davidson, W.
same
Scrooge
Christmas opera for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Dickens
Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 11/30/79 (tour)
COMMENTS: Created for touring.
Davies, Peter
Maxwell
same
Cinderella
Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by children
Papdale Primary School & Kirkwell Grammar School,
Orkney Islands, Scotland 6/21/80
Am.prem: Sheridan School, Washington DC 4/82
comp.
3s,m,t,2b,bs
P
Educational materials
avail.
MMB
50m; 2a/10se
cast of 11,ch
rcdrs,pc,p,str-qt
COMMENTS: Libretto written to be adaptable to local situations...music well within
scope of young voices...children doing it seem to have great fun. (J. Arnold, Opera
for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: Covent Garden '80; Bremen, Germany '81; Manhattan School Prep.
Division, NYC '83; Monmouth Conservatory, NJ '84; Minneapolis School Dist. '85; etc.
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Da vies, P.M.
same
The Rainbow
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
Stromness Primary School, Orkney Islands,
Scotland 6/20/81
BH
25 m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 8,chl.ch
3rcdrs,vln,p,6pc
COMMENTS: Intended to be produced and acted by children, including orchestra
playing, (publisher)
A very strong children's opera. Simple staging, simple melodic line...highly percussive
scoring...chorus of seals particularly haunting and atmospheric. (Opera for Youth
Publishers Reading Clinic)
Davies, P.M.
same
MMB(Ch)
of Hoy
pfd. by children
Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland 1984
COMMENTS: This is not an opera. Eight songs present a vivid picture, verbally,
visually, and vocally, of the town of Hoy [Orkney Islands], as seen through the eyes
of children. (E. Hammood, Opera for Youth)
Davies, P.M.
same
The Two Fiddlers
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s.
after story by George Mackay Brown
Kirk wall Grammar School, Orkney Islands, Scotland
6/16/78
Am.prem: Manhattan School Prep Division, NYC 4/21/79
BH
50 m; 2 acts
s,t,2b,bs,2ch
of unchanged voices
2121,1210,tp,6pc,p,
str-qnt OPT bagpipes
COMMENTS: Requires two choruses, both of unchanged boys and/or girls voices.
Any of the male soloist parts may be sung an octave higher by unchanged boys
voices or girls voices. There are a few small solo roles in both choruses, (publisher)
Designed for the modest resources of small secondary schools. (Opera for Youth)
The piece is meant to be fun as well as 'an experience'. (A. Porter, "The New Yorker")
The whole piece is full of zest and fresh musical ideas. (P. Davis, "New York Times")
Davies, T.R.
Lewis, G.
Paradise bland
pfd. by children
(1966)
OUP
50m; 1 act
cast of 5,eh
P
Davis, Allen
same
The Ordeal of Osbert
For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after P.G. Wodehouse
Plymouth Rock Center, Duxbury, MA 1949
BH /AMC
40m; la/4sc
s,2t,bs-b,spk
llll,1110,tp,pc,p,cel,str
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Washburn Univ., KS '72; Youngstown State
Univ., OH '76
Davis, A.
same
The Sailing of the Nancy Belle
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
comm. & prem: Syracuse University, NY 1948
BH /AMC
25m; la/lsc; 1 set
m,t,bs
fl,pe,p,oel,str
COMMENTS: Comic nautical curtain-raiser, written to be performed by workshops,
(publisher)
Davis, Carl
Wells, John
The Peace
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Aristophenes
comm. & prem: Scottish Opera Opera-go-Round 1978
pfg.org.
2 acts
4men,2women,chl.ch
P
COMMENTS: Designed for joint performance by professional soloists and a chorus
of schoolchildren. The music is well-contrasted, direct, and properly fitted to the
occasion. Preaching no easy gospel, the opera leaves young participants and young
audiences with the moral that peace involves a hard struggle within ourselves. The
music is well constructed and direct. (A. Jacobs, "Opera")
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Davis,
[Catherine K.
Cinderella
Folk tune operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1933)
ECS
3 acts
Davis, K.K.
The Drum
Christmas play, pfd. by children or adults
(1966; second vers. 1968)
BM
15m
12sgrs,2mime,ch
org.bells OR p
COMMENTS: Two versions published, one for adults, one for children, (publisher)
Davis, K.K.
same & Kent,
Heddie
The Unmusical Impresario, or The Disappointed Impresario GS
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
55m; 1 act
Plymouth Rock Center, Duxbury, MA 7/15/55
cast of 5,ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Virginia State College '72; Colonial Park Methodist Church, Memphis
•83
DeCarmillis, Lisa
Goldberg, Moses
Mother Goose
For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
Stage One: Louisville Children's Theatre 2/1/83
pfg.org.
De Lisa, Victor
De Lisa, Emilia
Hoses, Prince of Egypt
Biblical story for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Bible
(1976)
AMC
120m; 2a/8sc
s,m,a,t,bs-b,4ch
U21,2210,tp,pc,str
Dennison, Sam
Ruby of Secrets
& Riley, Janet
Adventure for grades K-12, pfd. by 1 child and adults
Kuhn, Pat
or h.s.
& St. Denis, John Plays & Players Children's Theatre, Philadelphia 9/18/81
com p.
60m; 3a/6sc; 4 sets
cast of 16, ch.
p
COMMENTS: Needs good sound technician, good stage manager, good lighting
technician. Appeals to all audiences. (J. St. Denis, Plays and Players)
Denson, Wil
same
De Pue, Wallace
Earl
same
Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter
Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after American folktales
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 1980
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Adventure for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults
after R.L. Stevenson
Bowling Green State Univ., OH 4/25/74
PDS
60m; 1 act; 1 set
10men,3women
P
comp. /AMC
120m; 3a/13sc; 1 set
s,m,3t,2b,bs
2pc,p,p-hp,org,str
COMMENTS: Clever libretto and score...scenes were not too extended, and followed
each other with logic. Orchestral interludes between scenes bind the whole together.
(B. Nelson, "Toledo Blade")
De Pue, W.E.
same
Something Special
Comic barbershop opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
parody on heavyweight championship of 1892
Maumee Chapter SPEBSQSA 1976
comp. /AMC
60m; la/5sc; 1 set
5t/b,b,bs,ch-ttbb,2actrs
none [a cappella]
OPT gong
COMMENTS: A lot of laughter, good fun, and some tidy singing, barbershop style.
(B. Nelson, "Toledo Blade")
The four owners of a tavern experiment with a secret beer formula - and the
results prove amazing. All singing in barbershop harmony, (composer)
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De Pue, W.E.
same
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after folktale
Bowling Green State Univ., OH 6/3/82
com p. /AMC
50m; la/lsc; 4 sets
2s,m,a or t,b
P
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Sets are painted on burlap and hung from ropes; all
must fit in a trunk which is carried in and used on stage. Costumes everyday
overalls, (composer)
COMMENTS: "Pigs" proved delightful for audiences of adults as well as children.
Fast pace, with minimal props which fit in a trunk on which the pianist sits.
Characters involve audience. Music is peppy, pretty, not difficult to sing. Could
be performed by high school students. (B. Lockard, Bowling Green State Univ.)
A lark to be enjoyed; rated 'CF' — clean fun. (B. Nelson, "Toledo Blade")
de Pury,
Marianne
Terry, Megan
Kegger
pfg.org.
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children or 60m; la/30sc; 1 set
cast of 12,eh
adults or h.s.
p,synth,Casiotone,dms,
Omaha Magic Theatre, NE 9/10/82
pc.rhythm box
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Combines the power and entertainment of musical theatre with the
performing techniques of new theatre; Designed as a unique educational tool,
"Kegger" creates awareness and stimulates dialogue about alcohol use and abuse.
Omaha Magic Theatre "Kegger" package includes the play, post play discussion,
study guide, and two theatre workshops. (J. Schmidman, Omaha Magic Theatre)
I'm well aware of the...magnitude of the problem you so vividly brought home to
the audience. The media is certainly the message, and you have done an excellent
job [of bringing] awareness to your audience. [It] was candidly done in a way that
teenagers could identify with. (S. Maliszewski, Central High School, Omaha)
Drinking, its use and abuse, is an everyday reality for some of our students. [The
program] is an excellent way of informing students about the facts related to
drinking. (D. Maher, Todd County High School)
I recommend "Kegger" to colleges, high schools, and community groups to portray
a reflection of themselves and our society in a most constructive and well produced
program. (J. Lauber, University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
de Pury, M. &
Herrick, Lynn
Terry, M.
Running Gag
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Omaha Magic Theatre, NE 7/81
pfg.org.
COMMENTS: A look at the American craze for jogging.
Dett, R.
Nathaniel
The Ordering of Moses
Oratorio, pfd. by children
Cincinnati 5/7/37
Tus
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Manhattan School of Music Prep. Division, NYC '76
Deutsch, Walter
The Christmas Story
pfd. by children and adults
based on Austrian carols
EAMOJE)
40m
solos ,spk,ch
3rcdr,2vln,vlc,gtr,p
Diack, J.Michael
adapt. Mozart
Bastien and Bastienne
Pastoral romance, pfd. by h.s.
adaptation of Mozart opera
(1940)
CF
30min.
cast of 2
COMMENTS: Can be performed with "Boy Mozart", (publisher)
Diack, J.M.
adapt. Mozart
Boy Mozart
pfd. by h.s.
adaptation of Mozart
(1948)
CF
35min.
COMMENTS: Can be performed with adaptation of "Bastien und Bastienne" as second
act. (publisher)
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Diack, J.M.
adapt. Mozart
Papageno
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
adaptation of "The Magic Flute"
(1937)
CF
50m; 1 act
cast of 3,eh
ALSO PFD. BY: Children's Opera Wksp., Milwaukee 1955
DiChiera, Karen
Hill, Joan
Look to the Land
Folk drama for grades K-12, pfd. by h.s.
story of California Gold Rush
Ludington Magnet Middle School, Detroit 3/79
com p.
50 m; 3a/4sc; 4 sets
cast of 15,dcrs,ch
P.PC
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Scenery and props should be kept simple. Audience of students and
parents enjoyed it—It was the intention of the composer and librettist that social
studies and history classes coordinate their study materials with the history presented
in the opera. (K. DiChiera, Michigan Opera Theatre)
DiChiera, K.
Hill, J.
Pete the Pirate
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
audience participation
Westchester Elementary School, Birmingham, MI 2/78
comp.
40m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets
cast of 15
p OPT pc
Tape and guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Children must be a candy machine.
DiChiera, K. &
DiChiera, David
Hill, J.
Riwpelstiltsldn
Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 1978 (tour)
comp.
50 m; la/3sc; 3 sets
s,t,2b,spk
p.pc.tape OR 2ps,tape
Tape and guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Spinning wheel; turning straw to gold.
COMMENTS: Audience response excellent; works well with two pianos and tape.
Rumpelstiltskin is challenging role...needs fairly mature performers. (T. Flatt, Viterbo
College)
ALSO PFD. BY: Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit '83
DiChiera, K.
Snoopy Visits Northland
Holiday revue, pfd. by adults and children
Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit 12/82
comp. c/o pfg.org.
COMMENTS: Combines traditional Christmas music and children's songs with some
new music.
DiChiera, K.
Hill, J.
Vigilence
Historical drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children
on Underground Railroad movement of Civil War
Pembroke Elementary School, Birmingham, MI 1971
comp.
15m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 12
P
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Scenery should be made by children. Subject matter is eye-opening
to elementary school children. Historical background should be coordinated in other
classes as well. Because the opera is so short, the program can be expanded by
having the cast sing spirituals or other American folk songs, (composer)
DiChiera, K.
Hill, J.
di Giacomo,
Frank
Under One Roof
For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
after story by Henry Holt
Michigan Opera Theatre Education Dept. (tour) 1982
comp. c/o pfg.org.
Beauty and the Beast
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Mme. L. de Beaumont
Regent Theatre, Syracuse 5/24/74
comp.
1 act
-44-
cast of 2
P
Diller, Angela &
Page, Kate S.
A Christmas Carol Pageant
Christmas pageant for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1950)
GS
35m
ehl.eh
Dobson, Elaine
The Facemen
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
(1970)
AuMC
20m
2s,a,t
redr.p.pe
Dodds, Andrea
Werner,
Stanley A. Jr.
The Adventures of Edam Stilton
PDS
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 90m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
and/or h.s.
cast of 14,eh
after stories by Mickey Klar Marks
p
(1973)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Jackson Recreation Children's Theatre, TN 8/5/82
Dodgson, Stephen
Never Trust a
pfd. by adults
Buxton Festival, England 7/80
Doolittle,
Quenten
Barnieh, Zina
Alice in Wonderland
eomp.
Multi-media musical, pfd. by adults or h.s.
90m; 10 scenes
after Lewis Carroll
s,b,6dcrs
Alice Productions, Pumphouse Theatre, Calgary, Canada p,vla,cl,pc
5/77
Tape avail.
com p.
COMMENTS: Sold-out houses of family audiences applauded this multi-media, musical
"Alice". The dozen or more songs and dances, some in the style of Victorian art
songs or music hall, and including several rousing parodies, were particularly popular.
'One could hardly imagine a better "Alice",' said Eric Dawson of the "Calgary
Herald". (J. Doolittle, Alice Productions)
Doolittle, Q.
Wylie, Betty
Jane
The Second Shepherds' Play
For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s.
after medieval Mystery Play
Storybook Theatre, Pumphouse Theatre, Calgary, Alberta
11/82
CMC
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 6,ch,chl.ch
1100,1200,pc,str-qnt
OPT org OR p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: This simple, modern retelling of the medieval Mystery Play was
enthusiastically received....the twenty minutes of new Christmas music was a
highlight. Inexpensive to produce (with amateur musicians), it is a refreshing
alternative to our modern, commercialized Christmas. (R. Loukes, Storybook Theatre,
Calgary)
Doran, Matt H.
Serbin, Suzanne
Esmerelda, the Adventures of a Baby Elephant
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles 3/66
com p.
45m; la/2sc; 1 set
cast of 10
p,dbs,dms
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Easy to mount and produce, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Santa Monica Theatre Guild, CA '69
Dorff, Daniel
same &
McQuilkin, Frank
Stone Soup, An Operatic Fable
comm.org.
Comic fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
40m; la/8sc; 1 set
audience participation
s,a,t,b
after French fable
OPT chl.ch
comm. & prem: Young Audiences of Philadelphia at Scenic p OPT chamb.orch
Hills Elem. School, Springfield, PA 2/22/83
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Performance time lasts one class period, with optional student chorus
and spoken lines. It is designed to be portable, and with the opportunity for
students to help build set pieces. Opera can be done in expanded version with
chamber orchestra and adults as comprimario townspeople and chorus. Many small
props needed. (M. Dooley, Young Audiences, Philadelphia Chapter)
Music is tonal, and influenced by film, rock, and serious music, (composer)
-45-
Dorricott, Ian
Pieces of Eight
Musical play for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
after "Treasure Island"
AuMC
Dougherty, Celius
same
Many Moons
Fantasy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
after Thurber
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 11/3/62
GS
40m; 1 act
2s,m,a,t,b OR s,m,t,b
llll t U10,b-el,pc,p,str
OR p
COMMENTS: Very successful for school tours.
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
last five years.
Dreyfus, George
Kellaway, Frank
Song of the Maypole
Cantata for children, pfd. by adults
Canberra, Australia 1967
AIM
12min.
ch
2222,2221,tp,pc,str
OR p
Dreyfus, G.
Kellaway, F.
The Takeover
pfd. by adults
Canberra, Australia 10/69
AIM
60 m; 1 act
ch
1010,0110,tp,pc,
e-gtr,p,str
Dubbiosi, Stelio
The Pied Piper
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after German folktale
Amato Opera, NY 12/65
pfg.org.
Duffy, John
Marks, David
The Eve of Adam
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
Stockbridge School, MA 6/2/55
Mau
60m; la/7sc
cast of 5
0020,0110,a-sx,p,pc,
vln.vlc
ALSO PFD. BY: Stockbridge School 5/57
DuFresne
pfg.org.
The Penny Hedge
pfd. by adults
Youth Opera Co., Leeds, England 5/18/83
Duke, John
Captain Lovelock
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
after Ludwig Holberg's "The Changed Bridegroom"
Seagle Colony, Schroon Lake, NY 8/18/53
CF
35 m; 1 act; 1 set
3s,2m
llll,2100,str OR p
COMMENTS: Written specifically for use by opera workshops, (publisher)
A slight but skillful and ingratiating one-act which proved to have some really
good tunes. (W. Sargeant, "The New Yorker")
A tuneful little essay in 18th century genre. ("New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Duke, J.
Duke, Dorothy
The Sire de Maletroit
pfd. by adults
after R.L. Stevenson's "Sire de Maletroit's Door"
Seagle Colony, Schroon Lake, NY 8/15/58
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Duke, J.
Duke, D.
Yankee Peddlar
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Seagle Colony, Schroon Lake, NY 8/17/62
CF
60m
s,2m,t,b,bs-b
P
COMMENTS: Fourteen musical numbers invariably propel the plot. ("Springfield Sunday Republican")
Amusing romp. ("Amherst Journal Record")
ALSO PFD. BY: various
-46-
Dunhill, Thomas
DuPage, Florence
same
Dvorkin, Judith
same
Alicia
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Dickens
(1937)
TP(Nov)
New World for Nellie
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
75m
cast of 12,ch
str
For grades 7-9, pfd. by h.s.
after story by Rowland Emett
Advent Tuller School, Westbury, NY 6/11/65
Blue Star
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
After Dinner Opera, NYC 12/5/83 (reading)
WrW
50m; la/lOse; 2 sets
s,t,b,boy-s
P
Tape and guides avail.
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Takes place in outer space. Appropriate for Christmas season. Sets
should be implied rather than detailed, (composer)
Dvorkin, J.
same
Cyrano
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Hamick-Adams Productions, Winston-Salem, NC 12/5/64
WrW
60 m; la/6sc; 2 sets
2s,3t,3b
P
Tape and guide avail.
COMMENTS: Sets can be easily constructed, (composer)
A delightful treatment for children. ("Record World")
Tuneful affair with just the right mixture of song and dialogue. (B. Wolter, "Winston
Salem Journal Sentinel")
Dworkin, Seth
Howard
same
ABC
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. or children
and adults
COMMENTS: Operatic soprano and pop chorus.
(composer)
comp.
20m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,ch-satb
P
A playful look at the alphabet,
Dworsky,
Richard A.
Briggle, Gary
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Musical comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after L. Frank Baum
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis 4/18/81
pfg.org.
2 acts
Eakin, Charles
same
The Box
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Chekhov story
University of Colorado, Boulder 12/9/65
TP /AMC
30 m; la/4sc; 2 sets
2s,m,t,bs
1011,0110,pic,pc,vln,dbs
OR fl.cl.cel.p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: What is more welcome than an opera audience really enjoying itself.
(R. Davis, "Opera News")
Music...is boisterous, dissonant, unmelodic, but unflagging in its optimism. The
audience liked it, and the young singers quite literally threw themselves into it.
(H. Schonberg, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Earls, Paul
same
The Brementown Musicians
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
Boston Lyric Opera 1976
-47-
AMC
18m; la/2sc; 1 set
ch-satb
ob,hn,hp,vln
OPT tape
Eastwood, Thomas Christopher Sly
Duncan, Ronald
Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
London, 1960
OUP
100m; 2 acts
Eaton, John
The Lion and Androdes
Anderson, David
Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults and children
& Walter, Eugene after Eugene Walter's "The Lion's Share"
Public School 47, Indianapolis, IN 4/73
ShP
40m; la/3sc; 1 set
2s,m,t,b,bs,chl.ch
1111,0000,2ps,pc,2synth
OR tape OR full orch
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Was greatly enjoyed by both the audience and the participating children.
Children's roles were appropriate to their abilities. Modest musical ability required
of some participating children. Production costs minimal, rehearsal time reasonable
for children. (B. Mills, Harmony School)
Both text and music artfully put together. Good wholesome entertainment. (G.
Stockhold, "Cincinnati Inquirer")
Edmunds, John
same
The Lord of Misrule
Folklore for grades 7-9, pfd. by children
15th & 16th century English Christmas tradition
comm: Skaggs Foundation
prem: San Francisco Boys Chorus 12/78
comp.
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
boys-ch.narr
p OR chamb.orch
Edmunds, J.
same
The Pastoral Kingdom
Folklore for grades 7-9, pfd. by children
after Middle English texts
San Francisco Boys Chorus 11/63
comp.
40m; la/lsc; 1 set
boys-eh,narr
fl.vlc.pc.p
Edwards, Ross
Williams, Graham
Quern Quaeritis
Nativity play, pfd. by children
(1967)
JAS /AuMC
35m
chl.ch
1001,0110,tp,hp,glock,
pc.harm OR org
COMMENTS: A succession of carols and chants, (composer)
Effinger, Cecil
Monsour, Sally
Pandora's Box
Myth for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults
University of Colorado, Boulder 1962
GS
15m
ch
fl,p,pc
OR llll,1100,pc,str
OR p
COMMENTS: May be performed as a classroom project, or in a concert version
with speech and mime, or in an elaborate production, (publisher)
Egner, Thorbjorn
People and Robbers of Cardeawai Town
AnP
Comedy with extensive music, pfd. by children and adults 90m; 3 acts
after Norwegian folktale
2women,8men,3chl.eh
(1968)
P
COMMENTS: Recognized abroad as a major classic; has been translated into many
languages and is regularly presented at holiday time, (publisher)
Eiler, Jim
Bargy, Jeanne
Aladdin
Folktale, pfd. by adults
after "Arabian Nights"
Prince Street Players
comp. c/o BMI
Eiler, J.
Bargy, J.
Cinderella
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
after Perrault
Prince Street Players 1965
MTI
P
-48-
Eiler, J.
Bargy, J.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Folktale, pfd. by adults
Prince Street Players, NYC 1966
MTI
60m
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Music Theatre for Young People, Wichita 6/80
Eiler, J.
Bargy, J.
Mother Goose a Go-Go
pfd. by adults
Prince Street Players
com p. c/o BMI
Eiler, J.
Bargy, J.
Pinocehio
pfd. by adults
after Collodi
Prince Street Players 1966
MTI
Eiler, J.
Bargy, J.
Snow White Goes West
pfd. by adults
Prince Street Players
com p. c/o BMI
Eiler, J.
Bargy, J.
The Wizard of Oz
pfd. by adults
Prince Street Players
comp. c/o BMI
Elkus, Jonathan
Watson, Nancy
Dingman
A Little Princess
comp. c/o ASCAP
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children
after Frances Hodgson Burnett
comm. & prem: Perse School for Girls, Cambridge, England
3/27/81
Am.prem: Charles River Creative Arts Program, Dover,
MA 7/83
Elkus, J.
Tom Sawyer
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
after Mark Twain
San Francisco Boys Chorus at Everett Jr. H.S. 5/22/53
TP(Nov) /AMC
60m; la/7sc; 6 sets
12sgrs,5spks,ch
1021,0100,3pc,p,hea,
pic,str
COMMENTS: Music is good, includes original onomatopoeic devices; sets can be
stylized, costuming simple. (D. Wayland, Opera for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: NY College of Music '56; Stockholm, Sweden '77
Elkus, J.
Snyder, Bruce
Treasure Island
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults
after R.L. Stevenson
(1961)
comp. c/o ASCAP
90m; 2a/5sc; 5 sets
13sgrs,2spks,ch-ssa
U21,2200,pic,tp,
pc.p.str
ALSO PFD. BY: various, incl. San Francisco Boys Chorus '67
Ellis, David
Jackson, Eugene
Br'er Rabbit's Big Secret
PDS
Folk comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60m; 2a/7sc; 1 set
after Joel Chandler Harris
east of 4-5 ,ch
(1979)
0010,0111,p,dms
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. St. Benedict's Prep School, Newark, NJ 5/82
Ellis, D.
Jackson, E.
Snowhite and the Space Gwarfs
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1981)
PDS
60m; 2a/8sc; 7 sets
cast of 6,ch
2tpt,tbn,gtr,dbs,p,pc
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Children's Musical Theatre, Mobile 3/82
-49-
Ellstein,
Abraham
Wishengrad,
Morton
The Thief and the Hangman
pfd. by adults
Ohio University, Athens 1/17/59
BM
60m; 1 act
2m,2t,2b,2bs
2222,2220,tp,pe,p,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Winner of the Seventh Annual Award for American Chamber Opera;
following a coast-to-coast television broadcast was nominated for an "Emmy" award.
A work of considerable stature and meaning opened the observance of the National
Jewish Festival. Even though presented in concert form...the work exerts a surprising
dramatic power. An allegory, a provocative libretto: 'When society plays the
hangman, who is the hangman's hangman?' (H. Southgate, "Rochester Chronicle")
ALSO PFD. BY: ABC-TV '61; Univ. of Redlands, CA '61; Eastman School, NY '62;
Jewish Theological Seminary, NYC '62; St. Stephens Church '65; Piccolo Opera, MI '76
Elsmith, Berta
Hansel and Gretel
adapt. Humperdinck pfd. by children
after Grimm's fairy tale and Humperdinck's opera
(1927)
SB
90min.
cast of 5,eh
Elsmith, B. &
Leonard
Miracle of the Tumbler
For Christmas or Easter
based on medieval legend
ECS
Emerson, Roger
Derwingson,
Richard
Teen
Pop-rock musical for grades 7-12, pfd. by children
(1981)
Jen
45m; la/6se; 1 set
cast of 7,eh
full orch
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Parts are probably available for the entire class, (publisher)
Epps, Ben
same &
Mirrione, Jim
Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
biography of Joe Louis
Creative Arts Team of NYU, at Kennedy Center
Imagination Celebration 4/5/83
pfg.org.
Erickson, Elaine
Morton, David
Babouseka [sic]
comp.
Folk drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 12m; 1 act
after Russian Christmas folktale
3boys,dcrs
Thoreau House, Des Moines, IA 12/81
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Scenes were changed with slides, which are available. A very touching
Christmas piece that appeals to children and adults, (composer)
Erickson, E.
same & Brown,
Marilyn
Daylight Dreams
Setting of Haiku poems for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
University of Iowa, Iowa City 11/81
comp.
30m; la/lOsc
s,m,b,3mime-dcrs
p.gtr ,rcdr ,bongo .Casio
calculator.tape
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Performers enjoyed the innovativeness of the work and the dramatic
action. Grade school children enjoyed it, too. Part of the action takes place in
the aisles of auditorium. Scenes were changed with slides, (composer)
The piece was easy and inexpensive to cast and produce. The response was
encouraging from those in the audience who are open to new idioms. The score
has many haunting moments. (B. Glass, Univ. of Iowa)
Erickson, E.
same
Little Red Riding Hood
Fairy tale for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after Grimm
University of Iowa, Iowa City 7/13/73
comp.
8m; 1 act
2 mime
tape
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Children mime the story in front of projected slides, (composer)
-50-
Erickson, E.
same
The Nightingale
Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after Andersen
University of Iowa, Iowa City 2/75
com p.
llm; 1 act
6 mimes
tape
COMMENTS: Children mime the story in front of projected slides, (composer)
Erickson, E.
same & Morton,
D.
The Three Wee Pigs
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults
Methodist Church Pre-Sehool, Mt. Vernon, IA 10/81
comp.
9m; 1 act
ch
Casio calculator,tape
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: The audience members are the performers, (composer)
Ericson, Julia
The Nutcracker and Princess Pirlipat
adapt. Tchaikovsky Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s.
same
after story by E.T.A. Hoffmann
(1982)
WWM
40m; la/3sc;
ch
p-4hnds
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Minimal staging; settings accomplished by props, (publisher)
Erwin, Gail
same
The Little Hatch Girl
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults and children
after Andersen
Emmy Gifford Children's Theatre, Omaha 11/26/82
pfg.org.
60m; la/5sc; 1 set
8adults,2chl,ch,chl.ch
str-qt
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Magical effects require ingenuity and physical capability.
COMMENTS: Little Match Girl needs to be able to act, sing, and dance well.
Chorus of at least four strong acting/singing adults is needed. Roles of Grandmother
and Aunt Tess may be double cast. Audience response was enthusiastically joyful.
Professional musicians needed for accompaniment. (N.K. Duncan, Emmy Gifford
Children's Theatre)
Erwin's story and music create a real feel for the Russian peasants and
revolutionaries who join arms to overthrow the grandeur of the Czar...The flaming
rhetoric of the revolutionaries zeal is part of the play's pageantry, but the production
also focuses on the lives of the individuals caught up in the human struggle. (C.
Olson, "Sun Newspapers")
Evans, Hal
The Explorers
Puppet theatre for children
Marionette Theatre, Sydney, Australia
AuMC
Everitt, Margaret
A.
Tunesmith of Boston
For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
Massachusetts 1976
comp.
Fahrner, Raymond Balooooons
pfd. by adults
Collage Productions, Ada, OH 3/4/83
comp. c/o Northern
Ohio Univ.
Fahrner, R.
Hirror-go-Round
For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Collage Productions, Ada, OH 3/4/83
comp. c/o Northern
Ohio Univ.
Electronic music
Fahrner, R.
Tales From the Arabian Nights
For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Collage Productions, Ada, OH 1981
comp. c/o Northern
Ohio Univ.
Fahrner, R.
Klein, Jeanne
Yuck, its Muck
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
The Group, Northern Ohio University, Ada 1982
comp.
-51-
Fair, Rosemary
same
Jenny, the Mail-Order Bride
Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1975)
PDS
120m; 2a/8sc; 6 sets
3men,3women,ch
P
ALSO PFD BY: recent pf. Blackfoot Community Players, ID 7/9/82
Faith, Richard
Ard, Michael
The Little Match Girl
com p.
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults
45 m; la/3sc; 2 sets
after Andersen
cast of 7,ch,chl.ch
Friends of the Temple of Music and Art, Tucson, AZ 2ps
10/U/79
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Received with great favor by audience in performance and singers in
rehearsal. Children in the chorus loved it. Needs sets and lighting. Would be
superb on television. (R. Weller, Prince George's Civic Opera)
Two arias, one for the girl and one for the mother; the rest of the score could
be described as melodic recitative, (composer)
Faith, R.
Ard, M.
Sleeping Beauty
Fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Perrault
University of Arizona Opera Theatre, Tucson 12/3/71
comp.
90m; 2a/4sc; 2 sets
4men,9women,ch,chl.ch
p OR ehamb.orch
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Requires good musicianship, imaginative sets, (composer)
Enthusiastic audience response - marvelous opportunity for opera singers in a number
of good roles. Singers need good vocal technique and musicianship. No major
casting problems. Attractive aspect is that this opera can be staged quite simply
or quite elaborately. (E. Conley, Univ. of Arizona)
Opera has character, style, and movement. (R. Moore, "Arizona Daily Star")
Very nice ensemble effects are achieved in several of the massed chorus sections.
(J. Suhrheinrich, "Evansville Indiana Press")
Farago, Marcel
Goldstein,
Elayne
Maze! and Shlimazel
Folk drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children
after story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Camerata Opera Theatre, Cherry Hill, NJ 7/20/83
pfg.org.
55 m; 3sc; 1 set
s,m,t,2b,bs-b,5chl,mime
p,pc
COMMENTS: Charming children's work, easy to produce. Our set was a huge book
which had three different scenes, revealed as a page was turned. Excellent response.
(R. Dreyfus, Camerata Opera Theatre)
Fellows, Bob
The Crow Christmas Camel
Comedy, pfd. by children
(1975)
PfP
40m
2girls,2spks
Fendrich, Shubert
adapt. Cohan
same
Give My Regards to Broadway
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1981)
PDS
90m; 2a/3sc; 1 set
5men,10women,ch
1010,0210,a-sx,dbs,p,pc
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Children's Theatre Workshop, O'Fallon, IL 7/82
Fendrich, S.
same & Fendrich,
Steven
Happy Days
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on televison series
Madison High School, Madison, KS 11/82
PDS
90m; 2a/5sc; 1 set
7men,9women,ch
2010,0220,2a-sx,t-sx,p,pc,
gtr.dbs
COMMENTS: Authentic rock music used with permission of Marks Music Co.
(publisher)
-52-
Fendrich, S.
adapt. Victorian
songs
same
In St. Louis, At the Fair
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1978)
PDS
90m; 2a/3sc; 1 set
5men,12women,ch
1020,0210,p,pc,a-8X,
t-sx,dbs
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL 8/82
Fendrich, S.
adapt, various
pop songs
same
Seasons in the Sun
Comedy-drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
B&B Players, Franklin H.S., Franklin, PA 12/82
Fewell, Marvin
Light Horse Harry Lee
pfd. by adults
comm. & prem: Waldo Workshop Opera, Arlington, VA 6/76
Fisher, William
Gut man, John
The Happy Prince
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
Iowa State University, Iowa City 3/10/62
PDS
90 m; 2a/4sc; 1 set
3men,6women,ch
1010,0110,a-sx,t-sx,p,
pc.dbs
1 act
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Iowa State repeated '62 & '66
Fishman, Jack
Palmer, Bruce
Bim! Ban! Bits!
pfd. by children
New Theatre, NJ (tour) 1976
pfg.org.
1 act
Fitelberg, Jerzy
Brant, Neil
Henny Penny
Fable for grades K-6, pfd.'by children
(1950)
BM
30m; 1 act; 1 set
6sgrs,2spks
1021,2210,tp,p,str
Flagello, Nicholas
same
The Piper of Hanelin
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after German folktale
comm. & prem: Manhattan School of Music, NY 4/18/70
BM
60m; 3 acts
5men,3women,ch,
ehl.eh.narr
3222,3321,tp,cel,hp,
p,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Hartt School of Music, CT 1/74
Flesch, Ed
same
The Sour Prince
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Chateau Players, Illinois tour 1972
IEC
40m; lact; 1 set
3men,3women
P
COMMENTS: Especially designed for touring by high school or community theatres
to elementary schools, (publisher)
Fletcher, Grant
same
The Carrion Crow
Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after radio play by John Jacob Miles
Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington 3/53
comp. /AMC
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,3t,2b,bs,2mime
2222,2000,tp,str
COMMENTS: A comedic look at rustic life. Ends with the accidental shooting of a
pet pig.
ALSO PFD. BY: Grand Canyon College, Phoenix, AZ '81
Floyd, Carlisle
same
Slow Dusk
Rural tragedy for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
University of Syracuse, NY 5/2/49
-53-
BH
40m; 1 act; 1 set
s,m,t,b
2222,4220,tp,pc,hp,str
continued Videotaped
COMMENTS: A romance between two young people of different religions ends in
tragedy. Creates a folk-like atmosphere through its beautiful music. (ECCO!,
Cincinnati Opera)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee '82; Univ.
of Georgia, Athens '82; Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore '83; Univ. of Toledo, OH
'84; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (tour) '84
Forman, JoAnne
Carleton, Jesse
Sweetree
Folk comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
Vermont Maple Festival, St. Albans 4/15/83
comp.
90m; 7sc; 1 set
2women,lman,2boys,2girls
p OR chamb.orch
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: A tricky little plot, plus a lot of New England lore and politics, plus
maple sugar making, (librettist)
Forrest, Hamilton
Don Fortunio
Comedy, pfd. by h.s.
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 7/22/52
comp. c/o PRS
30m; 1 act
cast of 5
Forrest, H.
A Matinee Idyll
Comedy, pfd. by h.s.
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 8/17/54
comp. c/o PRS
1 act
Forsblad, Leland
The Boy Who Cried "Wolf!"
Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Aesop
SB
15m
1 solo.ch
Forster, John
Grownups
Blumenthal, Vicky Comedy, pfd. by children
First All Children's Theatre, NYC 4/12/80
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
COMMENTS: I was thrilled to have found a winner...a first-rate musical satire
about parents as seen by children, (letter to the editor, "Rockland County JournalNews")
Funny and touching. ("New York" Magazine)
No dragons here, no witches, no glass slippers, but a glimpse of growing up in a
world where looking glasses more likely mean you're coming down with acne. [But]
"Grownups" often seemed gently suburban and depressingly up-lifting. (R. Wetzsteon,
"Village Voice")
Foss, Lucas
Reed, Alastair
Griffelkin
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
NBC-TV 11/6/55
stg.prem: Tanglewood, MA 8/6/56
CF
120m; 3 acts
4s,m,ch
2222,2211,pc,tp,p,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: A light, bright score filled with simple humor and fancies. (T. Parker,
"Hartford Courant")
Expressively sympathetic. (F. Perkins, "New York Herald Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: UCLA '63; Karlsruhe Opera, Germany '73
Foss, L.
Menotti, Gian
Carlo
Introductions and Goodbyes
Satire on cocktail parties, pfd. by adults
New York Philharmonic 5/60
stgd: Spoleto, Italy 6/60
CF
9m; 1 act
b.lOmime.eh
1011,1100,xyl,pc,p,hp,str
OR p.xyl OR p 4-hnds
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Foss, L.
Karsavina, Jean
The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Mark Twain
Indiana Univ., Bloomington 5/18/50
CF
45 m; la/2sc; 2 sets
m,2t,2b,2bs,ch
1121,1211,pc,p,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Score manifests considerable rythmic force and orchestral skill, Musical
style ranges from Wolf-Ferrari to Weill. (P. Nettl)
ALSO PFD. BY: great number of productions
-54-
Fox, Malcolm
Hughes, Ted
The Iron Man
AuMC /AuBC
Musical theatre for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
Australian Broadcasting Education Section, Adelaide 1975
COMMENTS: Series of ten radio broadcasts.
Fox, M.
Vil6, James <5c
Susan
Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing
com p. c/o AuMC
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
45m; la/5sc; 4 sets
audience participation
s,m,t,bs
comm. & prem: State Opera of South Australia, Adelaide p OPT pc
5/77
Am.prem: Tri-Cities Opera, Binghamton, NY 3/81
COMMENTS: Designed for primary school audiences, (composer)
Very singable, good response from all age levels - very wide appeal; very educational;
unit set with changeable plugs to indicate different locales useful. (J.F. Ardune,
Tri-Cities Opera)
A delightful package...the play abounds in subtle touches as well as temperamental
histrionics which can be enjoyed by young and old. (H. Tidemann, "Adelaide
Advertiser")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Frackenpohl,
Arthur
same
Domestic Relations (To Beat or Not to Beat)
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after O.Henry's "A Harlem Tragedy"
State Univ. of New York, Potsdam 12/17/72
comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC
20m; 1 act; 2 sets
s,m,2b
llll,1100,p,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Texas A&I Univ., Kingsville 3/74
Franchetti,
Arnold
The Princess
pfd. by adults
Hartt School of Music, CT 3/16/52
comp. c/o ASCAP
15m; 1 act; 1 set
2s,a,b
Franco, Johan
The Prince and the Prophecy
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
ACA
40m; 5 acts; 7 sets
soloists.ch
P
Frantz, Al
same
The Lion and the Mouse
Fable for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or children
loosely based on Aesop
Lenehan Jr. H.S., Iowa 11/19/80
BM
60m; 2a/2sc
3men,lwoman,ch
p OPT pc
Fraser-Simson, H.
Milne, A.A. (bk)
Toad of Toad Hall
Fantasy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Kenneth Grahame
Liverpool Repertory Theatre, England 12/21/29
SFr
2 acts; 10 sets
19men,8women
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Requires fantastic costumes.
Freed, Arnold
Zodiac
Masque for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
John Marshall H.S., Rochester, MN 5/19/65
comp. e/o ASCAP
40min.
ch,narr,dcrs
chamb.orch
Freed, Isadore
Wilson, Pearl C.
The Princess and the Vagabond
pfd. by adults
Hartt School of Music, CT 5/13/48
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
2 acts
Freedman, Allen J. The Lion Who Wouldn't
Wingate, Gifford
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children or adults
W.
-55-
SFr
1 set
6men,4women
P
Freedman, Harry
Moore, Mavor
Abracadabra
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
Courtenay Youth Music Centre, BC, Canada 7/22/79
French,
Herbert S. Jr.
Donaldson, John
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
SFr
Folk drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. and 9men,7women
children
p
after Washington Irving
Freund, Don
Payton, Henry H.
The Bishop's Ghost
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 10/29/75 (tour)
ALSO PFD. BY: Southern Opera Theatre '76
Friedman, Gary
Holt, Will
The He Nobody Knows
For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
after book by Stephen M. Jospeh
Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway, NY 1970
CMC
50m; la/8sc; 1 set
s,m,a,t,2b,bs
1010,0220,3sx,gtr,dbs,dms
comp.
60m; la/lsc; 1 set
3s,2m,2t,2b,bs
gtr,str-qnt
SFr
cast of 12
fl.sx.tpt.flg.tbn,
dms,gtr,p,vlc,dbs
COMMENTS: Has great appeal. Discusses the problems of youth in ghettos of New
York — school, home, drugs, etc.... melodious rock music...underlying indictment
against racial discrimination. (L. Lionhart, "Orpheus")
Fuller-Hall,
Sarah
same
The Ransom of Red Chief
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and 1 child
after O.Henry
Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC 4/2/82
comp.
45m; la/5sc; 2 sets
s,boy-s,2t,b,spk
P
COMMENTS: Requires little as far as scenery or props, may be produced
inexpensively. Doubleday & Co. holds story copyright, and must be contacted for
permission to perform the work, (composer)
Gallina, Jill
same &
Gallina, Michael
Feelin' Good
Revue for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
(1981)
Gallina, J. & M.
same
Follow That Star
Christmas story for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
Middle School, Sterling, NJ 12/18/82
Jen
40m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 10,ch,spk
p,gtr,dbs,dms OR p
Tape and guides avail.
Recording avail.
WWM
30m; la/4sc
solos,ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Minimal staging. Scenes accomplished with props. Three current-day
astronauts are involved in a "time warp" which places them in Herod's court and
a manger scene, (publisher)
Gallina, J.
same
The Runaway Snowman
Comedy-drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1981)
Jen
30m; la/9sc; 1 set
cast of 5,ch
full oreh OR p
Tape and guides avail.
Recording avail.
COMMENTS: Parts are probably available for all the children in the class, (publisher)
Many production components, including staging suggestions, posters, and program
covers available. (Opera for Youth)
-56-
Gallina, J.
same
Santa and the Snowmobile
For grades 2-5, pfd. by children
(1982)
ShP
cast of lO.eh.narr
P
Tape avail.
Gallina, J. *
Bacak, Joyce E.
Three Ships
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
story of Columbus
(1982)
Jen
45m; la/lse; 1 set
cast of 12,ch
full oroh OR p
Tape & guides avail.
Recording avail.
COMMENTS: Parts are probably available for entire class, (publisher)
Gallina, J.
same
The Wackadoo Zoo
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1982)
WWM
30m; la/3sc; 1 set
ch
p or ensemble
Tape & guides avail.
COMMENTS: Professor of linguistics trys to "correct the speech" of mixed-up, but
happy, animals - cows that meow, lions that crow, etc. (publisher)
Gardiner, Julian
same
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
after Lewis Carroll
Acting School, Loughton, Essex, England 2/67
pfg.org.
Gardner, Janet
same
The North Pole Goes Rock and Roll
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
(1982)
ShP
ch
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Santa changes his image, (publisher)
Gardner, John
Bel and the Dragon
Kraemer, Timothy For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
audience participation
St. James Norlands Church, London, England 12/73
Am.prem: Opera Workshop, Pittsburgh 8/19/81
OUP
60m; 2 acts; 1 set
2s/2t,m/b,a,2spks,ch
2ps,pe,org,str
COMMENTS: The Dragon is played by as many children as possible, (publisher)
Garlick, Anthony
The Christmas Tribute
Carols, pfd. by adults and/or children
ShP
12min.
ch-satb
org
COMMENTS: Original carols form a background for the presentation of Renaissance
paintings from the National Gallery and Metropolitan Museum on Christmas theme.
Filmstrip of paintings is available, (publisher)
Garwood, Margaret The Nightingale and the Rose
Fable for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
Pennsylvania Opera Theater, Philadelphia 10/21/73
CF /AMC
60m; 1 act
2s,m,a,t,b
2222,2220,tp,Dc,hp,str
COMMENTS: [Comparing composer to R. Strauss]... Her mastery of this idiom, the
sultry chromaticism, the sinuous lines, are an alert marriage of text and music — it
is really quite startling. The opulence is thoroughly absorbing. (J. Horowitz, "New
York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: National Federation of Music Clubs, NYC '78
-57-
Garza, W.
The Blue Angel
pfd. by adults
University of Arizona, Tucson 4/13/73
pfg.org.
1 act
Gates, Keith
Robertson, Jon
Tom Sawyer
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and/or h.s.
after Mark Twain
comm: Governor's Program for Gifted Children
prem: McNeese Univ., Lake Charles, LA 7/22/83
librettist
2a/6sc; 5 sets
2s,2m,5t,3b,3bs,6spks,
ch.chl.ch
Ull,1100,p,pc,vln,
via,vie
Gaul, Harvey
Alice in Wonderland
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children or adults
after Lewis Carroll
BM
60 m; 3 acts
cast of 19,ch
P
Gesensway, Louis The Great Boffo and his Talking Dog
Davis, Christopher pfd. by adults
audience participation
Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia 2/7/61
TP
20m; 1 act
s,t,b,bs
llll,2110,tp,pc,p,str
Gesner, Clark
same
SFr
1 set
4men,18 women
1121,1310,pe,str
The Utter Glory of Morriasey Hall
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1979)
COMMENTS: Set in English girl's school, (publisher)
Giannini, Vittorio
Simon, Robert A.
Beauty and the Beast
Fairy tale opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Mme. L. de Beaumont
CBS Radio 11/24/38
stg.prem: Hartt School of Music, CT 2/14/46
BM
60m; la/2sc
s,2m,a,4t,b,bs
2121,2220,tp,pc,str
COMMENTS: Orchestra is large and very lush. The methods of setting, etc. make
this work really better suited to an older audience despite the fairy tale origin.
(J. Little, James Madison Univ.)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Giannini, V.
same & Fee,
Dorothy
The Taming of the Shrew
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
after Shakespeare
Music and Drama Guild, Cincinnati, OH 1/31/53
BM
150m; 3 acts
2s,5t,2b,4bs
2222,4321,tp.pc.cl.p,
hp.str
Videotaped
Gibbs, Armstrong
Bush, Nancy
The Great Bell of Burley
Historical drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
(1951)
TP(Nov)
3 acts
cast of 9,ch
2ps
Gibbs, A.
The Three Kings
Nativity play, pfd. by children and/or adults
Prospect Hill School, New Haven, CT 12/15/64
BH
105m; 4 acts
solos,ch
Gibson, Robert
same
The Adventures of Ton Sawyer
Play with music, pfd. by children
after Mark Twain
(1976)
BM
60m; 9sc
cast of 15,ch
2ps
Gideon, Miriam
same
The Adorable Mouse
Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after French folktale
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY (1960)
Jos
llm; lact
solo
1011,1000,tp,hpcd
OR 1010,2000,tp,p,str
Recording avail.
-58-
Gill, Richard
Jinini
AuMC
60m; 1 act
s,boy-s,t,b,bs,ch
3231,5301 ,pc,pic,p,org,
str.didjeridu, rhythm
sticks, nulla nullas,
woomeras
pfd. by h.s.
based on Aboriginal legend
(1969)
COMMENTS: Australian Aboriginal instruments can most likely be obtained from:
Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, 580 N. School Lane, Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 2993016 or Australia House, 44 Exchange St., Portland, ME 04101 (207) 772-6765
Gill, R.
The Pied Piper of Hamlyn
Drama for 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
after German folktale
(1965)
AuMC
54m; 1 act
7sgrs,spk,ch
3232,3220 ,tp,pc,str
Gillis, Don
The Gift of the Magi
comp. est. c/o ASCAP
1 act
lwoman,3men,ch
P
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after O.Henry
Texas Wesleyan College, Ft. Worth 12/7/65
ALSO PFD. BY: Community Opera, NYC 12/71
Gillis, D.
The Libretto
pfd. by adults
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman 12/60
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Gillis, D.
Park Avenue Kids
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s.
Elkhart H.S., Elkhart, IN 5/12/57
BM
105m; la/2sc
same
s,b,bs-b,ch
2232,4331,tp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI '59
Gillis, D.
same
Pep Rally
Spoof of college life, pfd. by adults or h.s.
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 8/15/57
BM
105m; 1 act
3s,2t,4b,bs,ch
3332,4541,6sx,pc,p,
cel,hp
Gingold, Norbert
The Boot of Mr. Ticklewood
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children
San Francisco Children's Opera 6/3/68
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, Heddy
Cinderella
pfg.org.
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and 135m; 3a/3sc; 2 sets
adults
6adults,18chl,chl.ch
2121,2210,pc.str
San Francisco Children's Opera 11/55
repeated in many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
A Date with Santa
comp.
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and 135m; 2a/6sc; 4 sets
adults
4adults,19chl,chl.ch
Theatre Perrault, Marseille, France 11/50
2121,2210,pc,str
Am.prem: San Francisco Children's Opera 12/9/56
Tape avail.
repeated many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and
adults
after Andersen
San Francisco Children's Opera 3/22/59
repeated many seasons
-59-
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
GoUiloeks Becomes Queen
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and
adults
San Francisco Children's Opera 1/19/64
repeated many seasons
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Johnny Appleseed
pfg.org.
American opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children 120m; 2a/2sc; 2 sets
based on life of John Chapman
4adults,16chl,chl.ch
San Francisco Children's Opera 5/57
2121,2210,pc.str
repeated many seasons
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Little Red Riding Hood
comp.
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and 135m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets
children
4adults,21chl,chl.oh
Thefltre Perrault, Marseille, France 5/49
2121,2210,pc.str
Am.prem: San Francisco Children's Opera 1/20/57
Tape avail,
repeated many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
The Magic Lamp
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and
children
San Francisco Children's Opera 1957
repeated many seasons
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Princess Honey Becomes Queen
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and
children
San Francisco Children's Opera 1956
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Puss 'n Boots
comp.
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and 135m; 3a/5sc; 5 sets
children
5adults,14chl,chl.ch
Theatre Perrault, Marseille, France 3/49
2121,2210,pc.str
Am.prem: San Francisco Children's Opera 2/26/56
Tape avail,
repeated many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Santa Claus' Beard
comp.
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and 135m; 2a/4sc; 2 sets
children
2adults,21chl,chl.ch
Theatre Perrault, Marseille, France 11/49
2121,2210,pc.str
Am.prem: San Francisco Children's Opera 12/18/55
Tape avail,
repeated many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Sinbad the Sailor
comp.
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and 135m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets
children
5adults,12chl,chl.ch
original story; only name Sinbad is used
2121,2210,pc,str
Theatre Perrault, Marseille, France 4/9/50
Tape avail.
Am.prem: San Francisco Children's Opera 10/7/56
repeated many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
-60-
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Sleeping Beauty
comp.
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and 135m; 3a/7sc; 4 sets
children
4adults,17chl,chl.ch
Theatre Perrault, Marseille, France 10/49
2121,2210,pc,str
Am.prem: San Francisco Children's Opera 3/25/56
repeated many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Snow White and Rose Red
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and
children
San Francisco Children's Opera 4/3/56
repeated many seasons
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
p g g
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and 135m; 3a/5sc; 4 sets
children
5adults,21chl,chl.ch
San Francisco Children's Opera 9/53
2121,2210,pc,str
Tape avail.
repeated many seasons
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Song of Happiness
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and
children
San Francisco Children's Opera 1/26/60
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Suzanne and her Double
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and
children
San Francisco Children's Opera 3/26/83
pfg.org.
3 acts
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Three Little Jitterbugs
Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and
children
San Francisco Children's Opera 11/13/55
pfg.org.
Gingold, N.
Gingold, H.
Wolferl
Opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children
based on Mozart's life
San Francisco Children's Opera 1/81
pfg.org.
135m; 2a/7sc; 5 sets
10adults,7chl,chl.ch
2121,2210,pc,str
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)
Gitter, Marshall
& Heltzler, Gary
Nowell, Janie B.
Hoedown Heaven
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Pretense Theatre, Jacksonville Beach, FL 1980
Glen, Robert &
McAfferty,
Maureen
same
Out of This World
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
PDS
90m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
4men,3women
1010,0110,a-sx,p,pe,dbs
Wei
45m
7boys,3girls,boy-ch
P
COMMENTS: Allows children to voice some of their dissatisfactions with
contemporary society. Much opportunity to build original moon sets. Uncomplex
piano accompaniment. Can be produced very economically, (publisher)
Golden, Joseph
same
The Butterfly That Blushed
PDS
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults and 60m; la/5sc; 1 set
children
cast of 11
(1954)
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Esquire Hills Elem. School, Bremerton, WA 5/27/82
-61-
Goldman, Edward
M.
same
David
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults
after biblical story
(1967)
eomp. c/o ASCAP /AMC
75m; 3a/13sc; 1 set
s,boy-s,3t,4b,2bs-b,4bs,ch
p OR org
Goldstaub, Paul R. The Marriage Proposal
same
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Chekhov
Mankato State University, MN 5/25/78
AMC
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,t,b
1110,0000,p,pc
Goldstein, William A Bullet for Billy the Kid
Shofer, Marvin
pfd. by adults
CBS-TV 1965
TP(Fox)
45m; 1 act
4sgrs,2spks,ch
chamb.orch
ALSO PFD. BY: Springfield Jr. College, IL 2/67
Goldstein, W.
Shofer, M.
A Total Sweet Success
pfd. by adults
after Mark Twain's "The £1,000,000 Bank Note"
Lincoln Center Experimental Theatre, NY 10/66
Goodman, Alfred
Rein, Robert
The Statues at Turtle Bay
AMC
form: East River Legend
35m
Fantasy about United Nations, pfd. by children and adults 2chl,2t,b,3spks,chl.ch
Henry Street Settlement, NYC 5/25/58
2121,2210,tp,pc,p,str
Gordon, Philip
Scanlon, Marie
C.
The Shoe of Little Noby
Christmas opera, pfd. by adults
after story by Francois Coppge
(1957)
com p. c/o ASCAP
/AMC
60m; 2 acts; 1 set
2s,2m,2a,3t,bs,mime,ch
many small roles
2222,4231,tp,pc,str
Gordon, P.
Scanlon, M.C.
A Tale from Chaucer
pfd. by adults
after Chanticleer story in "The Canterbury Tales"
Trenton State College, NJ 5/66
com p. c/o ASCAP
/AMC
TKFox)
70m
cast of 6,ch,dcrs
chamb.orch
40m; 1 act
s,t,b,bs
2222,2210,tp,pc,hp,
cel,str OR p
Gorney, Jay
Austin, James
The Geografoof
BM
Musical parable, pfd. by children or adults and children 30m; 1 act
cast of 10,7dcrs
1121,lU0,p,str
Gottlieb, Jack
same
Sharing the Prophets
Musical encounter, pfd. by children
GS
45m
ch
p,pc,dbs,tape
COMMENTS: Provocative and entertaining way for young people to explore
contemporary spiritual values, (publisher)
Gray, David
Greenberg, Noah
adapt, anon,
trans: Auden,
W.H.
A Christmas Carol
Christmas drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Dickens
Nottingham, England 1/60
TP(Nov)
2 acts
cast of 32,ch
The Play of Daniel
Medieval Christmas play, pfd. by adults
New York Pro Musica 12/57
OUP
60 m
12sgrs,ch,narr
medieval insts
COMMENTS: English narration of Latin text, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
-62-
tp,pc,glock,hp,p,str
Greenberg, N.
adapt, anon
trans: Auden,
W.H.
The Play of Herod
Medieval Christmas play, pfd. by adults
New York Pro Musica 12/63
OUP
80m
20sgrs,ch,narr
medieval insts
COMMENTS: English narration of Latin text, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Griffiths, Philip
<Sc Shaw, Eric
adapt. Delibes
same
My Daughter Coppelia
pfd. by adults
adaptation of Delibes' ballet
(1972)
OUP
90m
cast of 4,ch,dcrs
2vln,vlc,pc,p OR p
Gross, Eric
Kitson, Alan
The Ugly Duckling
"Pantomime", pfd. by adults
after Andersen
BM(Leeds) /AuMC
150m
pop or light music
ensemble
Gross, Robert
Allen, Donald
The Bald Soprano
com p. c/o BMI /AMC
Absurdist comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 85m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,a,t,b,bs
after Ionesco
llll,1100,pc,hp,str
Occidental College, Los Angeles 5/62
Groth, Howard
Petruehio
pfd. by adults
Arkansas State College, Conway 3/29/54
pfg.org.
100m; 3 acts; 3 sets
s,2t,2b,bs
ALSO PFD. BY: Arkansas State College, Conway '56
Gruenberg, Louis
Erskine, John
Jack and the Beanstalk
"A Fairy Opera for the Childlike", pfd. by adults
Juilliard School, NYC 11/19/31
comp.est.
3a/13se; 5 sets
cast of 9,ch
2122,4231,E-hn,tp,pc,
p,hp,cel,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Jr. Programs, L.A. Philharmonic '41; Performing Arts Repertory
Theatre, NYC '73
Gualillo, Nicholas
same
Cinderella and the Fairy
pfd. by adults
based on Perrault
New York Intercity Opera, Cooper Union 11/19/77
comp.
COMMENTS: Part One of trilogy: "The Phantom Princess".
Gualillo, N.
same
The Phantom Princess
comp.
COMMENTS: Trilogy comprised of "Cinderella and the Fairy", "The Royal Ball",
and "The Magic Slipper". No record of performances other than of Part One.
Hagemann, Virginia The Birds' Christmas Carol
same
For grades 7-12, pfd. by jr.h.s. or h.s.
after story by Kate Douglas Wiggin
TP
60m; 3 acts
10boys,9girls,ch
P
Hagemann, V.
same & Jones,
Eleanor (bk)
Hagemann, V.
A Christmas Carol
Christmas operetta, pfd. by adults and children
after Dickens
(1975)
P
The Pied Piper
TP
-63-
TP
2a/4sc
14 men ,4 women,girl-ch
Halley, Paul
The Prince and the Pauper
pfd. by children and adults
same
Sroka, Elliott (bk) after Mark Twain
Cathedral School Choristers and Players, Cathedral
Church of St. John the Divine, NYC 3/11/83
pfg.org.
Halpern, Sidney
The Monkey's Paw
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after W.W. Jacobs
Off Broadway Opera Co., NYC 4/4/65
AMC
1 act
Halstenson,
Michael
Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
pfd. by adults
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 6/8/81
pfg.org.
15m
p
Hamilton, Kelly
same
Trizie True, Teen Detective
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
SFr
4men,4women
P
COMMENTS: A cleverly camp celebration of some of the greatest pulp fiction
(Nancy Drew) ever written. ("New York Daily News")
Hamilton, Marcia
Hamilton,
Christian
A Christmas Eve with Music or To Please Mr. Plumjoy
Christmas opera, pfd. by adults
Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh, PA 1957
GAL
1 act
3sgrs,mime,ch
llll,1000,pic,pc,p
Hamm, Charles
Edward
same
The Box
pfd. by adults
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 2/4/61
com p. c/o Dartmouth
College
1 act
Hamm, C.E.
The Cask of Anontillado
pfd. by adults
after Poe
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, OH 3/1/53
com p. c/o Dartmouth
College
1 act
Hamm, C.E.
The Monkey's Paw
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after W.W. Jacobs
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, OH 5/2/52
com p. c/o Dartmouth
College
la/3sc
cast of 5
ALSO PFD. BY: American Conservatory, Chicago 11/52; Chamber Opera Workshop,
Chicago 12/52; Cincinnati Music and Drama Guild 5/52
Hamm, C.E.
The Salesgirl
pfd. by adults
Virginia Intermountain College, Bristol 3/1/55
comp. c/o Dartmouth
CoUege
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Virginia Intermountain College, Bristol '60
Hamm, C.E
The Scent of Sasparillw
pfd. by adults
Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, CA 9/5/54
comp. c/o Dartmouth
CoUege
1 act
Hamm, C.E
same
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Thurber
Ohio University, Athens 7/30/53
comp. c/o Dartmouth
College
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Louisiana State Univ. '53; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music '54;
Cincinnati Music and Drama Guild '54
Hand, Colin
Alton, Edwin H.
The King of the Golden River
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
after story by John Ruskin
(1965)
-64-
TP(Nov)
45m
cast of 6,ch
rcdrs,pc,p OPT vln.vlc
Hannay, Roger
Lamb, Jerome
Two Tickets to Omaha (Perfidy Confounded)
pfd. by adults
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 7/21/60
eomp. c/o ASCAP
2 acts
Hanselmann, Paul
Fendrich, Shubert
The Chips are Down
Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1963)
PDS
60m; 2a/3sc; 1 set
3men,4 women
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Palace Showboat Dinner Theatre, Stockton, CA 9/82
Hanson, Daryl
Stimmel, Bert
Christopher Colunbus
Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale 5/1/76
comp. c/o AMC
60m
4men,4 women
1121,2010,pic,pc,dbs,
gtr,p,hpcd
Hanson, D.
Stimmel, B.
Harder, Eleanor
same
The Happy Prince
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
(1977)
AMC
2s,a,3t,b,ch
P
Beauty and the Lonely Beast
PDS
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 60m; 2a/10se
Parody on "Beauty and the Beast"
2men,4women
(1969)
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Lake George Youth Theatre, NY 7/82
Harder, E.
same
Gold Fever
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1974)
PDS
90m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
4men,3women,ch
P
COMMENTS: Music is easy; speaking in rhythms employed. Simple set pieces
required. (D. Wayland, Opera for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Freedom High School, Morgantown, NC 5/82
Harder, E.
same
New Clothes for the Empress
PDS
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/4sc; 1 set
Parody on "The Emperor's New Clothes"
2men,4women,ch
(1980)
p
COMMENTS: Simple set pieces used; outlandish costumes for Empress required.
Wonderfully funny. (D. Wayland, Opera for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Theatre North, Tulsa, OK 8/82
Harnick, Sheldon
same
Dragons
comp.
Fantasy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
2 acts
after play by Yevgeny Schwarz
cast of 8,oh
O'Neill Theater Center, CT (reading) 1983
full orch
National Institute for Music Theater, NYC (reading) 4/84
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 11/84
Harnick, S.
same
Frustration
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
spoof on "PelUas et Mglisande"
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 1969
TP /AMC
5min.
s,a
cl.p.vln
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Eastern Kentucky Univ., Richmond '79; De Paul
Univ., Chicago '81; Bel Canto Opera, NYC '81
Harris, Theodore
Williams, William
Carlos
The First President
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., Rutherford, NJ 1964
-65-
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Harrison, Lou
Morris, William
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
YWHA, Kaufman Aud., NYC 5/14/59
SoM
40 m; 1 act
s,a,b
1210,0110,pc,p,cel,hp,tack
piano.str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Tack piano: an upright, prepared by putting thumbtacks
into each hammer, resulting in a metallic sound.
Harte, Stan Jr.
Christnas in Sherwood
Christmas opera, pfd. by children
BM
cast of 8,ch
P
Haskins, Robert
Koppenhaver,
Allen J.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children
after Washington Irving
Springfield Civic Opera (Ohio Lyric) 10/30/76
AMC
1 act
2s,m,2t,b,bs-b,ch,chl.ch
vln,p
Haskins, R.
Koppenhaver,
A.J.
A Piano Cones to Arkansas
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after 1854 story by Thomas B. Thorpe
Ohio Lyric Theatre, Springfield 1978 (tour)
pfg.org.
17m; la/lsc; 1 set
s.t.bs
fl.gtr.dbs.p
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Designed to be performed in elementary school classrooms.
Hatch, Owen A.
Rettke, Marian
Once Upon a Chriatnas
ShP
Christmas opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and 45m; 1 set
children
7adults,boy-s,eh
after Tolstoy's "Where Love Is, God is Also"
p OR org
Haufrecht, Herbert Boney Quillan
same
Pantomime opera, pfd. by adults
based on three folktales
American Legion Hall, Chichester, NY 8/18/51
(rev. 1957)
BB
30m; la/3sc
2s>2a,t,2b,spk,ch,narr
2222,2210,pic,tp,pc,
gtr.str OR p
COMMENTS: Title character was an eccentric; a Civil War veteran and lumberman,
a prankster and a maker of verses and songs.
Haufrecht, H.
same
A Pot of Broth
pfd. by adults
after W.B. Yeats
After Dinner Opera, NYC 1964 (WNYC radio)
AMC
30m; 1 act
m,t,b
0111,1000,hp,str
COMMENTS: An amusing, caustic sketch of a beggar who figuratively turns stone
into bread. The composer has a strong attachment to folk music, and lets the Irish
idiom dominate pleasantly without letting the music dominate the text. (R. Ericson,
"New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: After Dinner Opera, NYC (tour) '68
Haufrecht, H.
The Story of Ferdinand
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Rochester Pops Orch., NY 1964
com p. c/o BMI
1 act
Haufrecht, H.
We've Come from the City
Musical play for h.s. or camps, pfd. by children
ACA
25m; 1 act
cast of 3, spk,ch
1121,2310,3sx,tp,pc,str
Haupt, Lois
Hansel and Gretel
adapt. Humperdinck For grades K-6
adaptation of Humperdinck opera
(1930)
-66-
GS
1 act
P
Haussner, Karl
completion of
sketches left
by R. Strauss
The Donkey's Shadow (Des Esels Schatten)
pfd. by adults or h.s.
after CM. Wieland's novel "The Abderites"
Ettal, Germany 1964
Am.prem: Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff 8/14/70
BH
90m; 2 acts
s,a,2t,b,3bs
2222,2220,tp,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: English translation by Maria Pelikan.
Hays, Henry
Brian
The Little Match Girl
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN 1/77
pfg.org.
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Oregon, Eugene 12/77
Hazell, Chris
Holy
Pop cantata for unison voices
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, NYC 4/24/77
TP(Nov)
22m
ch
p OPT dms.dbs
Head, Michael
Bush, Nancy
The Bachelor Mouse
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
St. Christopher's School, London, England 7/51
BH
60 m; 3 scenes
6sgrs,3spks,ch
fl,cl,p,vln,vlc
COMMENTS: Role of Weasel may be sung by baritone if desired, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: Children's Theatre Opera Wksp., Milwaukee '56; Charleston
Conservatory, PA '61; Hillsboro Highschool, KS '63; Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling
Green '78
Healey, Derek
same
Mr. Punch
comp. /CMC
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 40m; 2 acts; 1 set
after "Punch and Judy" puppet play
cast of 7,ch
Gordon School, Maidenhead, England 7/3/69
rcdrs,2pc,p,str
COMMENTS: Unit set required. Work is a ballad opera with some melodrama. The
students (aged 12-15) enjoyed performing the work, and because of its form, the
piece was easy to rehearse and put together, (composer)
Moved fast, with plenty of variety and depth. ("Maidenhead Advisor")
Helleso, Robin &
Johnson, David
same &
Duncan, Nancy
Flying/Falling
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s.
Emmy Gifford Children's Theatre, Omaha 7/15/82
pfg.org.
70m; 1 act; 1 set
5adults,7h.s.
2gtr,el-p
Guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Stage at least 25x25 required. Performance should be
followed by discussion groups.
COMMENTS: A rock musical about chemical dependency. Very enthusiastic response,
especially when used with study guides. Has proved very effective in making the
topic acceptable for fruitful discussions. (N. Duncan, Emmy Gifford Children's
Theatre)
Hemenway, Edith
Hemenway, Sarah
Benny and the Bear
Comedy for grades K-2, pfd. by adults
Boston Children's Opera Co., Manchester, NH 5/80
comp.
40m; la/4sc; 1 set
2s,m,t,b,spk
P
COMMENTS: This has been our most successful opera. The audience response is
overwhelming. We stage the 'chase' scene out into the audience, and this has
delighted the children. (J. Fitz, Boston Children's Opera Co.)
Excellent! (C. Badea)
-67-
Hemenway, E.
Hemenway, S.
The Twilight of Magic
Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
after Hugh Lofting
Third Street Music Settlement, NYC 1/12/84
comp.
45m; la/6sc; 1-2 sets
2s,m,b
P
COMMENTS: Charming, well-written, well-composed work which should be very
appealing to young audiences. Blends mystery and humor. Score is very interesting
and greatly enhances the mood of the script. Requires adult performers for effective
realization. (J. Pape, Opera for Youth)
Henderson, Alva
same
The Last Leaf
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after O.Henry
San Jose State University Opera, CA 6/17/79
AMC
55m; 1 act
s,m,a,2b,bs
2122,2000 ,pic,E-hn,
tp,pc,p,cel,hp,str
Videotaped
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Set should have area for flashback scene.
ALSO PFD. BY: Lake George Contemporary Opera Studio, NY '80; San Jose State
Univ./Community Opera (tour) '81-'82; New York Univ. '82
Henderson, A.
Lewis, Janet
The Last of the Mohicans
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after James Fennimore Cooper
comm. & prem: Wilmington Opera, DE 6/12/76
AMC
180m; 3a/10sc; 1 set
2s,2t,3b,bs-b,bs,ch
2122,2220,tp,2pc,cel,
hp,str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Requires sets and costumes of professional quality.
COMMENTS: The music has many virtues - lyricism, vocal lines that are flexible
and good to sing, liveliness and color. (A. Porter, "The New Yorker")
Henze, Hans
Werner
Di Leva,
Giuseppe
Eng.trans:
Blumer,
Rodney
Pollicino
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
after "Tom Thumb" story by Collodi
Montepulciano Festival, Italy 8/80
Am.prem: Cabrillo Festival, CA 8/83
EAM(Sch)
80m
lladults,14chl,ch,chl.ch
adult orch: vln.p
child orch: rcdrs,trn-fl,
K-hn,gtr,Orff insts,
pc,3vln,3vlc,dbs
COMMENTS: Directors should be breaking down doors to get at this work. Outstanding roles for adults and children... and strong movement possibilities. (M. Lynch,
East Cleveland Public Schools; Opera for Youth)
One of the few [children's works] that honor opera as an art form and children as
human beings. (A. Rich, "Newsweek")
ALSO PFD. BY: Covent Garden '80; Stuttgart '81, '82; Vienna Volksoper'83
TP(Chl)
1 act
Herrmann,
Bernard
Anderson,
Maxwell
A ChristMS Carol
Musical TV play, pfd. by adults
after Dickens
CBS-TV 12/23/54
Herzog, Edward
Novak, David
PDS
The Tiniest Town in Mexico
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 60m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
cast of 8,ch
or h.s.
fl,2tpt,p,pe,
(1961)
gtr,vln,dbs
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Malcolm Price Laboratory School, Cedar Falls, IA 1/83
HiU, Mabel Wood
Coit, Dorothy
The Roae and the Ring
Satire for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after William Makepeace Thackeray
-68-
AMC
2a/6sc
cast of 22
llll,1100,tp,p,str
Hill, Mirrie
Pirani, Leila
AIM /AuMC
30m
cast of 5,eh
Old Mr. Sundown
Operetta for grades 3-6
(1935)
P
Hiller, Lejaren
Smalley, Webster
Chang Fu, the Witch of Moon Mountain
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
based on form of Pekin Opera
Univ. of Texas, Austin 11/29/82
eomp. c/o ASCAP
65m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 11
fl,pic,hp,vla,pc
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Traditional Chinese theatre set and costumes.
COMMENTS: The play was very successful with both bused-in audiences from schools
and with audiences at public performances. (W. Smalley, Univ. of Texas, Austin)
Hindemtth, Paul
Let's Build a Town (Wir bauen eine Stadt)
EAM(Sch)
Seitz, Robert
pfd. by children
1 act
trans: List, George Berlin, Germany 6/21/30
variable cast
Am.prem: NY State University Teacher's College, Genesee minimum 3 insts
1956
COMMENTS: Children build a town, grown-ups take second place.
ALSO PFD. BY (in English): NYC Parks Dept. '67; Opera New England (tour) '81;
Mississippi Opera, Jackson '83
Hindemith, P.
Wilder, Thornton
The Long Christmas Dinner
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
set in New England
Mannheim, Germany 12/17/61
Am.prem: Juilliard School, N.YC 3/13/63
EAM(Sch) /AMC
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
3s,m,2a,2t,2b,bs
2122,1221,cbsn,pic,
pc,hpcd,str
COMMENTS: Through the ingenious use of the "Door of Life" and the "Door of
Death", Wilder cunningly telescoped the saga of four generations into a single scene,
so that we watch the family emerge from early settlers into prosperous men of
affairs. The score is made up of small closed numbers; each of these ideas is
handled with consummate skill. (P. Heyworth, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Cinnabar Opera, Petaluma, CA '80; Florida
State Univ., Tallahassee '81; Temple Univ., Philadelphia '81
Hitt, James A.
Haubold, Cleve
The Magic Devil Lion
SFr
"Oriental Adventure for Children and Bright Adults", pfd. 1 set
by children
cast of 6,ch
Hitt, J.A.
Haubold, C.
Sherlock Holmes and the Curious Adventure of the SFr
Clockwork Prince
1 set
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
6men,4women
P
Hoddinott, Alun
Piper, Myfanwy
What the Old Man Does Is Always Right
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children
after Andersen
(1980)
OUP
60m; 1 act
cast of 9,ehl.ch
cl,hn,vln,vle,2ps,po
COMMENTS: Simple sets and props, (publisher)
Interesting music and story. Children can function as scenery. (NOA Newsletter).
Hoiby, Lee
Hupler, Dudley
Something New for the Zoo
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
reading: O'Neill Theatre Center Conf., CT 7/19/80
prem: Prince George's Civic Opera, MD 5/7/83
BM
45m; 1 act
s,m,t,b
llll,1110,tp,pc,p,str
OR 2ps
COMMENTS: Men turn into monkeys.
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City 2/83; After Dinner Opera, NYC 4/84
-69-
Holden, Mark
Bernhard, Jim
Scrooge
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Theatre Under the Stars, Houston, TX 12/22/78
Prem.new vers: University of Texas, Austin 12/10/82
pfg.org.
2 acts
cast of 42
orch. of 21
Videotaped
Holland, Kim
Klingle Put
AuMC
Children's Christmas musical, pfd. by children and adults 45min.
Barry Crocker's Sound of Music, Australia 1976
cast of 8,ch,chl.ch
2000,0320,pic,el-gtr,
el-bs,pc,vln,vlc,dbs
Hollingsworth,
Stanley
Levine, Rhoda
Harrison Loved his Umbrella
Musical cartoon for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after book by R. Levine
Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC 5/24/81
BM /AMC
1 act
cast of 14
1121,2100,2pc,p,cel,
hp,str-qt.
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Simple charm and a zany, percussive score. (W. Starr, "Columbia State")
A thorough treat. (A. Kozinn, "Charleston News and Courier")
ALSO PFD. BY: San Jose Community Opera, CA (tour) '83; Children's Free Opera,
NYC '83
Hollingsworth, S. The Mother
same & Fandel, J. Fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
Curtis Institute, Philadelphia, PA 3/29/54
BM(Col)
35m; 1 act
2s,2m,t,b
ini,lluO,tp,pc,p,hp,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: A mother grieves for her dead child.
ALSO PFD. BY: Spoleto Festival, Italy '63; Princeton Opera, NJ '65; San Jose State
Univ., CA '78; Spoleto Festival, SC '81; etc.
Hollingsworth, S.
same & Moult on,
Henry
The Selfish Giant
Fable for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC 5/24/81
BM /AMC
1 act
s,boy-s,bs-b,4chl,mime
llll,1100,2pc,p,cel,hp,
str-qnt
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Contrived language of the libretto [but] some fine composing. (L.
Pay sour, "The Observer")
Libretto...about love, generosity, and tearing down barriers [went on] far too long
to sustain real interest. [Music] reflects Menotti's style. (R. Jacobson, "Opera News")
pfg.org.
Holman, Derek
Doctor Canon's Cure
50m
Davies, Robertson For grades 3-9, pfd. by children and adults
comm. & prem: Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, Toronto 7men,10women,chl.ch
5/19/82
P
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Successful enough to entertain both children & adults. When a traveling
opera company gets stranded because an innkeeper has confiscated their instruments,
Dr. Canon arrives with his "cure"; telling them to be their own instruments, he
reveals The Art of Canon. (J. Kraglund, "Toronto Globe and Mail")
It fulfilled all the requirements for success and should certainly go on to become
a staple in the unfortunately small repertoire of works suitable for children's
choruses around the world. Set in 1820 in Northern Italy, the mysterious, stovepipe-hatted Doctor Canon teaches the company how to use their voices to imitate
the missing instruments and create harmonies by means of the canon. An opera
within an opera is pure delight, full of charm and fun. (P. Dyson, "Opera Canada")
ALSO PFD. BY: Canadian Children's Opera Chorus (tour) '83, '84
-70-
Holman, Roger
& May, Simon
May, S. &
Barnett, Clive
Snike
Dramatic comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
loosely based on "Nicholas Nickleby"
Kingston Grammar School, England 1973
Wei
2 acts; 7 scenes
llmen,3women,ch
1020,0110,gtr,b-gtr>
a-sx,t-sx,dms
OR 2sx,winds,hn,2tpt,
tbn,pc,dms,2gtr,b-gtr,
2synth,p,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Compares modern day schools with Victorian schools of the 19th
century; many memorable songs - including sensitive ballads and rock and roll.
(publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: BBC-TV
Hopkins, Antony
same
Dr. Musikus
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
London Opera Players, England 1970
MMB(Ch)
50m; 1 act
m,t,b,bs-b
P
Hopkins, A.
same
Lady Rhoesia
Satire, pfd. by adults
after Ingoldsby legends
Sadler's Wells, London, England 3/48
MMB(Ch)
60m; 1 act
2s,2t,b,2bs
2222,4231 .tp.xyl.pc,
hp.str
Hopkins, John
A Light Shining in the Darkness
Music-theatre Nativity story for children
GS
30m
lsgr,8spks,narr,ch,
mimes.dcrs
rcdrs,pc,2gtr,p-4hnds,
3vln,vlc
Hopson, Hal
Silent Night
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
story of writing of "Silent Night"
(1980)
Jen
20m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 7,ch
rhythm insts Sc handbells
Tape and guides avail.
Horacek, Leo
Golz, Joseph
The TeU-Tale Heart
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Poe
West Virginia University, Morgantown 8/7/68
comp. c/o WV Univ.
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: West Virginia Univ. '69 & '75; Nebraska Wesleyan Univ. '80 <3c '81
Horovitz, Joseph
Flanders,
Michael
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo
Pop-cantata, pfd. by children
(1973)
TP(Nov)
26min.
unison or 2-part ch
p.dbs.dms
ALSO PFD. BY: Holy Cross Lutheran School, Detroit 3/83
Horovitz, J.
Snell, Gordon
Gentleman's Island
Comedy, pfd. by adults
after W.S. Gilbert
Cheltenham Festival, England 1959
MMB(Che)
30m; la/2sc
t,b
1111,1000,pc.p.str
Horvit, Michael
same
Adventure in Space
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
Piccolo Opera, Detroit, MI 10/12/81
comp. c/o ASCAP
55m; la/3sc; 2 sets
2s,t,b,bs
1111,1100 ,str-qnt,tape
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Lighting effects.
COMMENTS: Very good family entertainment. (M. Gordon, Piccolo Opera)
-71-
Horvit, M.
same
TOMO - Opera-Fantasy for Children
Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and children
University of Houston Opera Wksp. 11/21/68
comp. c/o ASCAP
55m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,b,ch,chl.ch,dcrs
2222,1210,tp,pc,hp,str
House, L.
Marguerite
adapt. J. Strauss
same
Masquerade in Vienna
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
adaptation of "Die Fledermaus"
TP
90m; 3a/3sc
s,2m,2t,4b,5spks,ch
p OR chamb.orch
OR full oreh
House, L.M.
same
Professor Owl
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children
RAH
1 act; 1 set
6sgrs,13spks,ch
P
COMMENTS: Author's objective is to interest children in reading good books. (Opera
for Youth)
House, L. M.
Laukandt,
Renata
The Stockings Were Hung
Christmas operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1957)
TP
45m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 31
P
Hovhaness, Alan
same
The Blue Plane
CFP
Musical fairy tale, pfd. by adults
26m; la/4se
Grand Opera Festival, San Antonio, TX 12/15/59 conc.pf. s,t,b,ch
2222,4231,tp,pe,hp,str
Hoyland, Vic
Xingu
EAM
Music-theatre work for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or 30m; 3 scenes
h.s.
3ch (up to 75)
Essex Youth Orchestra
3030,3330,4pc,eel,
vibes,hp.str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Lighting effects are desirable, costumes are essential.
(publisher)
COMMENTS: Presents Xingu Indians of the Amazon Basin as hunters who co-exist
with nature in a spirit of harmony, (publisher)
Huckaby, William
Sutton, Vern
pfg.org.
Musical melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Robert & Maggie Moulton's "Jesse James"
Northfield Arts Guild, MN 9/9/76
Hughes, Glenn
The Magic Apple
SFr
Adventure with music for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults or 2 sets
children
cast of 11
after Grimm
P
University of Washington, Seattle 1954
Hulett, Michael
same
Wind in the Willows
PDS
Folk comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 90m; la/llsc; 1 set
or h.s.
cast of 5-8
after Kenneth Grahame
P,cl,fl
Rhinelander Area Children's Arts Program, WI 10/82
Humel, Gerald
Brucker, Roger
The Proposal
Chamber opera, pfd. by adults
Southwestern College, Winfield, KS 1958
BM
17 m; 1 act
s,a,t,b
fl,pie,ob,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, AR '59 & '68
-72-
Hummack, Bobby
Alice in Wonderland
(arr)
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
Billman, Larry (bk) adapt, from 1951 Disney film after Carroll
HLe(WD)
la/lsc; 1 set
eh OPT soloists
orch OR p,gtr,bs,dms
Tape and guide avail.
Hunkins, Eusebia
Child of Promise
pfd. by adults
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, AR 7/25/65
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Hunkins, E.
Hammood, Emily
The Magic Laurel Trees
Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by children or h.s.
after Grimm's "12 Dancing Princesses"
comm. & prem: Laurel School of the Theatre,
Shaker Heights, OH 1974
CF /AMC
75m; 2a/7sc
14boys,15girls,ch;
possible doubling
2fl,p,pc
COMMENTS: Huge cast [but doubling possible]. (Opera for Youth)
Hunkins, E.
same
Mice in Council
Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Aesop
(1952)
CF
35m; 1 act
cast of 8,ch-satb
p,2tpt,snare-dms
Hunkins, E.
same
The Reluctant Hero
Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Aesop's "Mice in Council"
(1952)
CF
16m; 1 act
2t,2b,ch-ttbb
Smoky Mountain
CF
90 m; 2 acts; 1 set
2s,m,2t,b,bs,ch
2021,1000,2gtr,bjo,acc,
hea.str
OR p OR p.vln OR p,gtr
Hunkins, E.
same
Folk opera, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on Appalachian tunes
Monmouth College, IL 2/54
P
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools & highschools
Hunkins, E.
same
The Spirit Owl
pfd. by adults
American Indian story; uses Indian themes
(1956)
CF
2 acts
7sgrs,spks
2121,2211,pc,str
Hunkins, E.
same
Wonderous Love
CF
Mountain choral drama of Nativity, pfd. by adults or 35m; 1 act
children
2sgrs,17spks,ch
(1951; rev. 1955)
OR chl.ch
p OR org
COMMENTS: Two versions, one for adult performers, one for child performers,
(publisher)
Hunkins, E.
same
Young Lincoln
Biography
Knox College, Galesburg, IL 10/59
CF
1 act
3s,2a,2t,2b,bs,spk,ch
2122,2210,tp,pc,str
COMMENTS: Can be combined and performed with "Young Lincoln II". (publisher)
Hunkins, E.
same
Young Lincoln II
Biography
(1960)
CF
1 act
s,4m,a,3t,3b,bs-b,ch,chl.ch
P
COMMENTS: Can be combined and performed with "Young Lincoln", (publisher)
-73-
Hurd, Michael
same
Little Billy
A comic nautical opera for grades K-6
(1966)
TP(Nov)
30m; 1 act
4sgrs,spk,ch
P
Hurd, M.
same
Mr. Punch
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama,
GBteborg, Sweden 4/70
TP(Nov)
30m
cast of 8
p,pe
Hurd, M.
same
Rooster Rag
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by h.s.
after "Chanticleer"
TP(Nov)
13m; la/lsc; 1 set
3s,spk,ch
P
COMMENTS: Versatile pieee...music written to express dramatic moment [and] is
entirely challenging to children (complex rhythms, syncopation, difficult intervals).
The piece also proves to be a bouncy, fun-filled experience for children to perform.
(Opera for Youth Publishers Reading Clinic)
Huston, Scott
Bratton, Karl
The Giggling Goblin
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after Bratton's "Tales of the Magic Mirror"
Cincinnati College-Conservatory, OH 6/12/74
comp. c/o BMI
15m; la/4sc; 1 set
narr.ch
P
Tape avail.
Hyde, Herbert
Comfort,
Florence C.
The Kitchen Clock
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children
(1927)
Ftz
40 m; 1 act & prol
cast of 9,chl.ch
ALSO PFD. BY: Children's Opera, Milwaukee, WI '55
Imbrie, Andrew
Wincor, Richard
Three Against Christmas, or Christmas in Peeblestown
Christmas fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
University of California, Berkeley 12/3/64
CFP
90m; la/4sc
cast of 5,ch
COMMENTS: The work is superficially laden with humor, fantasy, and satire, but
the underlying theme is the importance of tradition and spiritual heritage. The
music is demanding to listen to and demanding to play...seething with musical ideas.
It is predominantly tonal, but in a constantly changing, dissonant tonality. (P.
Hertelendy, "Oakland Tribune")
pfg.org.
50m; 1 act
Israel, Brian
Israel, Joseph
Winnie the Pooh
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after A.A. Milne
Opera Theatre of Syracuse, NY 6/1/79
James, Jerry
same
Oregon Country
PDS
Melodrama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m; 2a/4sc; 4 sets
or h.s.
4men,5women,ch
(1974)
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. First United Methodist Church, Jackson, TN 5/82
Jansons, Andrejs
Baumanis, Vilnis
Spriditis
Folk drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after play by Anna Brigadere
NY Latvian Choir, Boston, MA 6/30/78
ChP
105m; 2a/7sc; 7 sets
cast of 18, ch
llll,2210,hp,p,str
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Show is viewed on two levels, child and adult. Equally good response
from adults and children. Many of the roles can be played by both adults and
teenagers; some roles can be doubled, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: several pfs. by NY Latvian Choir
-74-
Jarrett, Jack
same
Cinderella
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
University of Florida, Gainesville 1956
comp. e/o ASCAP
120m; 3a/10sc; 2 sets
5women,4men,ch
full orch
Jason, Daniel
Kris Kringle Rides Again
Christmas operetta, pfd. by children or adults
HLe(EBM)
120m; 2 acts
cast of 15,ch
1121,2110,p,str
Jebeles,
Elizabeth Wenk
same
The Audition
Satire for grades 9-12, pfd. by adult or h.s.
Shades Valley Music Club, Birmingham, AL 3/7/79
AMC
35m; la/lsc; 1 set
7s
chamb.orch,p,gtr OR p
Jenni, Donald
same
The Emperor Clothed Anew
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
de Paul University, Chicago, IL 4/2/65
ACA /AMC
45m; la/2sc
s,m,t,b,bs,5spks
P
Jennings, Richard
Space Opera One (As We Travel Through the Stars)
Multi-media opera, pfd. by adults
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 10/79
comp.
1 act
Johnson, A. Paul
Anzollo and Valeria
pfd. by adults
Sarasota Opera, FL 2/17/84
pfg.org.
1 act
Johnson, Harriett
Freeman, Lydia
& Don
Pet of the Met
Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after book by Don Freeman
Little Orchestra Society, NYC 1/56
eomp. c/o ASCAP
45m; 1 act; 1 set
s,t
chamb.orch
Johnson, Lockrem
same
A Letter to Emily
pfd. by adults
after Robert Hupton's "Consider the Lilies"
Cornish Institute, Seattle, WA 4/22/51
AMC
40m; la/2sc
s,m,b,bs
fl,cl,p,str
COMMENTS: An incident in Emily Dickinson's life.
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of California, Long Beach '70; Michigan State Univ. '74;
Queens College, NY '73; Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale '82
Johnson, Tom
same
Door-Window-Drawers-Dryer-Box
Five Shaggy Dog Operas
Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Drama Ensemble Space, NYC 9/78
AMC
70m
s,m,t,b
P
COMMENTS: Minimalist in style, dry, funny. Simple, repetitious situation culminating
in a pointless punch line. (Trinity Management)
ALSO PFD. BY: Chelsea Theater Center, NYC 4/81
Johnson, T.
same
The Four Note Opera
Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Cubiculo Theatre, NYC 5/16/72
GS /AMC
70m; lact; 1 set
s,a,t,b,bs
P
COMMENTS: Won nothing but praise from critics and audiences alike. Pokes fun
at the basic ingredients of opera: choral scenes, arias in all ranges, duets, trios,
all caricatured with zest. The five soloists enjoyed themselves as much as the
audience. (C. Hiller, "Opera")
Ingratiating, accessible cleverness is rare in music these days. I found it attractive,
witty, and full of the right kind of invention. It lasts about an hour and doesn't
once repeat any of its tricks. (A. Rich, "New York" Magazine)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. Roosevelt Univ., Chicago '73; Met Opera
Studio '72; Carson-Newman College, TN '74; Prince George's Opera, MD (tour) '75;
Opera Repertory Group, Jacksonville (tour) '76; Eastern New Mexico Univ., Portales
'76; Wheaton College, MA '78; Ball State Univ., IN '79; Boston Univ. '81; Modesto
Jr. College, CA '82; also in Germany and Austria '83 & '84
-75-
Jones, Don C. &
Holley, Mary S.
Holley, Mary S.
The Little Mermaid
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
after Andersen
librettist
45m; 3 acts; 2 sets
3men,5women,ch
P
COMMENTS: This musical play ends happily, in contrast to story. Incorporates use
of sign language or mime; music includes ballads, soft rock, and calypso, (librettist)
Jones, Kelsey
Sun Slick
pfd. by adults
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 7/4/67
stg.prem: McGill University, Montreal 12/15/67
CMC
1 act
Josephs, Wilfred
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Pound There
Fantasy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children
after Lewis Carroll
Leeds Young Opera Group, Harrowgate Festival, England
8/4/78
pfg.org.
Joubert, John
Tunnicliffe,
Stephen
The
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
after Tolstoy's "Too Dear"
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School for Boys, Barnet,
England 1973
TWNov)
llsgrs,3spks,ch
llll,1000,tp,pc,2ps,str
Joubert, J.
Holbrook, David
The Quarry
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
Copland School, Wembley, England 1965
TWNov)
60m; 1 act; 1 set
5sgrs,5spks,ch
llll,1000,tp,pc,p,str
Joyce, Mary Ann
Holloway, Sr.
Marcella Marie
PDS
A Christmas Carol
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 75m; la/lsc; 1 set
after Dickens
cast of 20,ch
(1975)
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Union Theatre Ass'n, Buffalo, SC 12/82
Jurman, Carl
Robinette,
Joseph
Melian and the Magic Nutcracker
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
Children's Theatre Workshop of Glassboro, NJ 12/82
Kalmanoff, Martin Aesop, the Fabulous Fabulist
Comic-drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
same
Camp Pemigewasset, NH 8/69
Kalmanoff, M.
same
Drake, Arnold
(bk)
Alexander Gratia* Bell
form: Smart Alee and the Talking Wire
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
Producers Ass'n for Young Audiences, NYC 3/77
pfg.org.
com p. e/o ASCAP
40m; la/7sc; 4 sets
5men,3women
P
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/3sc; 3 sets
4men,lwoman
P
Tape and guides avail.
ALSO PFD. BY: Producers Ass'n (tours) '77-'78 & '83
Kalmanoff, M.
Cahalan, Joe
The Beautiful Beast
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after "Beauty and the Beast"
Delano Playhouse Theatre Co., MonticeUo, NY 6/77
comp. c/o ASCAP
45m; la/3sc; 3 sets
5women,3men
P
Kalmanoff, M.
same &
Forscher, Jon
Christopher
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
story of Columbus
Producers Ass'n for Young Audiences, NYC 3/76
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/3sc; 3 sets
4men,l woman
P
Tape and guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Ship of Columbus' time at sea.
ALSO PFD. BY: Producers Ass'n (tour) '77
-76-
Kalmanoff, M.
Adams, Robert
K.
Give Me Liberty
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after life of Patrick Henry
Producers Ass'n for Young Audiences, NYC 3/75
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/3sc; 3 sets
5 men ,1 woman
P
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: A sparkler of a show, laced with several delightful songs. (J. Martin,
"Daily News")
Enchanting and professional enough to delight and amuse all who are young at heart.
I wholeheartedly recommend it. (R. Reed, "Daily News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Edison Theatre, NYC '75; Producers Ass'n (tour) '75-'76
Kalmanoff, M.
same
Brenner, Marlene
(bk)
Legends Three
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
Biblical stories
Jewish Heritage Theatre, NYC 11/23/69
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/4sc; 1 set
4men,2women
P
COMMENTS: Present-day characters quick-change into Biblical personalities,
(composer)
Kalmanoff, M.
Cahalan, J.
The Magic Beanstalk
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Delano Playhouse Theatre Co., Monticello, NY 1976
comp. c/o ASCAP
45m; la/3sc; 3 sets
5men,3women
P
Kalmanoff, M.
adapt: various
famous opera
composers
same
The Magic Land of Opera
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
(1972)
comp. c/o ASCAP
30m; la/3sc; 1 set
7men,5women
P
Kalmanoff, M.
Lebowitz, Gerald
Mr. Scrooge
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Storyland Theatre, NYC 12/3/66
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/3sc; 3 sets
6men,2women
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Memphis State Univ. '69
Kalmanoff, M.
Saroyan, William
Opera, Opera
Satire on "grand" opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
After Dinner Opera, NYC 2/22/56
CF
30m; 1 act; 1 set
s,2m,t,b,bs,2spks
P
COMMENTS: Highly entertaining. (W. Sargeant, "The New Yorker")
Very amusing. (F. Perkins, "New York Herald Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Kalmanoff, M.
Ralph and the Wonderful Goodtine Circus
same 4 Cahalan, J. Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
Delano Playhouse Theatre Co., Monticello, NY 1978
comp. c/o ASCAP
45m; la/3sc; 3 sets
4men,3women
P
Kalmanoff, M.
You'll Never Get It Off the Ground
same & Drake, A. Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
story of Wright Brothers
(1980)
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/3sc; 3 sets
3men,2women
P
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Representing flight, (composer)
Kalmanoff, M.
same &
Adams, R.K.
Young Ton Edison
Comic-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
based on "Young Tom and the Wonderful Why"
Harnick-Adams Productions, Washington, DC 12/62
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/3sc; 3 sets
5men,3women
1121,2110, tp.pc.str
Tape and guides avail.
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
the last five years.
-77-
Kanitz, Ernest
Chorney,
Alexander &
Shrager, Sidney
Royal Auction
Comedy, pfd. by adults
University of California, Los Angeles 2/26/58
BM
45m; la/2sc
cast of 8
2ps
Kaplan, Larry
same
Clap Your Hands
For grades K-9, pfd. by h.s.
(1978)
PfP
60 m; 2 acts
7boys,10girls,ch
p OPT stg.band
Kaufmann, Walter The Hoosier Tale
same
History, pfd. by adults
story of early settlers (a white trader who marries
an Indian girl)
comm: Indiana Historical Society for Indiana
Sesquicentennial celebration
prem: Indiana University, Bloomington 7/30/66
com p. c/o pfg.org.
3 acts
large cast, 3ch
full orch
COMMENTS: Conservative, tonal musical idiom, heavily scored for orchestra. Has
much effective choral writing. The State should be proud of this contribution to
its celebration. (A. Hughes, "New York Times")
Kavanaugh,
Patrick
Jack and the Beanstalk
For grades K-6
Hartke Theatre, Washington, DC 11/24/74
comp.
1 act
ch,soloists
chatnb.orch,
pc ensemble
Kay, Don
Sansom, Clive
Rapunzel
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults
after Grimm
(1966)
TAC /AuMC
40m; 1 act
s,a,t,2b,spk,ch
rcdr/fl,cl,pc,p
OR full orch
Guides avail.
Kay, Norman
Morgan, John
A Christmas Carol
TV Christmas opera
after Dickens
Harlach (Wales) TV 1980
pfg.org.
Videotaped
Kay, N.
Robin Hood
Adventure for grades 3-12
after legend
Buxton Festival, England 7/84
pfg.org.
Kay, Peter
Janski, Stefan
The Snowman of Kashmir
pfd. by children and adults
comm: English National Opera (1975)
EAMttJE)
30m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 4
p,pc,hn
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Sound effects - wind machine, airplane engine, siren.
COMMENTS: Vocal parts well suited to young singers. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
Kay, P.
Kay, Heather
Theseus and the Minotaur, or Knoek-Out at Knossos
Myth for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after Greek myth
(1976)
EAM(UE)
40m; 1 act
east of 4,ch
P.pe
COMMENTS: Tuneful pop musical style. Text employs phrases that are uniquely
British. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
Kay, Ulysses
same &
Ussachevsky
The Boor
pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Chekhov
comm: Koussevitzky Foundation
prem: University of Louisville, KY 4/68
-78-
CF
40m; 1 act
s,t,b
llll,1110,tp,pc,p,str
Kayden, Mildred
Mardi Gras
pfd. by adults
WNYC Radio, NY 5/22/58
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Keane, David
Fanstone, David
The Devil's Constructs
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s.
comm: Ontario Arts Council
prem: Napanee Senior Secondary School, Ont. 10/12/78
CMC /AMC
40m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 7
prepared tape
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Orchestral tape available from composer.
In the event you like your opera heavily laced with electronics and the supernatural,
you will enjoy "The Devil's Constructs". (G. Burliuk, Kingston "Whig Standard")
Keane, Robert
Benny
Children's musical
AuMC
Keane, R.
Kennett, Ken
Heidi
Children's musical, pfd. by children and adults
after Johanna Spyri
Townsville Theatre Co., Queensland, Australia 1971
Wei /AuMC
60min.
cast of 5
p.pc
Keane, R.
Kennett, K.
Heidi and the Clown
Children's musical, pfd. by children and adults
(1972)
Wei /AuMC
60min.
cast of 6
P
Keene, Marta
Lyn
Another Rainy Christinas
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
ShP
Tape avail.
Kelly, Brian
Fuller, John
Herod, Do Your Worst
Christmas drama, pfd. by h.s.
Lord William's School, Thame, Oxon, England 1968
TP(Nov)
60min.
5sgrs,6spks,ch
fl,tp,pc,2ps,str
Kelly, B.
Fuller, J.
The Spider Monkey Uncle King
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and h.s.
Cookham Festival, England 1971
TP(Nov)
55min.
10sgrs,5spks,3mime,ch
p,pc OPT tp.str
Kelly, Robert
same
Tod's Girl
Folk opera, pfd. by adults
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 1/8/71
TP
55m; 1 act
s,m,a,t,b,bs
llll,1110,pc,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana 5/73
Kelly, Tim
adapt, various
same
Ratcatcher's Daughter
Melodrama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
or h.s.
(1974)
PDS
60m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
5men,7women
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Alamagordo Players Wksp, NM 6/82
Kelly, T.
adapt, various
same
Young Dracula
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s.
(1975)
PDS
120m; 2a/10sc; 1 set
cast of 18,ch
1010,0110,a-sx,pc,p,dbs
COMMENTS: Uses various Victorian melodies, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Waveland Players, St. Louis, MO 12/82
-79-
Kelvin, Pauline
Kelvin, Richard
The Little Chianey Sweep
PDS
Folk opera for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 60m; 3a/6sc; 4 sets
or children or h.s.
cast of 20,ch
(1966)
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Bay City Players, MI 7/82
Kelvin, P.
same &
Kelvin, R.
The Magical Pied Piper
PDS
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or children and 60m; la/lse; 1 set
adults or adults or h.s.
cast of 16,ch
(1968)
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Community Circle Theatre, Grand Rapids, MI 7/13/82
Kennon, Skip
same
Peyton, Bruce
(bk)
Feathertop
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Hawthorne
Pennsylvania Stage Co., Allentown 10/29/80
comp. c/o BMI
2 acts
p.hped.hp.pe.dbs
ALSO PFD. BY: American Stage Festival, Milford, NH 6/81
Kerley, Jane
The Magic Nutcracker
adapt. Tchaikovsky pfd. by children
dramatized children's version of ballet suite
(1925)
GS
1 act
Kerr, Walter
Sing Out, Sweet Land
pfd. by adults
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 4/56
comp. c/o ASCAP
la/8sc
s,a,t,ch
Kessler, Mary
Alice
Christmas Cards for You
Christmas tableaux for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1962)
ShP
40min.
ch
P
COMMENTS: Comprised of original songs and traditional carols, (publisher)
Kessler,
Minuetta
same
Kiddy City
Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
Winn Brook School, Belmont, MA 5/61
comp.
50 m; 2a/2sc; 2 sets
cast of 16 or more
P
Tape and guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Need large box to represent ice-cream machine.
(composer)
COMMENTS: The PTA sponsored the [premiereL.there was no cost ...the audience
[and cast] was most enthusiastic.A local ice cream manufacturer distributed free
ice cream to the children in the audience; what great advertising, (composer)
Kievman, Carson
same
Intelligent System
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
audience participation
theory of evolution
Donaueschingen Music Festival, West Germany 10/20/84
comp. c/o BMI /AMC
90m; 2a/5sc; 1 set
2s,m,t,b,bs
1021,1000,pc,kbd,
tape,2vln
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: 35mm film required - available for rental as are sets
and costumes, (composer)
Kievman, C.
same
Multinationals and the Heavens
GS(AMP) /AMC
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
45m; la/3sc; 1 set
New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, NYC 4/79 cast of 9
4pc,str-qt,synth
COMMENTS: Masks available for rental, (composer)
-80-
Kimmell, Jack
Magic in the Heart of the Universe
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1977)
ShP
60min.
ch
2fl,dbs,gtr,pc,org
COMMENTS: Easily staged dramatization of life as lived by most of us. (publisher)
King, Carole
Sendak, Maurice
Really Rode
Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after book by Sendak
Musical Theatre Lab, Washington, DC 10/17/79
SFr
2 acts
cast of 9,ch
p,reed,gtr,dbs,dms
ALSO PFD. BY: Center Stage, Bronx, NY 6/84
King, David
Hailstone, Kerry
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
English pantomime for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
(1973)
AuMC
120m
cast of IS
2ps,pc
King, D.
Hailstone, K.
I Love You, Humphrey B. Bear
Musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children
Barry Eggington Prod., South Australia 1973
AuMC
King, D.
Hailstone, K.
Theseus, the Hero of Athens
An entertainment for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
Education Dept. of South Australia 1976
AuMC
120m
cast of 25
2ps
King, Diane
Dixon, Michael
Bigelow
& Patch, Jerry
PDS
Bits and Bytes
Comic-drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children and adults 60 m; la/7sc; 1 set
or h.s.
flex.oast 5-10
South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CA 1/20/83
p,gtr,dbs,pc
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: The computer required by the script can be real or a fabrication.
There has been a lot of interest in this play from those involved in computer
education, (publisher)
This has been South Coast Repertory's most popular education touring production
in 15 years. The humanistic approach taken by the creators seems to have made
a- significant contribution to the introduction of computers in educational settings.
(M. Dixon, South Coast Repertory)
Presents important concepts about personal computers and their impact on society.
Music ranges from new wave and punk to classical and country and western. (S.
Mace, "InfoWorld" [newsweekly for microcomputer users])
Now that computer technology has entered the home and workplace - as well as
the shopping mall - it's noteworthy that a play can tell us how much more computers
can do than launch missiles and gobble up space villains...a fine score which includes
evocations of different eras in pop music. (L. Christ on, "Los Angeles Times")
Kleinsinger,
George
Darion, Joe
archy and mehitabel
TP(Chl)
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
30m; 1 act
after Don Marquis
s,t,b,ch OPT dcrs
Little Orchestra Society, NY 1954 conc.pf.
lOlO.OUO.a-sx.b-sx,
stg.prem: as "Shinbone Alley", Broadway Theatre, NYC pie,el-gtr,a-gtr,bjo,
1957
pc,p,cel,dbs OR p
COMMENTS: The wayward cat and the journalistic cockroach are delightful. (A.
Hughes, "New York Times")
Tells of a sophisticated alley cat who can never reform. (Q. Eaton, "Opera News")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Kleinsinger, G.
Brooklyn Baseball Cantata
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.8.
(1948)
BM
12m
soloists.ch
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Third Street Music Settlement, NYC '82
-81-
Kleinsinger, G.
Tripp, Paul
PeeWee the Piccolo (1946)
The Story of Celeste (1946)
Tubby the Tuba (1947)
The Return of Tubby the Tuba (1949)
Tubby Goes to the Circus (1949)
Tubby and the J a n Band (1951)
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Ryt
narr
full orch
COMMENTS: Each of these works, although written for narrator and orchestra, can
be individually staged, (librettist)
Kleinsinger, G.
Darion, J.
The Tree That Found Christmas
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Christopher M or ley
Little Orchestra Society, NYC 12/17/55
TP(Chl)
1 act
Knight, Colin
Knight, Norma
The Search
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1975)
JAS
20 m; la/4sc; 1 set
cast of 3,ch
P
Recorded: AuBC
COMMENTS: Music and story simple; a fun piece. (H. Hawn, Opera for Youth)
Knussen, Oliver
Sendak, Maurice
Higgledy, Piggledy, Pop, or There Must Be More to Life GS(Fab)
Fantasy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
1 act
after book by Sendak
Glyndebourne Festival Touring Opera, Oxford, England
10/20/84
COMMENTS: [work incomplete at time of review] The heroine is a dog who becomes
leading lady of the 'World Mother Goose Theatre'. The eventual 'performance' by
this theatre company takes the form of a tiny mock-Mozart overture and ensemble
which is amusing.... (A. Jacobs, "Opera")
Knussen, O.
Sendak, M.
Where the Wild Things Are
Fantasy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after book by Sendak
National Opera, Brussels, Belgium 11/28/82
Am.prem: New York Philharmonic, NYC 6/7/84 conc.pf.
proj.Am.stg.prem: Minnesota Opera, St. Paul 9/85
GS(Fab)
45m; 2 acts
3s,2t,2b,bs
3232,4030,4pc,p,hp,str
COMMENTS: What "Wild Things" so happily bore out is that this is that rare and
precious article, a genuine children's opera, neither patronizing nor unrealistically
complex, and one that can afford the receptive adult with 45 minutes or so of
utter delight ...A work that is fun, funny, magical, and also unsentimentally,
unpompously serious. The score glitters with wit, beauty, romantic fantasy, and
operatic "objets trouve's" rendered marvellously fresh; the stagecraft behind the
whole thing reveals Knussen a born theatre composer. (M. Loppert, "Opera")
The composer takes a child's delight in raising a rumpus - and does it excellently.
(D. Henahan, "New York Times")
Kocher, Jack
& Corns, Helen
Rosenthal, Pat
The Princess and the Magic Pea
Fairytale comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and/or
children or h.s.
after Andersen
(1982)
PDS
90m; la/7sc; 1 set
6boys,7girls,ch
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Unified School District 237, Smith Center, KS 11/82
Kondorossy, Leslie The Fox
Hall, Shawn
For grades 7-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after novel by Kalman Mikszath
Cleveland, OH 1/28/61
-82-
com p. /AMC
35m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,a,b,mime
1201,2210,pic,tp,pc,hp,
str
OR 1010,1000,pic.tp.pc,
vln.vlc.dbs
Kondorossy, L.
Hall, S.
Kalanona and the Four Winds
Folk opera, pfd. by children
after Hungarian folktale
Sunbeam School Choir, Cleveland, OH 9/12/71
com p. /AMC
30 m; W i s e
ch
p.bell
Tape and guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: A wind machine and heavy chains are needed.
COMMENTS: A good pianist-accompanist is necessary. The children's chorus was
completely swept up in the spirit of the performance, and the audience responded
enthusiastically, (composer)
Kondorossy, L.
Kulin, Caroline
The Midnight Duel
pfd. by adults
American New Opera Theatre, Cleveland, OH 3/8/55
comp. /AMC
45m; 1 act; 2 sets
s,a,2t,2b,bs
1121,2210,pic.tp.pe,
hp,str
Kondorossy, L.
The Mystic Fortress
pfd. by adults
WSRS Radio, Cleveland, OH 6/12/55
comp*
1 act
Kondorossy, L.
Hall, S.
Night in the Puszta
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Jeno Poharnok
Cleveland Music Hall, OH 6/28/53
comp.
45m; 1 act; 1 set
s,m,t,b,bs,boy-a,ch~ssa
1110,1000,pic,tp,pc,
hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Voice of America 7/53
Kondorossy, L.
Hall, S.
Poorest Suitor
Folktale, pfd. by children
after Blackfoot Indian folktale
Sunbeam School, Cleveland, OH 5/24/67
comp. /AMC
26m; la/lsc
ch
p,bongo
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Good pianist-accompanist necessary. Children enjoyed the preparation
and presentation; audience responded enthusiastically, (composer)
Kondorossy, L.
Kulin, C. &
Klavins, Janis
The Pumpkin
Comedy, pfd. by adults
after comedy by B. Pasztor
Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH 5/15/54 conc.pf.
stg.prem: American New Opera Theatre, Cleveland 6/54
comp. /AMC
22m; 1 act; 1 set
2s,a,b
llll,2U0,pio,tp,pe,
hp.str
Kondorossy, L.
Hall, S. &
Glass, Richard
Ruth and Naomi
For grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults
after Biblical story
Church of the Master, Cleveland Heights, OH 4/28/74
comp. /AMC
20m; 1 act; 1 set
2s,2a,2t,b,ch,chl.ch
1110,1000,pc,tp,org,str
Kondorossy, L.
Hall, S.
Shizuka's Dance
Folktale, pfd. by children
after Japanese story
Sunbeam School, Cleveland, OH 4/22/69
comp. /AMC
22m; la/lsc; 3 sets
ch
p,vln,ob,fl,gtr,pc
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Good pianist necessary, good high school instrumentalists. Child performers enthusiastic, audience liked it very much, (composer)
Kondorossy, L.
Hall, S.
The Two Importers
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after comedy by G. Vaszary
WSRS Radio, Cleveland, OH 4/10/55
stg.prem: Cleveland Little Theatre 10/21/56
-83-
comp. /AMC
30m; 1 act; 1 set
s,a,t,b
llll,1110,tp,pe,p,str
Kondorossy, L.
HaU, S. & Linek,
Steven
The Voice
com p. /AMC
Modern fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 20m; 1 act; 1 set
American New Opera Theatre, Cleveland, OH 5/15/54
s.t.ch
llll,2110,tp,pic,pc,
hp.str
Korn, Peter Jona
same
HekH in Frankfurt
For grades 2-9, pfd. by adults
after Johanna Spyri
Saarland Opera, Saarbrticken, Germany 11/78
BM /AMC
120m; 3a/5sc; 3 sets
2s,m,t,b,bs-b,spk,ch-ssa
3222,3221,sx,tp,4pc,
hp,cel/p,acc,str
COMMENTS: German and English texts in score, (publisher)
Kraft, Leo
The Caliph's Clock
Oriental comedy, pfd. by adults
Queens College Opera Wksp., NYC 3/29/51
com p. c/o ASCAP
150m; 2 acts; 1 set
cast of 6,ch
Krone, Sherman
Krane, June
The Giant's Garden
Fable for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
College of William and Mary, Norfolk, VA 3/12/60
CF
30m; 2 acts
5s,b,bs
llll,1210,tp,p,cel,str
Kreutz, Arthur
Schiller, Zoe
Lunde
Acres of Sky
Folk drama, pfd. by adults
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 11/16/50
BM
135m; 2 acts; 5 sets
9s,4t
ALSO PFD. BY: Columbia Theatre Ass'n, NYC '52
Kreutz, A.
Schiller, Z.L.
Sourwood
Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
University of Mississippi, Clinton 1/8/59
BM /AMC
60m; 1 act
2s,2b,bs-b,ch
1121,1100,p,pc,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff '76; Glendale Music Camp, AZ '76
Kreutz, A.
Schiller, Z.L.
BM /AMC
The University Greys
90m; 2 acts; 3 sets
Drama, pfd. by adults or h.s.
2s,m,2b,ch
after historical account by Maude Morrow Brown
comm. & prem: University of Mississippi, University 1121,1210,pc.p.str
OR p
3/15/54
COMMENTS: Set in Mississippi 1860-63. The University Greys were a regiment
drawn from men at the University, not one of whom returned, (composer)
Kubik, Gail
same
Boston Baked Beans
New England fable, pfd. by adults
Juilliard School at Museum of Modern Art, NYC 3/9/52
TP(Chl) /AMC
20m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,bs/bs-b
cl.tpt.p.dbs
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: A fun piece. Simple production; the four instrumentalists can be
placed on stage, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Settlement School, Philadelphia '56; Univ. of Texas '56; National
Music Camp, Interlochen, MI '59; Wilkes College, PA '70; West Virginia Opera
Theatre '76; New York Univ. Education Theatre '76; Sacramento Community Opera,
CA '82; also pfd. in England, Italy, and Germany
Kubik, G.
West, Jessamyn
A Mirror for the Sky
Folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
based on life of John Audubon
University of Oregon, Eugene 5/23/58
GAL
120m; 2a/12sc; 8-10 sets
cast of 12,eh
2222,2220,2pc,p,str
COMMENTS: Can be staged simply — suggestive (rather than literal) or with
elaborate sets, (composer)
-84-
Kunz, Alfred
Reaney, James
The Bacchae
Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
after Euripides
(1964)
com p. c/o CMC
90m; 2a/4sc; 2 sets
full orch
Kunz, A.
Cummings, Larry
Cyex and Alcyone
Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
after Greek myth
(1981)
comp. c/o CMC
40m; 2sc; 1 set
chamb.orch
Kunz, A.
Hecken,
Dorothea
The Damask Drum
Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
after Japanese Noh drama
Eastwood Collegiate, Kitchener, Ontario 1962
comp. c/o CMC
35m; 2sc; 1 set
Kupferman,
Meyer
Reid, Alastair
The Curious Fern
Fantasy chamber opera, pfd. by h.s.
Master Institute, NYC 6/5/57
eomp. c/o ASCAP
55m; la/3sc
cast of 6
1121,1110,pc,str
ALSO PFD. BY: National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 7/59
Kupferman, M.
same
Draagenfut Girl
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after "Cinderella"
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY 5/8/58
GMP
3a/8sc; 1 set
3s,2m,2t,b,bs,eh,dcr8
full orch
OR winds,p,pc, OR p
COMMENTS: Cast requires professional singers...should be staged by director who
gives a choreographic approach...works best with full orchestra. It plays on two
levels: for children and for adults. The audience participation occurs when some
children come on stage to try on the glass slipper, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Inspiration Point, AR '61; Tulane Univ., New Orleans '83
Kupferman, M.
Stein, Gertrude
In a Garden
Fantasy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
uses Stein's poem
Finch Jr. College, NYC 12/29/49
comp. c/o ASCAP
20m; 1 act
cast of 3
llll.lllO.pcp.str
COMMENTS: A little girl in a garden dreams she is a queen.
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Kupferschmid,
Steve
same & Althouse,
Jay
Santa's Video Voyage
Christmas play, pfd. by children
(1983)
ShP
Tape avail.
Lackey, Lionel
same
Hiss Trotwood*s Decision
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adult, or h.s.
after Dickens' "David Copperfield"
(1980)
comp.
14m; la/lsc; 1 set
3s/3m, 2bs/2b
p,str-qt
COMMENTS: One character is boy of eleven. Boy soprano could sing the role, but
it would probably be safer to do the part as a 'trouser' role, (composer)
Lackey, L.
same
Mr. Pegotty's Dream Comes True
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adult or h.s.
after Dickens' "David Copperfield"
University of North Carolina, Greensboro 11/13/79
-85-
comp.
14m; lact; 1 set
3s,t,b
1101,0000,vln.vle.p
Lackey, L.
same
Tom Sawyer to the Rescue
Comedy fop grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn"
(1979)
eomp.
43m; la/2sc; 1 set
2s,3m,2bs
1101,0000,p,str-qt
COMMENTS: Deals with Tom & Huck's attempt to release the slave, Jim. Needs
about six male 'supers', (composer)
Laderman, Ezra
Kinoy, Ernest
Goodbye to the Clown
pfd. by adults
YMHA, NYC 5/22/60
eomp. c/o ASCAP
45m; 1 act
s,m,t,2b
1010,1000,pe.p.str
Laderman, E.
same
The Hunting of the Snark
pfd. by adults
after Lewis Carroll
Hunter College, NYC 3/25/61
eomp. c/o ASCA»P
45m; 1 act
s,m,t,2b,2bs
ALSO PFD. BY: Queen's College, NYC 4/78
Laderman, E.
Kinoy, E.
Jacob and the Indians
Drama, pfd. by adults
after Stephen Vincent Benet
Turnau Opera Players, Woodstock, NY 7/26/57
eomp. c/o ASCAP
150m; 3a/2sc; 2 sets
s,m,t,2b,2bs,ch
full orch
Laing, Alan
Wood, John
Pinocchio
pfd. by adults
after Collodi
Stratford Festival, Ontario 8/72
CMC
Lamb, Dorothy
same
The Nightingale
Fairy tale for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 4/27/54
eomp.
40 m; la/8sc; 2 sets
2s,m,t,b,2spks,3dcrs
fl,3rcdrs,hp,pc,2vln,vlc
Tape avail.
ALSO PFD. BY: repeated 6/54
La Montaine, John Erode the Great
same
Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on medieval Mystery Play
Washington Cathedral, DC 12/31/69
eomp. c/o ASCAP
COMMENTS: Part III of trilogy ("Novellis, Novellis" & "Shephardes Playe")
La Montaine, J.
same
NoTellis, Novellis
Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on medieval Mystery Plays
Washington Cathedral, DC 12/24/61
eomp. c/o ASCAP
60m; la/5sc
soloists.ch
2212,0320,E-hn,cbsn,
pc,tp,hp,hpch,str
COMMENTS: Part I of trilogy (see above). This is the most popular of the three.
ALSO PFD. BY: Union Theological Seminary, NYC '62; Converse College, SC '66;
Tufts Univ., MA '70; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY '81
La Montaine, J.
same
The Shephardes Playe
Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on medieval Mystery Play
Washington Cathedral, DC 12/27/67 (also televised)
eomp. c/o ASCAP
Recording avail.
COMMENTS: Part II of trilogy (see above).
One of the loveliest moments in the history of music in the theatre occurred last
night, a thing to see, to hear, and to remember. A mood of natural, honest beauty
marks the whole radiant piece. (P. Hume, "Washington Post")
-86-
La Mothe, Susan
Posner, David
The Kitchen Sink
Satire in verse, pfd. by adults
University of Buffalo, NY 2/19/65
pfg.org.
1 act
2men,2women
Larsen, Libby
Mason, Timothy
The Emperor's New Clothes
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 10/13/79
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Larsen, L.
Olive, John
The Silver Fox
Folk drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
based on Cajun legend
Minnesota Opera & University of Minnesota, St. Paul
4/20/79
ECS /AMC
45m; la/2sc; 1 set
2s,m,2t,b
fl,vln,pc,kbds
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Titine must change from woman to fox to woman. This
can be done with masks or a hidden character, (composer)
COMMENTS: Rich in illusion and emotional suggestions; holds the attention of adult
listeners. (K. Grandchamp, "St. Paul Pioneer Press")
Speaks directly to children but adults will find it no less enjoyable. The message
is not likely to be missed by the young audiences. (R. Close, "Minneapolis Star")
ALSO PFD. BY: Opera/Omaha (tour) '80; Southern Opera Theatre of Opera Memphis
(tour) '82
Larsen, L.
Reece, Richard
Some Pig
Dramatic comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
based on "Charlotte's Web"
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 6/6/73
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
6men,4women
fl.d.p.pc
COMMENTS: Suitable for touring.
ALSO PFD. BY: Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale '77
Larsen, L.
Sutton, Vern
Tumbledown Dick
com p. c/o ASCAP
Ballad opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults /AMC
after Henry Fielding
90m; 2 acts
Minnesota Opera, St. Paul 5/16/80
3s,3m,3t,2b,bs-b,
bs.chl.ch
Hll,0100,pic,b-cl,p,
hp,tp,2pc
Lauer, Elizabeth
Walker, Gerald
Desire Under the Dryer
Satire for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1959)
AMC
50m; la/lsc
Lavin, Marie
How Chaleu Became Chief (Manu's Legend)
Operetta pfd. by children (written for boys)
AuMC /AuMC
20m; 1 act
boy-ch,dcrs
traditional Papua (New
Guinea) insts
OR bamboo dm, shell
rattle, etc.
Lawrence,
Jerome &
Lee, Robert
-dapt. Dvorak
Roaring Camp
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Bret Harte; adaptation of Dvorak's music
Har
45m
s,b,7spks,ch
full orch
3s,2m,2t,2b,ch-ttbb
P
Lebowsky, Stanley The Children's Crusade
GS
adapt. Palestrina Morality play for the young, pfd. by adults
3sgrs,narr,ch
Tobias, Fred
based on the children's crusade of 1212; music adapted gtr.dbs.dms
from Palestrina
-87-
Lee, Dai-Keong
Healy, Robert
The Ballad of Kitty the Barkeep
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on NY newspaper stories of the Twenties
(1979)
Lee, D-K.
Phineas and the Nightingale
BM
pfd. by adults
1 act
based on historical events surrounding P.T. Barnum and 3s,m,t,3b
Jenny Lind
llll,2211,tp,pe,hp,str
le Fleming,
Christopher
Baxter, Kim
The Silver Dove
Morality play with music, pfd. by children or adults
(1965)
AMC
54m; la/lsc; 1 set
2s,a,t,5b
pc,2kbds,12el-gtr
BM
25m
m,b,narr,2ch
2222,4331 ,tp,p,hp,str
COMMENTS: Suitable for performance in churches.
Leginska, Ethel
Ohlson, E.E.
The Rose and the Ring
Comedy-satire for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after William Makepeace Thackeray
Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles 2/23/57
comp.est.
3 acts
Legrand, Michel
Harnick, Sheldon
A Christmas Carol
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Dickens
Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT 12/10/82
eomp. c/o ASCAP
2 acts
cast of 38,ch
doubling possible
1110,0000,pc,kbds,vlc
Leichtling, Alan
A White Butterfly
Roepke, Gabriella pfd. by adults
after play by G. Roepke
Juilliard School American Opera Center, NYC 2/18/71
Leisy, James &
Eberhard, Carl
Leisy, J.
Alice
Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and/or adults
and/or h.s.
after Lewis Carroll
Pocono Lively Arts, Stroudsburg, PA 12/80
SSM /AMC
48m; 1 act
4s,m,2b
1132,2220,tp,pc,hp,
p.cel.str
WWM
90m; 2a/3sc; 3 sets
large cast
fl,cl,2tpt,p-4hnds,gtr,
dbs.pc.vln
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Plays particularly well to mixed audience of adults and children;
likewise, may be cast with a mix of adults and junior and senior high school students.
Only production problem is the ballet for the "Queen's Croquet", (publisher)
Enchanted and enthustiastic audiences gave standing ovations. The plus for us was
the chance to use many children as extras, and the minimal set requirements. The
show is an absolute delight. (S. Jordan, Pocono Lively Arts)
Leisy, J.
Lambert
The Cuckoo Clock in the Music Box
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1980)
ShP
la/lsc
P
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Heidi's music box, which, when dropped, changes to a syncopated
'teek-toke'. (publisher)
Leisy, J. &
Eberhard, C.
adapt, various
Leisy, J.
Piitocchio
WWM
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60 m; la/4sc; 2 sets
after Collodi
cast of 12,ch
p,2tpt ,dbs,pc ,bells
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Play-within-a-play puppet show is enacted live. Show includes
delightful operatic pasticcio which draws on Leoncavallo, Donizetti, Verdi, Mozart,
Bizet, Ponchielli, and Rossini, (publisher)
-88-
Leisy, J. &
Eberhard, C.
same
Scrooge
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
(1978)
ShP
90m
cast of 9,ch
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Scrooge must be good actor as well as singer, (publisher)
Lenel, Ludwig
Lenel, Jane
Young Goodman Brown
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Hawthorne
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 4/25/63
AMC
1 act
s,m,t,b,bs-b,ch
p,pc,tp
ALSO PFD. BY: Wilmington College, OH 4/72
Lessner, George
The Nightingale and the Rose
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
NBC Radio 4/25/42
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
cast, of ll.dcrs
full orch
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Revised for voice and ballet 1962.
Levi, Paul Alan
Levi, Toni
Mergentime
Serio-comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adult or h.s.
(1982)
comp. c/o BMI
60m; la/16sc; 1 set
3men,3women
p.synth.pc
Levy, Marvin
David
Brewster,
Townsend
The Tower
Lyric fable for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Santa Fe Opera, NM 8/2/57
BH
60m; la/5sc
2s,m,t,2b,bs
UU,2110,tp,pc,hp,str
Happily Ever After (A Kids Musical About Divorce)
COMMENTS: Libretto stimulating and worthwhile—tuneful music. ("Wichita Falls
Herald News")
Score as frothy as libretto. ("Time")
Levy has respect for the voice and writes for it not only with skill but also with
sympathy. For this opera buffa, he composes often with tongue in cheek. (H.
Taubman, "New York Times")
Libaek, Sven
Roberts, Ted
AuMC
Musical story for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 30 m
soloists.narr
gtr,dbs,autohp,dms,hca,
penny-whistle,pc
Banjo (The Singing Rabbit)
Lindblad, Sharon
The Elves and the Shoemaker
same <Sc Schmeling, Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
Sharon
after Grimm
(1977)
PfP
45 m; 1 set
cast of 14,ch
P
List, Kurt
ACA
30 m; 1 act
2sgrs,spk,mime,ch
1011,1000,pc,str
The Wise and the Foolish
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
YM-YWHA, NYC 6/2/51
ALSO PFD. BY: Hunter College, NYC '58
Locklair, Dan
same
Good Tidings from the Holy Beast
Nativity opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
audience participation
based on one of the Chester Miracle Plays
Abendmusik, Lincoln, NE 12/21/78
SSM /AMC
55m; 1 act
2s,2a,t,bs-b,ch,dcrs
1101,1100,pc,p,org,str
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: If done in a church, virtually all set problems are eliminated. Good
high school or college instrumentalists could do instrumental parts, but professionals
are, perhaps, desired, (publisher)
continued
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A real balm for eye and ear; a memorable work. (L. Paysor, "Charlotte Observer")
Colorful, richly textured, wonderfully melodic and emotionally uplifting. (G. Grey,
"Binghamton Evening Press")
Fresh and new, medieval and stylistic, colorful and gracious. (D. Koch, "Musical
America")
ALSO PFD. BY: Charlottetowne Players, NC '82; First Presbyterian Church,
Binghamton, NY '82
Lockwood,
Normand
Porter,
R. Russell
Early Dawn
pfd. by adults
University of Denver, CO 8/7/61
ACA
1 act
COMMENTS: Civil War story, set in IUinois.
[The composer's] songfulness...catches the ear and tugs at the feelings. It is as
homespun as calico and just as tough. ("Christian Science Monitor")
Lockwood, N.
Porter, R.R.
Hanging Judge
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
written for Denver University Centennial
University of Denver, Co 3/64
Lombardo,
Robert
Lombardo,
Kathleen
The Dodo
ACA
Tragi-comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
20m; la/lsc
Roosevelt University Opera Wksp. at Lincoln Park Zoo, t,b,bs,2spks
Chicago 9/27/79
fl,pic,2cl,p,pc,vln,vla,vlc
com p. c/o pfg.org.
2 acts
COMMENTS: Charming and subtle libretto...music moves from sweet to whimsical,
wistful to frightened and finally resigned, as the wild creatures begin to realize...the
only fate left for them is to be preserved as curiosity items. The effect is gentle
but thoughtful. (L. Kenngott, "Milwaukee Journal")
"The Dodo" is dedicated 'to all the vanishing species of the world'...music is bright,
tuneful, and...conservatively consonant. The vocal writing...lies in a comfortable
and expressive range, and admirably illuminates the concern, humor, and healthy
paranoia of the text...imaginative and engaging. Both the music and the message
deserve wider exposure. (A. Lange, "Chicago Reader")
Long, Newell &
Eleanor
The Music Hater
"Instant opera for young people", pfd. by adults
Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD 10/69
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Ohio State Univ., Columbus '69
Long, Robert
Gulliver, Dorothy
The Elements
For grades 6-9, pfd. by children
(1981)
OUP
70m
cast of 11,ch
p,gtr,rcdrs,pc OPT
fl,cl,tpt,str OR p
COMMENTS: Teachers find most appealing this work's potential for flexible use.
It integrates dance, music, literature, art, craft; co-curricular experiences [could]
fiU a school year. (E. Hammood, Opera for Youth)
Long, R.
Gulliver, D.
The Fire Maid
Russian folktale for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after Pavel Petrovieh Bashlov's "The Malachite Casket"
comm. & prem: St. Georges School, Bickley,
Kent, England 1974
Am.prem: Children's Musical Theatre/Third Street
Music Settlement, NYC 2/21/81
OUP
50m; la/5sc
cast of 7,2ch,dcrs
p OPT rcdrs,pc
OPT tp,gtr,strtsolo insts
COMMENTS: Beautiful music, suitable for children's voices, fine use of folk music
as basis, strong dramatic story full of surprises and magic. Excellent audience
reaction. (M. Stern-Wolfe, Third Street Music Settlement, NY)
Fixed or improvised dialogue may be used. (C. Zrnic, Opera for Youth)
-90-
Loomis, Clarence
Ferguson, Ethel
Susannah, Don't You Cry
pfd. by adults
New York, NY 1939
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
2 acts
Lo Presti,
Ronald
Harvey, Joy
Playback
Fantasy, pfd. by adults and children
Arizona State University 12/18/70
eomp. c/o ASCAP
45m; 1 act
2adults,lchl
COMMENTS: Set in electronics lab where robots are manufactured, (composer)
Lora, Antonio
Bowe, Morton
Lora, A.
Ramey, Carolyn
Lord, David
Brown, Michael
Dennis
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
For grades 3-9
after Washington Irving
Shoes and Ships
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after O.Henry's "Cabbages and Kings"
(1961)
The Sea Journey
pfd. by children
Farnham Festival, England 1968
Am.prem: Downtown Music Productions, NYC 5/85
ACA
105m; 2a/5sc
s,m,t,2b,bs,ch
ACA /AMC
60m; la/2sc; 2 sets
s,t,b,bs,spk
Un,1010,tp,str
EAM(UE)
45m; 1 act
unison ch.narr
rcdrs,po,p-4hnds,
tape loop of sound
effects
COMMENTS: Accompaniment is sophisticated, requires 4-hands piano players of some
technical ability; choral parts singable. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
Love, Loretta
Bratton, Karl
The Stone Princess
Fantasy for grades 7-9, pfd. by children and/or adults
after Bratton's "Tales of the Magic Mirror"
Desert Sands Jr. H.S., Phoenix, AZ 4/29/72
librettist
40m; 3a/6sc
Low, James
Moby Dick
Drama for grades 7-12
after Melville
Idyllwild School, CA 9/2/55
eomp. c/o UCLA
105m; 2 acts
4men,ch
Ludtke,
William G.
Motoyasu, Zembo
Atsumori at Ikuta
eomp.
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and children
35m; 2sc; 2 sets
after Japanese Noh drama
2s,t,bs,chl
Repertory Opera Theatre, Oak Park, IL 1/22/77 conc.pf. 2011,1000,E-hn,3pc,str
Lutyens, Sally
same
The Light Princess
Fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after George MacDonald
Newport Opera Festival, RI 8/5/79
eomp.
55m; la/7sc
cast of 7
1011,0000,p,gtr,
pedal vibes,str-qnt
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Piece is in the manner of Britten's church parables. (E. Safford, "Providence Journal")
McCabe, John
Lamer, Gerald
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Fantasy for grades K-9, pfd. by children and adults
after C.S. Lewis
Manchester Cathedral Festival, England 1969
TP(Nov)
4 acts
s,b,9chl,ch
2121,1210,tp,pc,
org,p,str
COMMENTS: Good soprano required, (publisher)
McClain, Floyd
The Princess and the Frog
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
Yankton College, SD 6/13/59
-91-
eomp. c/o pfg.org.
1 act
McClain, F.
The Suck Shop
pfd. by adults
Yankton College, SD 6/12/58
comp. c/o pfg.org.
1 act
McDaniel,
William J.
The Green Tint
pfd. by adults
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Eureka
Springs, AR 7/74
pfg.org.
1 act
McDonough,
Jerome
The Nearest Star
Christmas musical, pfd. by children
IEC
1 act
3girls,ch
P
McKay, Neil
Ring Around Harlequin
pfd. by adults
University of Hawaii, Honolulu 4/24/67
McKeel, James Jr. Jargonauta, Ahoy!
pfd. by adults
Midwest Opera Theater of the Minnesota Opera,
St. Paul, MN 12/84 (reading); prem: 5/24/85
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
comp. c/o pfg.org.
45m; 1 act
s,m,t,b
P
COMMENTS: Explores the use and misuse of language, as discovered by the animal
inhabitants of the "Village of Tibbetts-Wake". (L. Johnson, Midwest Opera Theater)
McKeon,
Sr. De La Salle
Holloway,
Sr. Marcella
Marie CSJ
The Last of the Leprechauns
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children or adults
SFr
2 sets
5boys,4girls,ch
P
McKie, Duncan
The Black Tulip
For grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
after Alexandre Dumas
AuMC
150min.
McKie, D.
The K«peror>s Nightingale
For grades 3-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults
after Andersen
AuMC
150min.
Record: AuBC
McKie, D.
A Persian Fantasy
For grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
after "Arabian Nights"
AuMC
150min.
McKie, D.
A Persian Parable
Tabloid opera, pfd. by adults
after "Arabian Nights"
AuMC
20m
McNeff, Stephen
Causley, Charles
The Ballad of Aueusin and Nieolette
For grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s.
after 13th century "chante-fable"
South West Music Theatre, Exeter, England 5/27/78
s,tjo
wind qt.
comp. c/o Banff
120m; 3a/40sc; 1 set
cast of 6-12
ob,E-hn,bsn,vln,vlc,p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Twenty-five characters can be played by cast of six or twelve,
depending on doubling. Can be staged either as a large-scale pageant or an intimate
piece of storytelling. Audience response (in England) was excellent. Production
was done very cheaply, with much of the set and costumes coming from a local
scrap yard. The piece is and must be clear, simple, and fast-moving. (R. Smithens,
formerly SW Music Theatre, now Banff Centre)
-92-
MacBeth, Peter
same
Night of the OgUes
Comic fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
(1983)
comp.
la/5sc
cast of'12
P
Mack, Glenn
Harris, Aurand
Androcles and the Lion
AnP
Play with music for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 75m; 1 set
loosely based on legend
lwoman,5men
(1964)
p OR fl,bsn,tpt,dms,vlc
COMMENTS: Refreshingly antic, irreverant treatment of the classical legend, written
in the style of Italian 'commedia dell'arte'. (publisher)
Maconchy,
Elizabeth
same
The Birds
BH
Political comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
40m; 1 act
after Aristophanes
boy-s,t,2b,bs,3splcs,ch
Bishop's Stortford College for Boys, Herts., England 6/68 2222,2230,pic,tp,pc,
hp,p,str,12rcdrs
Maconchy, E.
Ridler, Anne
The Departure
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
London, 1962
MMB(Ch)
30m; 1 act
m,b,ch
llll,2100,p,hp,str
COMMENTS: Can be performed separately or with "Three Strangers" and "The Sofa".
Maconchy, E.
The Sofa
Vaughan Williams, Comedy for grades 10-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults
Ursula
after Crebillon's novel, "Le Sopha"
London 12/13/59
MMB(Ch)
40m; 1 act
s,m,t,b
llU,2100,p,hp,str
COMMENTS: May be performed separately or with "The Departure" and "Three
Strangers".
Maconchy, E.
The Three Strangers
MMB(Ch)
' Folktale for grades 10-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults
40m; 1 act
after story by Thomas Hardy
s,2t,b,bs,ch
Bishop's Stortford College for Boys, Herts., England 6/68 1111,2100,p.hp.str
COMMENTS: May be performed separately or with "The Departure" and "The Sofa".
Maesch, LaVahn
Bratton, Karl
The Grandmother and the Witch
Fairy tale, pfd. by children and adults
audience participation
First Congregational Church, Appleton, WI 11/72
librettist
1 act
Malucelli, Ken
adapt. Sullivan
same,
adapt. Gilbert
H.M.S. Pinafore
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1980)
Pfd. by various schools
Pnc
45m; 1 act; 1 set
5boys,2girls,ch
Malucelli, K.
adapt. Sullivan
same,
adapt. Gilbert
Iolanthe
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1981)
Pfd. by various schools
Pnc
45m; 1 act; 1 set
4boys,5girls,ch
Malucelli, K.
adapt. Sullivan
same,
adapt. Gilbert
The Mikado
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1980)
Pfd. by various schools
Pnc
45m; 1 act; 1 set
4boys,4girls,ch
p OPT pc
P
P
COMMENTS: Not just another hatchet job, but a skillful reworking of the entire
score. (W. Ballard, San Francisco Boy's Chorus)
-93-
Malucelli, K.
adapt. Sullivan
same,
adapt. Gilbert
Patience
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1982)
Pfd. by various schools
Pne
45m; 1 act; 1 set
2boys,5girls,ch
P
Malucelli, K.
adapt. Sullivan
same,
adapt. Gilbert
The Pirates of Penance
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1981)
Pfd. by various schools
Pnc
45m; 1 act; 1 set
5boys,3girls,ch
Malucelli, K.
Alexander, Cliff
The Prince of Macaroni
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1981)
Pfd. by various schools
Pnc
45m
7boys,7girls,ch
P
P
COMMENTS: An elegant piece of theatre. (J. Cook, San Francisco State University)
Malucelli, K.
adapt. Sullivan
same,
adapt. Gilbert
Princess Ida
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1982)
Pfd. by various schools
Pnc
45m; 1 act; 1 set
4boys,3girls,ch
P
COMMENTS: Our concert group had a grand time working on it. They've never
enjoyed anything half as much. (E. Appling, Girls Chorus of San Francisco)
Malucelli, K.
adapt. Sullivan
same,
adapt. Gilbert
The Sorcerer
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1981)
'.
Pfd. by various schools
Pnc
45m; 1 act; 1 set
4boys,3girls,ch
Mandel, Julie
Danny Dunn and the Hoaework Machine
For grades 3-9, pfd. by h.s. or adults
after book by Jay Williams and Raymond A brash kin
SFr
1 set
6men,3women
P
P
COMMENTS: Danny discovers what computers can and cannot do. (publisher)
Mandelbaum,
Joel
same
The Man in the Man-Made Moon
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults
Harvard-Radcliffe Music Clubs, Cambridge, MA 2/56
com p.
40m; la/lsc; 1 set
t,2b,bs-b,ch
1121,2210,pc,str OR p
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Need an operating table, (composer)
COMMENTS: Chorus performs a major singing role. Premiere well-received by
audience, (composer)
Mangold, Martin
same
Huckleberry Finn
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Mark Twain
Castle Performing Arts Center, MD 6/22/85
com p.
80m; 2a/10sc; 1 set
s,m,3t,2b,bs
P
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Tours easily with a unit set - only furniture and props required. All
actors play multiple characters, (composer)
Mansfield,
Orlando
May, William J.
The Makers of Christaas
Carol play with music
TP(Nov)
45 m; 6 scenes
cast of 19,ch
Marais, Josef &
O'Neill, Charles
African Heartbeat
pfd. by children
IdyUwild School of Music, CA 8/28/53
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
la/2sc
cast of 12
-94-
GS
60m; la/9sc
2s,3t,3b,4spks,5dcrs,ch
llll.lOOO.pio.E-hn,
tp,pc,str
Marais, J.
Berton, Max
Tony Beaver
Folk opera, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Idyllwild School of Music, CA 8/1/52
Markham,
Sheldon
Leisten, Annette
& O'Malley, Sean
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
BM
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60m; 1 act
after Mark Twain
6men.3women.ch
(1975)
p
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools
Markham, S.
Leisten, A. &
Coopersmith,
Jerome
The Swiss Fanily Robinson
BM
Adventure for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m
or h.s.
cast of 9
after Johan Wyss
p or tape
Tape avail.
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools
Marshall, Yale
Balk, H. Wesley
The Business of Good Government
form: Christmas Mummeries and Good Government
Nativity opera, pfd. by adults
after play by John Arden
comm. & prem: Center Opera (now Minnesota Opera)
at Methodist Church, Minneapolis 12/12/70
pfg.org.
2 acts
4women,9men,ch
org,hp,2pc,2vibe,
marimba,chimes
COMMENTS: A fresh look at the Christmas story, told in ordinary language.
Characters behave very much as their counterparts of today. The original play
was written for the parish church in Somerset, England, and is performed regularly
in many parts of England. (Southwestern University program notes)
Nativity story from Herod's point of view. In tradition of its ancestor; the medieval
Mystery Play, the opera engages in a colorful phalanx of percussion and exotic
noisemakers. (M. Feldman, "Opera News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Center Opera '71; Southwestern Univ., Georgetown, TX '73
Martin, Deborah
Robinette,
Joseph
The Princess, the Poet, and the Little Gray Man
pfd. by children or adults
after Grimm's "The Golden Goose"
DrP
50m; 1 act
Martin, Gilbert
same &
Jakes, John
Doctor, Doctor!
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults
after Moliere's "Le M6deein malgre' lui"
Franklin Jr. High School, Iowa 3/19/81
BM
85m; 1 act
9boys,3girls,ch
p
ALSO PFD. BY: Barry Community School, IL 3/81; Kerr-McGee Choraliers, OK
(tour) '83; Wyatt Park Baptist Church, St. Joseph, MO '84
Martin, G.
Jakes, J.
Shepherd Songs
Christmas musical, pfd. by adults and children
after "Second Shephardes Playe"
(1974)
BM
70m; 1 act
8men,4women,4chl,spk,ch
p OPT pe
Martin, Judith
same
Secret Circuit
Space fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Brooklyn Philharmonic Children's Series, NY 3/13m/82
comp.
70m; 2 acts; 1 set
s,t,b
1110,0110,2pc,tp,
3synth,vla,vlc,dbs
COMMENTS: Well received by audience. Subject interesting to children,
with courage, imagination, and ingenuity, (composer)
-95-
Deals
Martinu,
Bohuslav
What Men Live By
BH
A Pastoral opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or 40m; la/lsc; 1 set
h.s. or adults
s^,t,b,bs,ch
after Tolstoy
2232,2110,tp,pc,p,str
Hanover, Germany 1953
Am.prem: National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 7/31/S4
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous academic workshops
Masland, William
same
The Happy Hypocrite
pfd. by adults
after Max Beerbohm
(1978)
AMC
55m; la/4sc; 3 sets
s,m,t,4b,2mime,ch
llll,1010,pic,pc,hp,str
Maslanka, David
Wiles, John
Death and the Maiden
Drama, pfd. by adults
after Ray Bradbury
eomm: New York State Research Foundation
(1974)
AMC
60m; 3sc
2s,m,3t,bs-b
2222,2U0,pic,hp,p,
hped,pe,str
Mason, Isabel
The First Christmas
Sacred operetta
(1955)
BM
40m; 5sc
cast of 12,ch,narr
COMMENTS: Readings plus dramatizations.
Mathewson,
Ramona Blair
Other Tears, Other Christmatea
Dramatic comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after L.M. Alcott (scene in "Little Women")
Los Angeles Schools, CA 12/66
AMC
la/2sc; 1 set
2s,4m/2m,2a
P
Maves, David W.
Maves, Kay K.
The Legend of Befana
Christmas cantata for grades K-6, pfd. by children
based on Italian Christmas story of Befana
Raleigh Public Schools, NC 12/19/64
com p.
20m; 6 scenes
narr.ch
p (adult),
grade sch. orch
COMMENTS: This work was written to include as many grade school students as
possible. Productions have included artwork and sets by students, as well as actors,
mimes, dancers, and orchestra musicians. Narrator can be a child. Audience
response has always been most enthusiastic. The musical problems presented to
the students are in the line of studies. The piece has been performed innumerable
ways [and has] always seemed to work, (composer)
May, William J.
adapt, various
same
The bin at Betnlehen
Nativity play, pfd. by children
BM
45m; 3sc
cast of 12,ch
Mayer, Lutz
Devany, Edward
The Paranoid Parakeet
pfd. by adults
State University of New York, Cortland 5/24/68
comp.
1 act
3men,3women,6actrs,
2dcrs
2110,U10,pc,str
COMMENTS: Singers are doubled by actors.
Mayer, William
Feist, Milton
Brief Candle
For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
New School for Social Research, NYC 5/22/67
TP
6m; 3 acts
mime,3spks,ch
2221,2210 ,pc,tp,p,str
Recorded: Desto
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Bassinet which turns into a coffin.
COMMENTS: Shortest three-act opera in existence, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Princeton Chamber Orch. NJ '67; Carnegie-Mellon Univ. '69; Aspen
Festival '73; Oklahoma Symphony '76; Boise State Univ. '77; Youngstown Univ. '78;
Center for Contemporary Opera, NYC '84; Brooklyn Philharmonic, NY '85; etc.
-96-
Mayer, W.
Otto, Susan
Hello, World!
BH
musical trip around the world for grades K-6, pfd. by 26m; 1 act
adults
•
narr.dcrs
Little Orchestra Society, NYC 11/10/56
2222,3220,2pie,2E-hn,
2b-cl,tp,pc,p,str
OPT ebsn; OR p.pc
COMMENTS: Several singers may join narrator, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous orchestras in youth concerts.
Mayer, W.
same
One Christinas Long Ago
GAL
Christmas opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and 70m; la/5sc; 3 sets
adults
s,2boy-s,m,2t,2b,bs
after "Why the Chimes Rang"
1121,2210,pc,p,hp,str
Ball State Univ., Muncie, IN 11/9/62
OPT harm
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Carried narrative line in music with conviction...vocal writing was
more than felicitous, it was exciting. (W. Smith, conductor of premiere)
[Its] symbolism tells us that pride, pomp, and worldly power are as naught compared
to a gift that comes from the heart and is motivated by love and pity. (M. de
Schauensee, "Philadelphia Bulletin")
ALSO PFD. BY: Philadelphia Orchestra '63 & '64; Virginia St. College '67; Manhattan
School '84
Mayfield, Larry
& Diane
Jen
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
chl
full orch
Tape and guides avail.
Kids for America
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
audience participation
(1982)
COMMENTS: Parts are available for all children in class, (publisher)
Meachem,
Margaret M.R.
same
Alice in Wonderland
Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and/or h.s.
after Lewis Carroll
University of Maryland, College Park 5/1/82
comp.
60m; la/3sc
s,m,b,dcrs
2111,1100,pic,2pc,p,
str-qt,tape
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Instrumentalists should be adults or talented h.s. (composer)
Meachem,
M.M.R.
same
Christmas of Many Countries
Christmas program for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s.
audience participation
..
. .
Pine Cobble School & Pittsfield Community Music School,
Williamstown, MA (1965)
comp.
ch.dcrs
p, Orff insts
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Texts from African folktales, Shakespeare, dramatic literature, etc.;
sets may be constructed by children with the assistance of an art teacher. Several
successful performances over the years, (composer)
Meade, Glenn
same
My Son, the Doctor
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Roosevelt University, Chicago 1/15/81
comp.
150m; 2a/6sc
2s,c,2t,b,bs,ch
lUl,ino,pc,hp,str
COMMENTS: Deals with the 'pomposity' of a new 'Med School' graduate, (composer)
Mechem, Kirke
same
Tartuffe
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
after Moliere
San Francisco Opera Project, CA 5/27/80
-97-
continued
GS /AMC
130m; 3 acts
2s,2m,t,2b,bs,mime
2121,2110,tp,pc,hp,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Deftly evoked, resolutely tonal...shamelessly appealing. (A. Ulrich, "Los
Angeles Times")
Effective piece. (H. Tircuit, "San Francisco Chronicle")
Was a delight. (J. Rockwell, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Meiman, Dominic
same
Jack and the Beanstalk
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Broque Opera Co., NYC 5/20/82 (& tour)
pfg.org.
70m; la/4sc; 4 sets
cast of 10, 5dcrs
llll,0000,p,vln,vla,vlc
Tape and guides avail.
Videotaped
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Elaborate costuming, rapid scene changes. Role of Jack
is very difficult to cast for physical and vocal reasons. (Broque Opera)
COMMENTS: This is a rather large production for effective touring; most schools
cannot afford the necessarily high fee. As an artistic endeavor, it is well worth
the effort, and has a magical, charming effect. (M. King, Broque Opera)
It worked brilliantly as theater. [Performance] was tremendous fun. (T. Libbey,
"New York Times")
Meiman, D.
The Sing of the Fettueeines
adapt, various
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
same & King,
New American Opera (now Broque Opera), NYC 9/77
Marie & Ehringer,
Edward
pfg.org.
55 m; la/5sc; 5 sets
2s,m,t,b,bs
chamb.orch OR p
Tape and guides avail.
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Created as introduction to grand opera. As such, it works on many
levels and plays successfully to almost every age. It is very reasonable cost-wise;
is educational and entertaining. (M. King, Broque Opera)
With merciful brevity and an ingratiating lack of depth, this crash course in opera
history compresses every memorable tune and every improbability of plot worth
remembering into an amalgam of tongue-in-cheek entertainment...lifted arias from
Verdi, Mozart, Bizet, Offenbach...and stuffed it all into six stereotype characters
doing all the stereotypical things opera characters do. If you do not know a mezzo
from a coloratura [just] look at the singer's T-shirt, which identifies the wearer
by voice type. (B. Holland, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: among ten most performed contemporary operas within last five
years; performances exclusively by Broque Opera.
Mendosa, Dot
Orr, William
Alice in Wonderland
Fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Lewis Carroll
Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1956
AuMC
120m
sgrs
p,dms OR orch
Mendosa, D.
McKellar, John
Whitcomb,
Eleanor (bk)
A Ride on a Broonstiek
Fantasy for children, pfd. by adults
Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1959
AuMC
120m
sgrs/actors
2ps,dms
Mendosa, D.
McKellar, J.
Lyons, Jill (bk)
The Willow Pattern Plate
Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1957
AuMC
120m
sgrs/actors
2ps,dms
Mendosa, D.
Orr, W.
A Wish Is a Dream
Fantasy for children, pfd. by adults
Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1960
AuMC
120m
sgrs/actors
2ps,dms
Mennin, Peter
The Pied Piper of Haaelin
pfd. by adults and children
after German folktale
Cincinnati Music Festival, OH 5/69 (conc.pf.)
-98-
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
sgrs,narr,ch,chl.ch
full orch
Menotti, Gian
Carlo
same
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Christmas drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by child and adults
or h.s.
NBC-TV Opera Theatre, nation-wide telecast 12/24/51
stg.prem: Indiana University, Bloomington 2/21/52
GS
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
boy-s,m ,t ,b,2bs,dcr,ch
1211,1100,pe,hp,p,str
OR 2ps
Recorded: RCA
Videotaped
COMMENTS: The most popular opera, with over 500 performances each year.
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; most performed work in the U.S. for the past 20 years
(by professional and avocational groups, tours, churches, and schools).
Menotti, G.C.
same
Eng: G. Mead
Amelia Goes to the Ball (Amelia al ballo)
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia 4/1/37
Italian prem. (original): San Remo, Italy 4/4/38
GS
60m; 1 act; 1 set
2s,2m,t,b,bs,ch,dcrs
3222,4331,tp.pe.cel.xyl,
hp,str
COMMENTS: A musical farce that combines youthful freshness with the fingerprints
of the mature composer. (D. Stevens, "International Herald Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Menotti, G.C.
same
The Boy Who Grew Too Fast
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children
OperaDelaware, Wilmington 9/24/82
GS
50m; 1 act
6adults,chl.ch
llll,1110,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: A touching, brilliant piece, it has a tuneful, neo-romantic score, briskly
paced action, and an easily understood moral; maintaining one's identity when faced
with societal pressures. (J. Floyd, "Opera News")
Menotti, G.C.
same
A Bride from Pluto
Science-fiction story for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 4/12/82
GS
40m; 1 act; 2 sets
2s,m,b,bs-b
1011,1100,tp,pc,p,
synth.str
COMMENTS: Simple, fast-moving story with a plot and characters that are easy to
understand and enjoy....about as melodious as anything being written for the opera
stage these days, perhaps more sophisticated than opera for children needs to be.
(J. McLellan, "Washington Post")
Menotti, G.C.
same
Chip and his Dog
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, Guelph Festival,
Ontario 5/4/79
GS
35m; la/2sc; 2 sets
4s,3a,mime,2spks,ch
p.dms
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Simple, tuneful...tells a succinct story, has a moral, and does not
strain the attention of young listeners. (H. Schonberg, "New York Times")
Children and dogs...no audience can resist them, and [the audience at the premiere]
didn't even try. [Menotti writes well for] an all child cast, and necessarily resorts
to a simpler musical and dramatic medium. [The work] needs strong solo voices,
especially in the principal roles. (W. Littler, "Toronto Star")
ALSO PFD BY: various; recent pfs. Spoleto Festival '80; Saskatoon Opera '80;
Academy Boy's Choir, Philadelphia '81; San Francisco Talent Bank '81, '82, '84;
Florentine Opera, Milwaukee '82; Honolulu Children's Chorus '84
Menotti, G.C.
same
The Egg
Parable for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Washington Cathedral, DC 6/17/76
GS
60m; la/2sc
2s,m,2t,3b,bs,mime,ch
continued
-99-
llll.lllO.pc.hp,
org,str-qt
COMMENTS: Almost masterly. This is another of Menotti's parables about Christian
love, in the philosophical vein of "Amahl", but breezier and less sanctimonious.
Mr. Menotti knows the potential of human voices and how to score for them. (D.
Henahan, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Spoleto Festival '78; Church of St. Mark, Minneapolis '78; Brooklyn
Philharmonic, NY '80; Lakeland Chorale Society, MI '82
Menotti, G.C.
same
Help, Help, the GloboUnks!
GS
Science-fiction drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults and 70 m; 1 act
children
2s,m,t,3b,bs,12chl
Hamburg Staatsoper, Germany 12/21/68
2121,2221,tp,pe,p,
Am.prem: Santa Fe Opera, NM 8/1/69
str.tape
OR 1110,1101,pie,b-cl,
pc,p,hp,str,tape OR 2ps
Videotaped
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Costuming for GloboUnks; one soprano to play violin,
but may be played by orchestra musician and mimed onstage.
COMMENTS: Part science-fiction, part parable, part sentimental goo, [it] can be
heard on many levels. As a straight story it is fun, as one could tell from squeals
of laughter. As an allegory it can read as Menotti's protest against modern music,
especially electronic. Everbody, present company included, had a fine time. (H.
Schonberg, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past ten years.
Menotti, G.C.
same
Martin's Lie
Drama for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults and children
Bristol Cathedral, Bath, England 6/3/64
Am.prem: Washington Cathedral, DC 6/76
GS
45 m; 1 act
2boy-s,m,t,b,bs
llll,1210,3pc,tp,hp,
vla,vlc,dbs
COMMENTS: Mr. Menotti has made an admirably terse and simple musical exposition
of his dramatic material. His score reflects every nuance of appropriate feeling
but without flamboyance. It is within the competence of amateur companies. (G.
Baro, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Spoleto Festival '78
Menotti, G.C.
same
The Medium
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Columbia University, NYC 5/8/46
GS
75m; la/2sc; 1 set
2s,m,a,b,mute
llll,1100,pc,p,str
Video cassette avail.
COMMENTS: Extremely well received by high school students and older. Somewhat
controversial due to subject and the shooting of Toby at the end of the opera.
Mme. Flora is a difficult character and must be a strong singing actress, Toby is
a mute and must have strong acting ability to communicate the intense emotion
without words. Teachers guides are available from us. (R. Heuer, Greater Miami
Opera)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
last five years.
Menotti, G.C.
same
The Old Maid and the Thief
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
NBC-radio 4/22/39
stg.prem: Philadelphia Opera 1941
BM
60 m; 1 act
2s,m/a,b
2111,2210,pc,p,str OR
llll,2000,pc,str OR p
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Menotti's music is humorously apt. A thoroughly enjoyable piece of
musical theater. (E. Rothstein, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among the ten most performed contemporary operas
within past five years.
-100-
Menotti, G.C.
same
The Telephone
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Broadway, NYC 2/18/47 (with "The Medium")
GS
25m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,b
llll,1100,pe,p,str
OR 2ps
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Menotti has written a delightful commentary on the joys and
frustrations, disadvantages, and rewards of our mechanized society. [He] is an
inventive craftsman with a full grasp of the compositional devices necessary to
create charming audience-pleasing pieces. (K. Staton, "Hawaii Tribune Herald")
His librettos are often the strongest elements in his score. (T. Page, "New York
Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Menotti, G.C.
same
Trial of the Gypsy
Dramatic cantata for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
Newark Boys Chorus, NJ 5/24/78
GS
25m; 1 act
boy ch.
P
COMMENTS: Unpretentious and deftly written work children can perform with ease
and understanding. ("New York Times")
Menotti, G.C.
same
The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore
or Three Sundays of a Poet
Madrigal fable for grades 7-12
comm: Coolidge Foundation, Washington, DC
Library of Congress, DC 10/19/56
BM
45m; 1 act
ch.dcrs/mimes
llll,0100,pc,hp,vlc,dbs
COMMENTS: [It] represents a distinct change of pace, forsaking modern melodrama
for a format in which the composer combines the 16th century Italian madrigal and
the Japanese Kabuki. [Quoting the composer]: I've become more interested in works
that can be given in schools or by small ensembles. ("Newsweek")
There is pathos and drama in this story, but they are tinged with poetry rather
than violence. (H. Taubman, "New York Times")
Merman, Joyce
same
The Azimagooths and the Chisslewinks
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
On Stage Productions, Columbia, MD 3/4/83
WWM
30m; 1 act
12chl.sgrs,ch
p OR tape
Tape and guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: The Oracle appears via rear screen projection, but can
be done 'live'.
COMMENTS: A funny show about a serious subject - the power of ancient custom
to perpetuate a wall of fear and tension between peoples, (publisher)
Merman, J.
same
Holiday Gifts
Christmas revue for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
Middle School, East Stroudsburg, PA 12/14/82
WWM
25m; la/5sc
ch
fl,p,pc,dms,bells
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Each of the five scenes depicts a holiday custom characteristic of
a different foreign land, and the atmosphere is conveyed by the costuming of small
groups, (publisher)
Merman, J. &
I Hear a Drum
ShP
Barton, Ann,
Historical pageant for grades K-9, pfd. by children or 20m; la/lsc
Salisbury, Lynne
3spks,chl.ch
h.s. or adults
& Thomas, Connie
fl,pic,tpt,p,snare OPT
gtr,dbs,glock,tom-tom
COMMENTS: Suitable for presentation by entire school,
diversity, and ideals, (publisher)
-101-
Addresses US history,
Merman, J.
Baker, Diane
Maraeas
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
ShP
1 act
ch
Latin rhythm insts
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Demonstration of instruments which children can not play, but they
can play their maraeas. (publisher)
Merman, J.
Barton, A.
& Thomas, C.
Merman, J.
Badale, Andy
& Elias, Al
No Vacancy
ShP
Christmas musical play for grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m
or children and adults
2sgrs,ch
audience participation
p OPT fl
Noah
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children
adapt, of NBC-TV "It's a Brand New World", teleplay by
Max Wilk and Romeo Muller
ShP
30m
2adults,4chl,chl.eh
P
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Requires 88-frame filmstrip.
Merman, J. &
Leisy, James
same
The Pied Piper
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
after German folktale
WWM
30m; la/4sc; 1 set
cast of 4 (incl. flutist),
unison trio, unison ch.
P,fl
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: If 'The Piper' cannot perform live on the flute, his/her playing may
be pantomimed to the pre-recorded flute on tape, (publisher)
Merman, J. &
Leisy, J.
same
Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol
Christmas drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
after Dickens
(1981)
WWM
20m; la/4sc; 1 set
unison ch.spks
p OR tape
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Plays well as part of double-bill with "Follow that Star" by JiU Gallina.
(publisher)
Merman, J.
Bryson, Juanita
Two Circustories
Operettini for Tots grades K-3, pfd. by children
ShP
30 m; 2 parts
ch.narr
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: For participation by entire class, (publisher)
Meyerowitz, Jan
same
Bad Boys in School
Farce, pfd. by adults
after Nestroy
Berkshire Music Festival, Lenox, MA 8/17/53
BM(EBM)
40m; 1 act
3s,a,t,3b
chamb.oreh
ALSO PFD. BY: Hunter College, NY '55; Texas Christian Univ. '55
Micciche, Joseph
same
The Young Pioneer
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1960)
AMC
150m; la/5sc; 5 sets
2s,m,4t,2b,2bs,ch
P
Miller, Glenn
The Hunting of the Snark
Musical play for grades 7-12, pfd. by children
after Lewis Carroll
-102-
AuMC
Miller, Hub
same
Watch Out! or the Music Will Get You
Musical theatre piece for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Seattle Opera Education Dept. 1980
comp.
35 m; 1 act; 1 set
s,b
P
COMMENTS: Intended as introduction to music for grade schools. Very good
audience response, very inexpensive to produce, educationally effective. Could be
done with very or not very experienced performers. Plays in many spaces. (J.
Pape, University of Northern Iowa)
ALSO PFD. BY: Seattle Opera Education tour '81, '82, '83; Univ. of Northern Iowa,
Cedar Falls (tour) '83
Miller, John in
Phyllis
Plan A
Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children and adults
(1982)
Jen
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 10.chl.ch
full orch
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Parts available for entire class, (publisher)
Miller, Michael
R.
Etheridge, David
Song of the Woods
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
based on New Brunswick history and legend
Marshview Middle School, Sackville, KB, Canada 5/5/80
CMC
45m; la/6sc; 1 set
cast of 5&36,3ch
p OPT pc, Orff insts
COMMENTS: Can be easily produced by an average school, (composer)
Prepared for production in school auditoriums...[and] written with the age group of
the performers in mind. ("Saekville-Tribune-Post")
There are meaty roles for the youngsters...the forest abounds in animals and even
Paul Bunyan makes an appearance. The disguises used here help to embolden an
otherwise hesitant performer, (unidentified newspaper review)
Mitchell, Tom
Smith, Conne
Cross
Christmas on Angel Street
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
(1980)
Jen
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 9,eh
full orch
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Parts probably available for entire class, (publisher)
Mohaupt,
Richard
Maren, Roger
Double Trouble
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
after "Menaeehmi" by Plautus
comm: Louisville Philharmonic Orchestra
Kentucky Opera, Louisville 12/4/54
GS(AMP) /AMC
65m; la/16sc; 1 set
2s,m,2t,2bs-b,eh
2111,2220,pic,E-hn,
2ps,pc,tp,str
COMMENTS: Plautus' play was used by Shakespeare as basis for "Much Ado About
Nothing", (program notes)
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Iowa '66; Drake Univ., Des Moines '67; Mesa Community
College, AZ '80
Mohr,
Christopher
Fendrich,
Shubert & Steven
Ducktails and Bobbysox
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1980)
PDS
120m; 2a/5sc; 1 set
9men,14women OPT eh
10 20,0210,a-sx,t-sx,
p,pc,gtr,dbs
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf: St. Paul's School, Davenport, IA 5/13/83
Mohr, C.
same
Orphans in Candyland
PDS
Melodrama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m; la/lsc; 1 set
or h.s.
lman,8women OPT ch
audience participation
p
(1978)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Lollipop Playhouse, New Bern, NC 9/23/82
-103-
Mollicone, Henry
Bowman, John S.
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after poem by H. D'Arcy
Central City Opera Apprentice Program, CO 7/7/78
BM
25m; la/3se
s.t.b
fl,pic,p,vlc
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Very skillful score, with a very skillful libretto. It's a good piece.
(A. Porter, "The New Yorker")
Small, dynamic, well-packaged evening's entertainment. The music is imaginative
and melodic from start to finish. (M. Barrett, "Rocky Mountain News")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among the ten most performed contemporary operas
within the last five years.
Mollicone, H.
Pogue, Kate
Starbird
BM
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
Texas Opera Theater, St. John's School, Houston 4/30/81 s,m,2t,bs-b,bs
1010,1000,pic,p,pc,
vln,vlc,dbs,tape
Guide avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Spaceship launching.
COMMENTS: A fetching, space-age children's fable that tells how three quarreling
animals are taught by an alien starbird to appreciate each other. Mollicone can't
seem to write a note that doesn't sing. (A. Swan, "Newsweek")
A delightful children's opera...[teaches] the value of cooperation and the moral that
faults can sometimes be virtues. (S. Heumann, "Opera News")
Much appealing, songful melody...and an apt musical setting of the text. (C.
Cunningham, "Houston Post")
The animals are drawn together to overlook their 'natural' emnity and realize their
own essential goodness and that of earth. (C. Ward, "Houston Chronicle")
ALSO PFD. BY: Cincinnati Opera '81; Southwest Opera Theatre (tour) '84
TP(Nov)
Montgomery, Bruce John Barleycorn
same
Ballad folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 3 acts
cast of 4&10,ch
(1960)
ini,1000,tp,pc,hp,p,str
Moore
adapt. Mozart
The Magic Mozart
Introduction to opera
Canadian Opera, Metro International Caravan,
Toronto 6/22/79
pfg.org.
Moore, Carman
4th grade PS 84
The Wont Thing in the World
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
based on survey of children's problems
PS 84, NYC 3/82
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; 2 acts; 1 set
cast of 5,ch
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Well suited to average grade school auditorium; home made sets best.
(composer)
Tumultuous reception. The libretto, created by 5 children and their music teacher,
concerns behavior problems of 2 colonial period children, who lost their father to
a bad cold - caught from one of them. The problem children are helped to sound
mental health by their schoolmates. Feature songs are "Little Kids" sung by the
teacher, and "Worst Thing in the World" (losing dad). (R. Alpert, teacher, PS 84)
Moore, Douglas
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Benet, Stephen
Vincent
Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Stephen Vincent Benet
Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, NYC 5/18/39
BH
60 m; 1 act
m,3t,3b,2bs,3spks,ch
2222,2210,tp,pc,hp,str
OR red.orch
COMMENTS: The work, clean-limbed and unpretentious, bodies out Benet's beautiful
tale as winningly as Webster's oratory. (F. Merkling, "Opera News")
ALSO PFD. BY: great number of performances
-104-
Moore, D.
Abrashkin,
Raymond
The Emperor's New Clothes
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
New York Philharmonic 2/19/49 (conc.pf.)
CF
14m; 1 act
3t,b,4spks,ch
2121,3300,tp;pc,str
OR p
COMMENTS: Songs were tuneful, with neat words...had most of the audience smiling.
("New York Times")
Vocal writing is fresh, the orchestral background good humored...instrumental
textures light and the words never bog down. A delightfully airy piece to which
the children responded immediately. ("New York Herald-Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pfs. SUNY-Fredonia '73; Opera Profiles, Chicago '79; Far
Hills Day School, NJ '80
Moore, D.
Sundgaard,
Arnold
Gallantry
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Columbia University, NYC 3/19/58
GS
35m; 1 act
s,m,t,b,dcrs
2121,2210,pc,hp,str
Videotaped
COMMENTS: A television soap-opera, and spoof of grand opera.
Silliness abounds in the opera. ("Albany Times-Union")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among ten most performed contemporary operas within
past five years.
Moore, D.
Sundgaard, A.
The Greenfield Christmas Tree
Christmas opera, pfd. by adults
Hartford Symphony, Hartford, CT 12/8/62
GS
45m; 1 act
4men,lwoman,3chl
2222,2220,pc,hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: St. Luke's University, GA '71; Vienna Light Opera, VA '79
Moore, D.
Benet, S.V.
The Headless Horseman
ECS /AMC
Folk drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children 60m; 1 act; 1 set
after Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" s,t,2b,ch,chl.ch
BronxviUe H.S., NY 3/5/37
p
COMMENTS: Benet's libretto is based on Irving's original, but is also a satire on
progressive schools and their teachers. (N.E. Johnson, "Operas on American Subjects")
ALSO PFD. BY: Florida State Univ. '59; Inspiration Point, AR '59; Hartt School of
Music, CT '62 & (tour) '73
Moore, D.
Abrashkin, R.
Puss in Boots
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Perrault
New York Philharmonic 11/50
CF
15m; 1 act
m,3b,bs,2spks,ch
mi,1100,pc,hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: various schools
Moore, Richard
same
Yuwidi
For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after American Indian legend
Opera/Omaha Education Division 4/76
pfg.org.
1 act
Moross, Jerome
La Touche, John
The Eccentricities of Davy Crockett
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
Wilkes College, Wilkes Barre, PA 4/16/71
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Morris, John
Duffield,
Brainerd
The Hobbit
Musical play for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after Tolkien
(1977)
PfP
2 acts; 4 sets
cast of 12,eh
1111,1000,p
COMMENTS: Opportunity for a great deal of body movement, dance, etc. (F. Litt,
Opera for Youth)
-105-
Morrissey,
Wendy
same
Mr. Punch
Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Punch and Judy
JAS
15m; la/lsc; 1 set
2boys,lgirl,ch
P.gtr
COMMENTS: Easy music, unison chorus, simple to stage. (Opera for Youth)
Morse, Paul
same
Lexington Green: The Shot Heard Around the World
History for grades 3-9
Prosody Players, Lawrence, LA 5/11/80
pfg.org.
60 m; 1 act
Tape avail.
Moss, Lawrence
Bentley, Eric
The Brute
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Chekhov's "The Boor"
Yale University Summer School, Norfolk, CT 7/16/61
TP /AMC
23m; 1 act; 1 set
s.t.b
1011,0000,pic,pc,p,
vibe, vln, via, vlc.dbs
Videotape avail.
COMMENTS: Singers must be able to act. (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Univ. of Georgia, Athens '76; Youngstown
Univ., OH '78; Pittsburgh Chamber Opera, PA '83
Mount, John
& Lorna adapt.
Rossini, Mozart
same
A Mini Opera
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
audience participation
Hawaii Opera Theatre, Honolulu 2/13/81
comp.
40 m; la/2sc; 1 set
s,a,t,b
P
COMMENTS: Travels easily. This show has been performed...at ALL elementary
schools on Oahu at least once. The schools have all been very enthusiastic,
(composer)
Mueller, Larry
R.
same
Little Red Riding Hood
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
freely adapted from Grimm
(1973)
AMC
30m; 2a/3sc; 3 sets
s,a,t,b,ch,dcrs
2222,4331.pic,tp,pc.
xyl,cel,hp,str
Muller, Gerald
Frank
same
Chronicles, or Vignettes of Passion
For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Montgomery College, Rockville, MD 1977
comp. c/o pfg.org.
33m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,a
1121,1110,pic.E-hn.tp,
pc,p,str
MuUer, G.F.
Pevey, Rich &
Normile, Joe
Iehabod
comp. c/o pfg.org.
3 acts
Fantasy for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults
after Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Montgomery CoUege, Rockville, MD 11/9/84
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Special effects such as lightning, fog, smoke, and
earthquake.
Murray, Jeremiah
same
The Beauty and the Bent
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Mme. L. de Beaumont
Public Opera Theatre/Clarke Center, NYC 5/8/74
comp.
la/7sc
cast of 5,dcrs
COMMENTS: [The work is] unabashedly and often gloriously entrenched in the 19th
century. The music really is a very sophisticated blend of influences, [but] tends
to overwork the singer's upper registers. A touching work of real talent. (P. Davis,
"New York Times")
-106-
Murray, J.
same
The Marriage Proposal
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Chekhov
Public Opera Theater/Clarke Center, NYC 2/1/73
comp.
35m; 1 act; 1 set
s,t,b
p
COMMENTS: For both adults and kids - marvellous, lyric and fast-moving. Response
has always been tremendous. Soprano needs good BD, tenor a good A, baritone
very easy. (J. Sacher, Montclair State College)
ALSO PFD. BY: Public Opera Theatre '73, "74; Montclair State College, NJ '76, '78
Musgrave, Thea
Lindsey, Maurice
The Abbot of Drimock
Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after one of Wilson's "Tales of the Scottish Border"
Park Lane Opera Group, London, England 1958
MMB(Ch)
55m; la/3sc
s,m,a,t,2b,bs
0111,1000,p.cel.pc,
2vln,vlc
COMMENTS: Scottish version of "Gianni Schicchi".
A work well suited to student performance. (E. Forbes, "London Financial Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Morley CoUege, London '62; Guildhall School of Music, London '77
Musgrave, T.
same
A Christmas Carol
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children
after Dickens
Virginia Opera Ass'n, Norfolk 12/7/79
TP(Nov)
120m; 2 acts
2s,m,t,2b,bs-b,spk,
dcrs,6chl
U21,1000,pic,E-hn,
cbsn,2pc,p,hp,str
OR red.orch 15 players
Recording avail.
Videotaped
COMMENTS: It tells the story quite clearly, to unpretentious, evocative music,
largely traditional in idiom. (W. Mann, "London Times")
The opera was a Victorian Christmas card come to life. Musgrave preserves the
distinctive flow of Dickens' dialogue. (A. Swan, "Newsweek")
A most distinguished work [created] with respect for people of all ages. (A. Rich,
"New York Magazine")
ALSO PFD. BY: Royal Opera, London '81; State Opera of South Australia '81;
Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia '81; Arkansas Opera Theatre, Little Rock '81
Musgrave, T.
same & Samson
llarko the Miser
"A tale for children to mime, sing, and play"
Comedy, pfd. by children
after Russian folktale by Afanasiev
Farnham Festival of Schools Music, England 1962
MMB(Ch)
14m
cast of 4,narr,ch
rcdrs,glock,chimes,vln,
gtr,p,6pc (all children)
COMMENTS: A short piece about an amoral rich merchant who, shamed into giving
alms to a beggar, borrows money from an unsuspecting peasant and then thinks up
excuses to avoid paying it back. The score is economical and the tale unfolds
swiftly. ("Ipswich Evening Star")
Nagle, Pam &
Wingerter,
George
same
The Ransom of Red Chief
PDS
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 90m; 2a/6sc; 2 sets
or h.s.
6boys/men,12girls/women,
after O.Henry
ch
(1979)
Namenworth,
Philip
Dias, Susan &
Stein, Merridee
p,pc,dbs
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Fortune Elementary School, Fortuna, CA 5/20/82
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Fantasy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children
after Lewis Carroll
First All Childrens Theatre, NYC 10/21/79
-107-
comp. c/o ASCAP
Neff, Lyle K.
same
Starbottle for the Plaintiff
pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Bret Harte
Augusta College, GA 5/6/81
3 scenes
8sgrs,lactr,ch
Nelson, Ron
same
Birthday of the Infanta
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Oscar Wilde
Eastman School, Rochester, NY 5/14/56
CF
45m; 1 act
s,a,t,bs
comp.
COMMENTS: A tragedy concerning a Spanish princess and a dwarf who loves her.
ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Theatre of Rochester, NY '63, '67, '73, '74; Met Opera
Studio, NY '68-'74 annually; Indiana Univ., Bloomington '77; Univ. of Maryland,
College Park '79
Nestor, Larry
same
Peterson,
Gary (bk)
The Brenentown Musicians
PDS
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets
after Grimm
cast of 14
Clover Trinity Lutheran Church, Buhl, ID 12/2/83
p
COMMENTS: An excellent comedy for all age groups. Audience loved it and so
did the children who were performing. Music excellent. (M. Schroeder, Clover
Trinity Lutheran Church)
The musical numbers are quite simple...could easily be sung by elementary-age
children, but the amount of spoken dialogue [would indicate] older students. (J.
Pape, Opera for Youth)
Nestor, L.
same
Kelly, Tim (bk)
Lumberjacks and Weddingbelles
PDS
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/12sc; 1 set
based on historical incident
10male,14female, OPT ch
(1981)
1020,0210,pc,p,gtr,dbs
COMMENTS: Prospective young brides are sent from Boston to the Washington
Territory, (publisher)
Music and direction not difficult, simple sets and costumes required. (D. Wayland,
Opera for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Lake George Youth Theatre, NY 7/82
Nestor, L.
same & Kelly, T.
Seven Brides for Dracula
PDS
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60m; la/2sc; 1 set
after story by T. Kelly
5male,7female,ch
(1982)
P.pc.dbs
Neumann, Alfred
An Opera for Christmas
Christmas opera, pfd. by adults or h.s.
ALSO PFD. BY: various churches
BM
1 act
2s,2a,3t,4bs,2spks,ch
0000,0220,tp,cym,
org.cel
Neumann, A.
An Opera for Easter
Easter opera, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Christ Congregational Church, Silver Spring, MD 4/63
BM
1 act
Neumann, A.
An Opera for Everyone
BM
Church opera, pfd. by adults or h.s.
1 act
Christ Congregational Church, Silver Spring, MD 11/3/63
Neville, Don
Billings, James
Babes in the Woods, or Hansel and Gretel and Percy and MAA
55m; la/3sc
the Prune
3s,m,2t,b,bs
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
p OR chamb.orch
after Hansel and Gretel story
(1985)
COMMENTS: Same libretto used by another composer in 1983; that version withdrawn.
-108-
Nield, David
Drake
Taylor, Jeremy J. Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s.
based on life of Sir Francis Drake
Whitgift School, Croydon, England 5/25/83
Wei
120m; 3 acts
5boys,3girU,ch
llll,0320,4sx,dbs,dms
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Requires Elizabethan costumes.
COMMENTS: Performers and audience will find this an enormously entertaining
musical that makes no apology to history, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. IN: Edinburgh '83; Opera House Jersey '84; Exeter '84; Oxford '84
Nield, D.
Taylor, J.J.
Tin Pan AU
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or h.s.
after "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"
Leighton Park School, Reading, England 5/17/79
SFKWei)
120m; 3 acts
6girls,10boys,ch
llll,0320,4sx,dbs,dms
COMMENTS: A role for everybody; a variety of singing parts and all singing/acting
capabilities. Set in downtown Chicago 1930 and explores the world of gangsters,
(publisher)
Niles, John Jacob
Mary the Rose
A Miracle Play for Christmas
GS
Nixon, Roger
West, Ray B. Jr.
The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Stephen Crane
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston 11/68
com p. c/o ASCAP
45m; 2a/4sc; 3 sets
s,t,2b,bs-b,spk
tp,str
COMMENTS: The work manages to strike a fine balance between genuine sentiment
concerning the boundless energy and optimism of the frontier folk, and gentle satire
of their naivete and provincialism. The score simply sparkles and the vocal lines
- although difficult - often soar. (M. Redmond, "New Jersey Star-Ledger")
ALSO PFD. BY: San Francisco State Univ. '69; Univ. of California, Los Angeles
•72; New Jersey State Opera '80
Noda, Ken
same
The Canary
pfd. by adults and children
Blossom Music Festival, OH 7/73
pfg.org.
1 act
s,b,2boy-s
COMMENTS: Written by a child for children, it was the perfect opera for [New
York City Opera's Educational tour] performances. Its modest cast, costume, and
set requirements fit the budget. The initial reception from young audiences was
spectacular. (L. Henning, "Opera News")
ALSO PFD. BY: New York City Opera Educational Department (tour) '75, '76, '77
Noda, K.
same
The Rivalry
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on the life of Andrew Jackson
(1976)
AMC
45m; la/3sc
3s,t,b,bs,ch,dcrs
P
COMMENTS: Received 1976 Bicentennial grant from NEA; no known production.
Nordholm
Hansel and Gretel
adapt. Humperdinck Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
adaptation of Humperdinck's 3-act opera
SB
20m
sgrs.ch
P
Nordoff, Paul &
Robbins, Clive
Artaban, the Other Wise Han
Christmas play with music
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
Nordoff, P.
Robbins, C.
The Children's Christmas Play
pfd. by children
TP
30m; 1 sc
cast of 16,narr
rcdrs,pc,p
-109-
Nordoff, P.
Robbins, C.
The Three Bean
pfd. by children
TP
1 act
ch.narr
rcdrs,pc,p
Norman, Ruth
Wieder, Hardy
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children
after fairy tale
BM
15m
ch
P
Norman, R.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Wieder, H.
Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children
after Andersen
BM
25m
ch
P
Norman, R.
The Gallant Tailor
BM
Wieder, H.
Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children
after Grimm
15m
ch
P
Norman, R.
Wieder, H.
The Golden Goose
Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children
after Grimm
BM
15m
ch
P
Norman, R.
Wieder, H.
The Gypsies1 Reward
Folk operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children
BM
20m; 2 acts
cast of 7,ch
P
Norman, R.
SumplestatsUn
BM
Wieder, H.
Action story playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children
after Grimm
15m
ch
P
North, Alex
Gury, Jeremy
The Hither and Thither of Danny Dither
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 4/62
BM /AMC
105m; 2a/9sc; 6 sets
s,t ,spk,18support .ch.dors
doubling possible
0020,0210,a-sx,pc,p,vln
OR 1121,2220,2a-sx,
t-sx,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: Musical idiom is simple, contemporary, musical comedy style. Set on
a summer day sometime in the near future. Danny is sent from heaven to earth
to record good deeds, has many adventures, and finally succeeds in his assignment.
(AMC)
Obenchain, Virginia Uncle Billy's Candy Shop
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
GS
Ogden, Mark
Sneezes
Rock opera for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Dr. Seuss's books
Weber State College, Ogden, UT 5/72
pfg.org.
1 act
Ohlson, Marion
The Three Little Pigs
Children's operetta, pfd. by children
(19S4)
CF /AMC
2 acts
narr.chl.ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Company of the Theatre of Light, Los Angeles '81
-110-
O'Leary, Minnie
same <5c Deck,
Sylvia Girone
What's New?
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
ShP
35m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 15,ch
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: In addition to being an entertainment, it will help children explore
their feelings of accepting new people. (Opera for Youth)
Olive, Joseph
Olive, Joan
Mar-ri-ia-a
Science-fiction for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC 4/7/75
ACA /AMC
23m; 1 act; 1 set
s
lOlO.lOOO.picbs-el,
tp,pc,vln,vlc,tape
COMMENTS: Story of humanized computer falling in love with programmer.
Olive, Leslie
Adams, Jon
Master of Ashmore
pfd. by children
Borden School, Kent, England 9/78
comp. c/o PRS
2 acts
Oliver, Harold
same
A Dog's Tale
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Mark Twain
Johnson College, VT 8/79
comp. c/o BMI
la/5sc; 1 set
s.dcrs/mimes,puppets
fl,cl,vln,p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Very few production costs. Suggested abstract staging. Puppets and
dancers would greatly enhance the production. The work is demanding for the
musicians, (composer)
Material also available from the Fleisher Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia,
Logan Square.
Oliver, H.
Keat, Eleanor
King of the Cats
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Stephen Vincent Benet
(1976)
comp. c/o BMI /AMC
45m; 5sc; 3 sets
3s>2a,t,b,bs,dcr/mime
Hll,2110,hp,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: Vocal parts quite singable. Orchestra and ensemble requirements are
demanding, (composer)
Material also available at Fleisher Collection (see above).
Oliver, Stephen
Pountney, David
The Donkey
pfd. by adults
audience participation
Scottish Opera tour, 5/74
TP(Nov)
60m; 2 acts
cast of 24
p,org,pc
Oliver, S.
same
The Girl and the Unicorn
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
West Eleven Group, London, England 1978
TP(Nov)
60m
cast of 5,ch
1011,0100,pie.sx.p.pc,
dms,harm,bjo,gtr,str
Oliver, S.
The Great McPorridge Disaster
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1976)
TP(Nov)
30m; 1 act
s,b
3pc,org
Oliver, S.
same
Old Haunts
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
TP(Nov)
8m; la/lsc; 1 set
3ch
p,pc,melody insts
COMMENTS: Part of "Three Instant Operas for Children".
-Ill-
Oliver, S.
same
Paid Off
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
TP(Nov)
8m; la/lsc; 1 set
3ch
p.pc.melody insts
COMMENTS: Part of "Three Instant Operas for Children".
Oliver, S.
same
Slippery Souls
Christinas musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children
TP(Nov)
50m; 1 act
ch
vln,pe,org,p
Oliver, S.
Pountney, D.
The Three Wise Monkeys
For grades K-9, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1972)
TP(Nov)
50m; 1 act
m,t,b,bs
p,org,pc
Oliver, S.
same
Time Flies
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
TKNov)
8m; la/lsc; 1 set
3ch
p.pc.melody insts
COMMENTS: Part of "Three Instant Operas for Children".
Oliveros, Pauline
adapt. Sinding,
Christian
Mumma, Gordon
Fwynnghn
"A funky fairy tale" for grades 9-12
California Institute of Arts, Valencia 3/5/80
com p. c/o ASCAP
COMMENTS: Fwynnghns are described as creatures
with a 'dumb endurance, an
even temper (more or less), and a sense of humor1. ("New York Times")
Oliveros, P.
Montano, Linda
Mo More Fear
form: Monkey
sound/movement theatre for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
Freedom Elementary School, Cabrillo Festival,
Aptos, CA 8/81
com p. c/o ASCAP
30m; 1 act
cast of 30
COMMENTS: The work needs open space arena-style. It is completed in a creative
collaboration with the children, (composer)
A taped child's voice reciting a text of sorts blended with the existing crowdaudience noise...played against a background of electronic sounds consisting of
filtered white noise.-.gathering of children and audience proved a most enjoyable
happening. (J. Sekon, "Santa Cruz Sentinel")
Audience...provide sounds of wind...children provide, through sound effects and mime,
a jungle and its animals...[01iveros] charmed the children, but also tapped their
ancient creative energy and intuitive sense of analogy and symbolism. (C. Shere,
"Oakland Tribune")
O'Neal, Barry
Jones, Robin
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after R.L. Stevenson
(1980)
AMC
70m
s,2t,2b,bs-b,bs,ch
3333,4331 ,sx,tp,pc,hp,
p,cel,org,str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Character transformation from Jekyll to Hyde, (composer)
Oosterbahn,
Andre
Kimber, Robert
AuMC
1 act
3s,2m,a OR 3s,m,b,bs
2spks,dcrs,ch
fl,cl,vln,el-p,tapes
Ants and Splinters
pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1973)
COMMENTS: Elaborate staging is not necessary. (Opera for Youth)
-112-
Orff, Carl &
Keetman, Qunild
The Christaas Story
pfd. by children
EAM(Sch)
cast of 7,eh
rcdrs,gtr,lute,vln,
vlc,dbs,pc
Orff, C.
same
trans: Lenssen,
Gerhard OR
Guth, Otto OR
Balk/Marshall
The Wise Woman and the King (Die Kbige)
Comic fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on Grimm's T h e Clever Farmer's Daughter"
Frankfurt, Germany 1943
Am.prem: Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 12/7/49
EAM(Sch)
90m; la/12sc; 1 set
s,2t,3b,3bs
3333,4331,tp.3pc.hp,
cel,p,str
OR 3033,3331,tp,pc,hp,
p,cel,str
stage band: 3tpt,dms,
glock.org
COMMENTS: Shrewdly contrasting moments of delicate lyricism and simple folklike
melodies. The timelessness of this entertaining tale is accented by the repetitiousness
of text as well as music.'commedia dell'arte1. (R. Ericson, "New York Times")
Delightful and imaginative production of one of the most entertaining pieces seen
here in years. (J. Harvey, "Minneapolis Tribune")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous American companies and workshops in English. A classic
in German opera houses.
Orff, C.
same
trans: Pelikan,
Maria
The Moon (Der Mood)
Fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults
after Grimm
Munich, Germany 2/5/39
Am.prem: New York City Opera 1/56
EAM(Sch)
90m; 1 act
2t,3b,2bs,spk,ch,chl.ch
3332,4331 .tp.pc.hp.cel,
p,harm,acc,zth,str
Recorded: Angel
COMMENTS: Simple diatonic melodies, ostinato rhythms, heavy reliance on
percussion. It is fun to listen to, lighthearted, musically light-textured, fast-moving
and brief enough that its high energy level will not exhaust you. A morality play
in the form of a fairy tale. (G. Jellinek, "Stereo Review")
ALSO PFD. BY: San Diego Opera '69; Colgate Univ. '70; Houston Grand Opera '71;
Cinnabar Opera Theatre, Petaluma, CA '85
Ostrander, Linda
Beattie, Sara
Smith
The Grand Zazoo
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
Brookline Elementary Schools, MA 1981
comp.
60m; la/7sc; 4 sets
cast of 16,eh
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: This was produced by schools who know how to cut costs,
audiences loved it. Excellent! (B. Smith, Brookline Public Schools)
Ostrander, L.
Beattie, S.S.
The
O Faces
comp.
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or children
45m; la/4sc; 2 sets
Elma Lewis Center for Afro-American Artists, Boston 6/80 cast of 10,eh
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: About peer acceptance, (composer)
Was staged simply and the audience loved it. The performers also loved it (J.
Edwards, Elma Lewis Center).
Ostrander, L.
Beattie, S.S.
The Polka Dot Dragon
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
Brookline Public Schools, MA 5/80
comp.
50m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 14,eh
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: A play about being different. One must make a large dragon that is
mobile. Elementary school children love to help the dragon; they feel allied to
the underdog, (composer)
-113-
Ostrander, L.
same
Sd-Fi
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
Bunker Hill Community College & Lesley College,
Boston 5/2/80
EWP
60m; 3a/9sc; 4 sets
8boys,8girls,dcrs,ch
fl,sx,p,dms,dbs
COMMENTS: A light-hearted musical fantasy of a science-fiction story. The invaders
are women who have come to earth to help women, (producer)
O'Toole, Austin
same
Clown Face
Fairy tale, pfd. by children
SFr
1 set
3boys,2girls
O'Toole, A.
same
Tom Sawyer
Drama, pfd. by children
after Mark Twain
SFr
2 sets
4boys,2girls
COMMENTS: An exciting 'hide and seek' with a score that is extremely well written
and easy to perform. This version has carefully considered the young audience,
(publisher)
Ottenfeld, V.
Pinocchio
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
Children's Opera Wksp., Milwaukee 1956
HL<KEBM)
50m
cast of 12
Overton, Hall
Thompson, J.
The Enchanted Pear Tree
Fantasy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Boccaccio
JuUliard School, NYC 2/7/50
ACA
45 m; la/4sc
cast of 4,ch
1211,1100,pc,p,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Turtle Bay Music School, NYC '59
Overton, H.
Stampfler, Judah
Huckleberry Finn
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Mark Twain
Juilliard School, NYC 5/20/71
ACA
2 acts
cast of 22,ch
2222,2321 ,pic,E-hn,
bs-el,tp,2pc,p,el-bs,
el-gtr,el-org,str
COMMENTS: Fine scenes where the score sustains the whole mood. [The composer]
has preserved the cadences of Twain's vernacular speech. (R. Ericson, "New York
Times")
Owen, Richard
same
A Fisherman Called Peter
Biblical drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Drew Church, Carmel, NY 1963 (not '65)
GMP /AMC
50m; la/5sc
s,m,2t,3b,spk,ch
0100,1100,tp,org,str
COMMENTS: [The music] uses a verismo style similar to Puccini's. The composer
is especially successful in writing for the human voice. CNeue ZUricher Nachrichten")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous church pfs; also Northwestern College, IA '72; CarsonNewman College, TN '74 & '82
Owen, R.
King of the Cat*
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
after Stephen Vincent Benet
AMC
1 act
3s,2m,t,b,bs,ch
1111,2110,2pc,hp,p,str
Owen, R.
same
Mary Dyer
Historic drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
story of Quaker civil rights martyr hanged in 1660
Overseas Press Club, NYC 2/75 (reading)
stg.prem: Eastern Opera Co. at Rockland Community
CoUege, Suffern, NY 6/12/76
GMP /AMC
100m; 3a/9sc; 1 set
s,m,2t,3b,ch
2222,2220,pic,pc,hp,str
-114-
continued
COMMENTS: The writing is sure, imaginative, and full of dramatic motivation
— strong, vivid, contrapuntal choral episodes and a fine handling of sonority. (A.
Rich, "New York")
Well worth your ears and eyes...a deeply moving music drama of religious persecution
in colonial Boston. (B. Zakariasen, "Daily News")
Much of the libretto is fashioned from actual speeches of the participants in the
events found in trial transcripts, diaries, and letters, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: New York Lyric Opera '78
Page, Kate
Stearns
Robin Hood
Adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children
ECS
ch
COMMENTS: Adaptation of legend using folk songs and country dances of the period.
Palas, Lisa
same
Goldberg, Moses
(bk)
Rumpelstiltskin
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Grimm
Davis & Elkins College Children's Theatre, WV 3/24/83
pfg.org.
cast of S, OPT dcrs
COMMENTS: Children are encouraged to actively participate in this modern version,
(program)
Palmer, Carleton
Thebom, Blanche
Calhoun's Christmas
Puppet opera for grades K-9
after book by Phyllis McGemsey
University of Arkansas, Little Rock 12/79
pfg.org.
40m; 1 act
cast of 5
COMMENTS: Taped soundtrack, projections, and puppets may still be available from
the University of Arkansas.
Palmer, King
adapt. Grieg
Palmer, Winifred
The Snow Queen
Fairy tale drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children
after Andersen
SFrtWei)
105m; 2a/8sc
8girls,7boys,3extras,ch
nil,llll,pc,str
COMMENTS: An imaginative musical in which the children overcome the evil Hobgoblins. A magical story, and together with Grieg's music will enchant any audience.
No production problems, (publisher)
Papale, Henry
The Only Green Planet
Space musical for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
Liberty H.S., McKeesport, PA 4/19/64 (not '65)
comp. c/o AMC
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: various high schools
Papale, H.
The Shovel-Toothed Witch
pfd. by adults or h.s.
Winner: Penn State Children's Drama Radio
Show 1964 & 1965
stg.prem: Central Catholic H.S., PA 3/65
comp. c/o AMC
35m; 1 act
chamb.orch OR p
ALSO PFD. BY: various high schools
Para, Donald
The Cask of Amontillado
Drama for grades 7-12; pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Poe
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo 5/79
pfg.org.
Videotaped
Park, Stephen F.
Sally Back and Forth
pfd. by adults
audience participation
University of Tampa, FL 10/6/59
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
-115-
Parker, Alice
same
The Family Reunion
Folktale for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults
McFarlin United Methodist Church, Norman, OK 12/75
CF /AMC
60m; la/lOsc; 1 set
4s,2m,2a,2t,2bs,ch,6chl
1001,llll,pc,gtr,bjo,vln
COMMENTS: Designed for performance by church or community choruses, preferably
outdoors or in the round. Music based on American folk songs, dances, hymns, and
spirituals of the 1830's. (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Juneau Oratorio Choir, AK '80
Parker, A.
same
Singer's Glen
Folk drama, pfd. by children and adults
based on life of Joseph Funk, composer of
'shape note' hymns
Lancaster and Fredonia Choral Singers, PA 4/1/78
AMC
115m; 2a/6sc; 3 sets
2s,m,3t,2b,bs,4chl,
4mime,ch
1000,0110,gtr,harm,
acc,str-qt OR p
Parker, Jim
Stanier, Tom
The Shepherd King
Biblical musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children
Old Testament story of David
Wei
50m
cast of 12,eh
p, OPT pc.melody insts
COMMENTS: A superb way to reenact the story of David and Goliath. Melodic
and percussion instrument accompaniment can be played by children. Can be used
as classroom material, (publisher)
Parks, Richard
Wild West Woman
D.
Folk history for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
adaptation of folk tunes
San Jose State University, CA (1980)
same & Aubrey,
Diane C.
PDS
60 m; 2 acts; 1 set
6-25girls/women
p
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Possibly costuming, (publisher)
Parr, Andrew
Gardner, John &
Coleman, Fiz
SFr
Bad Day at Black Frog Creek
Christmas comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 set
6men,4women
P
Pasatieri,
Thomas
same
La Divina (The Prim Donna)
Opera buffa for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
JuiUiard School of Music, NYC 3/16/66
TP
25m; 1 act
s,a,t,b
2222,1100,tp,pc,p,
cel.str
COMMENTS: A camp parody [of the operatic prima donna] alternates with an
affectionate portrayal. Musical idiom is knowing to the point of slickness. (J.
Rockwell, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. Univ. of Miami '83; Opera-a-la-Carte,
Jacksonville '84; Baltimore Opera '85, etc.
Pasatieri, T.
same
The Goose Girl
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Grimm
Southwestern Opera Theatre, Ft. Worth, TX (tour) 2/15/81
GS
35m; 1 act
2s,m,t,2b,bs
fl.pic.cl.p.vla.vlc
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Too often instrumental lines covered, rather than supported, the
voices...dramatic pacing reveals an expert hand, and Pasatieri knows how to get a
laugh from an audience...as an introduction to opera for children, it has a wellpaced plot, many funny moments, and singable, if not memorable, melodies. A
pleasant experience. (M. Fleming, "Ft. Worth Star-Telegram")
Libretto basically true to original story, but has several flaws. Music at times
confusing...vocal lines difficult. Could be presented elaborately or simply. (J. Pape,
Opera for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: Southwestern Opera Theatre (tour) '82; Charlottetowne Players,
NC '82 & '83; Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City '83
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Pasatieri, T.
same
Signor Ddno
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Moliere's "Sganarelle"
Wolf Trap Company, Vienna, VA 7/24/74
BM
30m; 1 act
2s,m,t)b,2bs-b
1110,1000, p.vln.vla,vie
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Mr. Pasatieri writes well for the voice and that is a consideration
often overlooked by contemporary composers. [This opera] is a good example of
his facility and professionalism. The story is in the opera buffa tradition. (D.
Henahan, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Seattle Opera (tour) '77 & '78; numerous, mostly at colleges.
Pascal, Florian
Wheeler, Edith
In Wonderland
Fantasy
after Lewis Carroll
BM
2a/4sc
cast of lS.ch
Paull, Barberi P.
same
The Gundrop Castle Adventure
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
comp
60 m; 3a/6sc; 1 set
3boys,2girls,ch
gtr,pc,p,el-p
COMMENTS: Uses-projections - slides available.
Paxton, Glenn
Leicht, Allen
The Adventures of Friar Tuck
Comedy for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
Lake George Opera, Saratoga, NY 8/11/83
comp. c/o ASCAP
120m; 2a/13sc
s,2t,3b,2spks,ch
5winds,6brass,p,pc,hp,str
COMMENTS: Dance is a major element of the work, (composer)
The score is lightweight, falling somewhere between "Man of La Mancha" and "A
Chorus Line". But it is the work of a craftsman; there are some good showtunes
and few pretensions impede the flow of the stage action. The script is often
witty...[but] the Opera ends 20 minutes after it should. (T. Page, "New York Times")
WORKSHOP SHOWCASED BY: O'Neill Theatre Center '81; Opera America '81
Paynter, John
Townsend, Paul
The.Space Dragon of Galatar
Mini-opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by h.s.
EAM(UE)
20m; 1 act; 1 set
4ch
p.pc.tape
COMMENTS: The authors envisage a workshop situation in which the piece is
rehearsed and performed. Many imaginative effects - the Dragon is a chorus
encased in one large costume. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
Paynter, J.
Townsend, P.
A Temporary Diversion
EAM(UE)
"A photographic & zoological umbrella show" for grades 30m; 1 act
K-9, pfd. by children
cast of 3,3ch
York Festival of the Arts, England 1973
pc
COMMENTS: intended for out-door performances.
Paynter, J.
Paynter,
Elizabeth
The Voyage of St. Brendan
EAM(UE)
Dramatic adventure for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and 60m
children
bs-b,spks,dcrs,ch,
based on 6th century voyage of Celtic monk, Brendan, spk.ch.chl.ch
from Ireland to America
2111,2221,tp,4pc,rcdrs,
Norwich Cathedral, England 1979
org.str
COMMENTS: Large percussion section, (publisher)
Paynter, J.
Holbrook, David
Wild Swans
EAMOJE)
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
75m
Stapleford Community School, Cambridgeshire, England eh
1978
p-4hnds OPT pe
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Peaslee, Richard Children's Crusade
Cavender, Kenneth Historical drama, pfd. by children ages 7-18
based on the children's crusade of 1212
First All Children's Theatre, NYC 3/15/83
com p. c/o ASCAP
2 acts
large cast
reeds,p,pc,vlc,dbs,kbd
COMMENTS: The emphasis...is very much on the optimism and martyrdom of the
crusaders as they vow not only to free Jerusalem but also to change the world...[The
work] is a giant step from the traditional fairy-tale sensibility once so prevalent
in children's theatre. (M. Gussow, "New York Times")
The production renders the poignancy of the crusaders' fate...but the lasting
impression is a positive one: we can not only learn from children, but in many
instances they can provide moral leadership. (C. Sharp, "Women's Wear Daily")
Cavender's script occasionally takes on a slightly cloying tone, but it also has many
moments of wit, grace, and even pain. At first the kids set out on a lark...but
gradually they learn you get tired on a crusade, and hungry, and 'riding on your
dreams' sometimes means awakening in terror. (R. Wetzsteon, "Village Voice")
Pendergrass, Clay
Briggs, Keith
And Robin Hood, Too!
Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by h.s.
East Jefferson Highschool, New Orleans, LA 1977
com p. c/o San Diego
Opera
ALSO PFD. BY: Greenwich Highschool, CT '81
Pendergrass, C.
Briggs, K.
Sinbad the Sailor
Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by h.s.
East Jefferson Highschool, New Orleans, LA 1977
comp. c/o San Diego
Opera
cast of 7,ch
h.s. band
COMMENTS: Written for high school students to perform for elementary schools.
ALSO PFD. BY: Greenwich Highschool, CT '81
Pendleton, Edmund The Miracle of the nativity
Christmas opera, pfd. by adults
Centenary College, Shreveport, LA 12/3/82
pfg.org.
Penn, Arthur A.
Ladies' Aid
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
Children's Opera, Milwaukee, WI 1955
comp. est. c/o ASCAP
50m; 1 act
13girls
Penn, A.A.
Morgan,
Geoffrey F.
Hose of the Danube
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.i
CF
2 acts; 1 set
2s,2m,a,t,5b>bs,
2spks,ch
1010,0210,a-sx,pc,str
OR 1121,2210,a-sx,
t-sx,pc,str OR p
Perderbach,
Haakon
Grenzeoach, Joe
Old King Cole
For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
after nursery rhyme
SFr
1 set
9boys,7 girls
P
Perry, Jack
same & Porter,
Robert Neil
PDS
Adrift in New York
Comic melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/8sc; 1 set
5male,8female,ch
(1979)
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Syracuse Highschool, NE 9/82
Perry, J.
same & Porter,
R.N.
Aladdin
PDS
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60m; lOsc; 1 set
or h.s.
4male,7female,ch
after "Arabian Nights"
p
(1979)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Kutztown State College, PA 12/82
-118-
Perry, J.
same & Porter,
R.N.
Cinderella
Comic fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or
adults or h.s.
after Perrault
(1973)
PDS
40m; la/9sc
cast of 14,eh
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Crystal River Primary School, FL 4/82
Perry, J.
same & Porter,
R.N.
East Lynne
Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after 1861 novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
Golden Mall Playhouse, Burbank, CA 7/77
PDS
120m; 2a/14sc; 1 set
5male,10female,ch
P
Perry, J.
same <Sc Porter,
R.N.
The Labors of Love
Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1961)
PDS
60m; la/7sc; 1 set
4male,6female,ch
OR 120m; 2a/8sc; 2 sets
6male,7female,ch-ssa
P
COMMENTS: Available in one- or two-act versions.
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pfs. Broken Bow Community Playhouse, NE 1/83 (1 act);
Bern Highschool, KS 11/82 (2 acts)
Perry, J.
same & Porter,
R.N.
The Little Match Girl
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults
after Andersen
(1973)
PDS
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 6
p
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Patrick Henry Academy, Charlotte Court House, VA 10/82
Perry, J.
same & Porter,
R.N.
The Nickelodeon Girl
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1965)
PDS
120m; 2a/18sc
5male,8female,ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Mason Highschool, Choiceland, Sask., Canada 5/82
Perry, Julia
same &. Card,
Virginia
The Cask of Amontillado
Drama, pfd. by adults
after Poe
Columbia University, NYC 11/20/54
eomp.est. c/o ASCAP
30m; 1 act
m,t,b
2241,2111,tp,pc,p,hp,str
Perry, J.
same
The Selfish Giant
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
Prize from American Academy of Arts and Letters
No record of any performances
eomp.est. c/o ASCAP
2 acts
Perry, Libbie E.
same
Clouds
"An Opera for Elementary School Students"
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
University of Southern Maine, Gorham 11/2/82
comp.
60m; 2a/5sc; 1-3 sets
cast of 18 or more
p.classroom insts
COMMENTS: Intended for elementary school performances. May also be staged as
puppet play with chorus or as stage play with incidental music. Well received by
audience, (composer)
Story of how the jealous clouds steal the sun...the action comes as animals work
hard to rescue the sun. Designed to provide a complete musical experience for
elementary school students. (M. Sullivan, "Rockland (ME) Courier-Gazette")
Perry, Nina
The Marquis of Carabas (1961)
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after "Puss in Boots"
Finchley Children's Music Group, London
-119-
OUP
35m
cast of 6,ch
P
Peterson, Liz
same &. Darrow,
Jill
Grandpa Ben
comp.
Historical musical play for grades K-9, pfd. by children 70m; 1 set
and adults
6male,3female
main character: Ben Franklin; set in Philadelphia 1787
p,gtr
Youngpeoples Theatre Wksp, Swarthmore College, PA 1/83 Tape avail.
Phillips, Burrill
Phillips, Alberta
Don't We All?
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 5/9/49
comp. c/o ASCAP
30m; 1 act; 1 set
s,a,t,b
1121,2110,p,str
COMMENTS: A farm couple argue over a trivial chore. Light, melodic score, great
emphasis on vocal line.
ALSO PFD. BY: Music Repertory Group, Greensboro (tour) '50; Univ. of Wichita,
KS '51; College of William and Mary 54; Univ. of Arkansas '54 & '56
Phillips, B.
A Lion by the Tail
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Phillips, Eric
Austin
How to Get a Head Without Really Trying
pfd. by children
(1972)
AuMC
15m
cast of 3,ch
P.PC
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Water pistols.
Phillips, E.A.
same & Bunn,
Sue
Kattaya
Chamber opera for boys, pfd. by children
(1970)
AuMC
30m
3boy-s,ch
P.PC
Phillips, Harry G. The Princess and the Frog Prince
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Andersen
University of Alabama, University 3/70
comp. c/o pfg.org.
Videotape avail.
Pinne, Peter
Battye, Don
AuMC
95m; 2 sets
cast of 5
p.dms
BiUabong Bill
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1976
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Three animal costumes.
Pinne, P.
Battye, D. &
William, Dick
A Bunch of Ratbags
pfd. by children
Emerald HiU Co., Melbourne, Australia 1966
AuMC
135m; 2 acts
cast of 10
kybd,2gtrs,pc
COMMENTS: Ideal for young groups. (Opera for Youth)
Pinne, P.
Battye, D.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Children's musical
after folktale
Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1975
AuMC
90 m; 2 acts; 5 sets
6spks
Pinne, P.
Battye, D.
The Little Tin Soldier
pfd. by adults and children
after Andersen
Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1976
AuMC
105m; 4 sets
5adults,chl.spk,6dcrs
2ps,el-p,vibe,cl,sx,dms
Pinne, P.
Battye, D.
RumplestDtskin
Children's musical
after Grimm
Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1973
AuMC
135m; 8sc; 4 sets
cast of 8
p.dms
-120^
Pinne, P.
Battye, D.
The Shoemaker and the-Elves
AuMC
Children's musical for grades K-6, pfd. by adults and 90m; 2a/8sc; 5 sets
children
6adults,2chl
after fairy tale
p,dms
Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1976
Planquette,
Robert
Robinson, W I .
Chines of Normandy
Operetta for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
adapted from "Cloches de Corneville"
Children's Opera of New York, NYC 12/61
CF
90 m; 2 acts
s,m,t,b,2bs,2spks,ch
1121,2210,a-sx,t-8X,
pc,str OR 1010,0210,
a-sz,pc,str
ALSO PFD. BY: various high schools
Polgar, Tibor
Jonas, George
The Glove
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after poem by Friedrich Schiller
Canadian Opera Company (tour) 2/24/75
CMC
30 m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,t,b,2actrs/dcrs
1010,0110,pic,2pc,p,dbs
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: The students applauded everyone, and rightly so...well performed, well
written, and well conceived to introduce the idea of opera as musical theatre to
student audiences. (W. Littler, "Toronto Star")
Judging from the enthusiastic applause, spontaneous laughter, and general
attentiveness of the audience, the production has been aptly created for its young
audiences. (J. Kraglund, "Toronto Globe and Mail")
ALSO PFD. BY: Canadian Opera Company (tour) '76; CBC-TV '76
Polgar, T.
same & Carey,
Pauline
A Strange Night
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after novel "Everybody's Rushing Home" by Szakonyi
(1978)
CMC
40m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,3t,2b,bs
P
COMMENTS: Orchestration in preparation, (composer)
Polifrone, Jon
The Kentucky Story
comp.
A madrigal opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act
Union College, Barbourville, KY 2/66
Polifrone, J.
Larson, James
The Legend of Ruth's House
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
based on incident in Oregon history
University of Nebraska Opera Ensemble, Omaha 9/16/78
comp.
1 act
s,b
p
Polifrone, J.
Wicked Sam and the Devil
Madrigal opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
Evanston Highschool, IL 2/66
comp.
1 act
Pollard, Patsy
Jackson, R.
Eugene
Sleeping Beauty
PDS
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60 m; 2a/8sc; 6 sets
or h.s.
cast of 11
(1977)
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Greenville Children's Theatre, AL 12/2/82
Poston, Dick
same
There Goes the Old Ball Game
Melodrama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1974)
PDS
120m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
3male,6female,ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Music Theatre of Wenatchee, WA 7/82
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Poston, Elizabeth
The Briery Bush
Folk comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
audience participation
(1959)
TKNov)
30m; 1 set
cast of 10,eh
rcdr,vln,dms
Poulenc, Francis
Eng.trans: Rieu,
Nelly
The Story of Babar the Elephant
(L'Histoire de Babar, le petit elephant)
Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after first of the books by Jean de Brunoff
Paris 1951 (not 1940)
MMB(Ch)
1 act
narr
2222,2211,pic,E-hn,
bs-cl,cnt,tp,pc,hp,str
OR p
Recorded: Angel
COMMENTS: Although originally written for narrator and piano, the work can be
staged using dancers or puppets, (publisher)
An endearing and simple tale of a baby elephant who grows up and becomes king.
The Met's staged version is charming, with ingenious sets and costumes. It delighted
its youthful viewers so much it will be taken to the White House. (R. Ericson,
"New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous orchestras; opera companies: Opera Company of
Philadelphia <79, '80; Metropolitan Opera pfs. for children (tour) staged '79; Skylight
Comic Opera, Milwaukee '81
Pozdro, John
Clifford, John
Malooley and the Fear Monster
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Concerts for Young People, Lawrence, KS 2/6/77
com p. c/o ASCAP
60m; 1 act
3men,2women
P
COMMENTS: Aimed at elementary school children. Adults were as charmed as the
youngsters, commenting that it made them better understand the real, though
irrational, fears of their children. Critical response was as favorable as that of
the audience. (T. Miller, "Opera News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Washburn Univ., Topeka, KS '79
Pradell, Leila
Don Quixote
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Cervantes
(1980)
comp.
entire class
p
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Elephant's Child
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Kipling
(1980)
comp.
entire class
p
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Four Musicians of Bremen
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Grimm
(1980)
comp.
entire class
p
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Gingerbread Boy
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
(1980)
comp.
entire class
p
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Hobbit
Fantasy-adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Tolkien
(1980)
comp.
entire class
p
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
Noah and the Ark
Bible story for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
(1980)
comp.
entire class
p
Tape avail.
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Pradell, L.
Pied the Piper
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after German folktale
(1980)
comp.
entire class
P
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Selfish Giant
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Oscar Wilde
(1980)
comp.
entire class
P
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Three Billygoats Gruff
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Grimm
(1980)
comp.
entire class
Pradell, L.
Tom Thumb
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Grimm
(1980)
comp.
entire class
P
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Ugly Duckling
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
after Andersen
(1980)
comp.
entire class
P
Tape avail.
P
Tape avail.
Pradell, L.
The Wild Things
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
audience participation
(1980)
comp.
entire class
P
Tape avail.
Preobrajensko,
Vera N.
same
The Moneylender
Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment11
(1962)
comp. c/o ASCAP
/AMC
60 m; la/6sc; 5 sets
cast of 5,ch,4dcrs
winds ,p,str
COMMENTS: Orchestration is sharp and attractive and does not overload the vocal
parts, (composer)
Puras, Ed
Townley, Claude
The Wizard of Os
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after L. Frank Baum
PfP
cast of 17,ch
1010,0110,a-sx,t-sx,
dms.dbs OR 2ps
Putsche, Thomas
The Cat and the Moon
For grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
after play by Yeats
Avery Auditorium, Hartford, CT 5/22/60
SSM
30m; 1 act
s.t.bs
1111,1110,pc,tp,hp,str
Recorded: CRI
COMMENTS: It is about two beggars and a saint...an intense, allegorical play of
"dreams and proverbs" as Yeats said, and any number of meanings can be read into
it. A terse, dissonant score of considerable strength and intensity...the big thing is
its musical tension. (H. Schonberg, "New York Times")
What distinguishes this kaleidoscopic score, full of piquant instrumental effects, is
its meaningful changes of pace to suit the dramatic situation. (R. Daniels, "Opera
News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Marines College of Music, NYC '68; Univ. of Chicago '69; Cubiculo
Theatre, NYC '74
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Raboy, Asher
Snow, Claudia
The Dl-Fated PrinceM
pfd. by children and adults
after Greek folktale
Allegheny Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 12/28/80
pfg.org.
1 act
Racina, Thorn
same
Allison Wonderland
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Goodman Children's Theatre, Chicago (1972)
SFr
cast of 14
p
COMMENTS: Billed as a mod, mad musical based on Lewis Carroll, (publisher)
Racina, T.
same
Marvelous Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Goodman Children's Theatre, Chicago (1974)
SFr
1 set
8men,4women
P
COMMENTS: This action-packed melodrama will delight everyone with its silent
movie, 'Perils of Pauline' style. ("Chicago Sun-Times")
Radecke, Steven
Charlip, Remy
Do You Love Me Still? (or Do You Love Me Moving?)
pfd. by adults or h.s.
St. Louis Metro Theatre Kennedy Center Imagination
Celebration, DC 4/5/82
Raines, Vernon
The Happy Prince
McCaffery, Donald Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
Kansas State College, Emporia 12/55
Ramsier, Paul
Elward, James
pfg.org.
3men,3women
pfg.org.
40m; la/lsc
s,b
The Man on the Bearskin Bug
BH
Comic social commentary for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act; 1 set
or h.s.
s.a.b
Northern State CoUege, Aberdeen, SD 4/13/69
1121,2100,E-hn,b-cl,
pc,p,hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Ohio State Univ. '73; Edinboro State College,
PA '71 & '76; Bowling Green State Univ., OH '76; Ball State Univ., IN '80; Central
State Univ., OK '83
Ramsier, P.
Engvick, William
Yolanda
Fantasy for children
BM
55m
cast of 8
P
Randolph,
Elizabeth
Henle, Mary
EUen
The Fiddler Crab and the Sand Dollar
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
BM
15m
cast of 8-10,ch
P
COMMENTS: IUustrates the value of thrift, (publisher)
Randolph, E.
Per era, Lydia
Raphling, Sam
Hatch, James V.
Terry's Christmas
BM
Modern Christmas story for grades K-9, pfd. by children 2a/5sc
cast of 28,ch
P
Liar! Liar!
GMP
Musical play for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults 50m; la/lsc; 1 set
audience participation
4male,3female
(1972)
P
COMMENTS: Many of the youngsters called the play 'great'. The school principal
was pleased with the audience reaction of obvious delight and shrieked excitement.
(J. Cook, "New York Times")
Story of an international villain, matching wits with Dr. Whoo and chased by
Keystone-like cops.
ALSO PFD. BY: various
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comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Raphling, S.
same
Mrs. Bullfrog
pfd. by adults
after Hawthorne
Golden Fleece, NYC 7/8/80
Raposo, Eleanor
Murphy
same
Oh You, Will B. Cynical!
comp.
Cantata for grades
K-12, pfd.
byy children
g
p
15m; la/lsc; 1 set
C
i
l
'
C
i
f
P
l
k
i
P
b
t
i
Children's Choirs of Pluckemin Presbyterian Church, NJ cast of 11,ch
2fl,tpt,p/org,vln,
5/10/81
/ /
f/l
gtr.chl.pc
COMMENTS: Will is an atheist who begins a search for faith when his fellow
scientists concede the cause of the "big bang" must have been the Creator. Music
is melodious, children sing, act, play instruments, (composer)
Raposo, Joe
Gibson, William
Raggedy Ann
for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Empire State Institute for Performing Arts, Albany, NY
12/7/84
pfg.org.
Raposo, J.
Mason, Tim
Raggedy Ann and Andy
for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Empire State Institute for Performing Arts, Albany, NY
12/8/83
pfg.org.
Rasbach, Oscar
AUen, Cecily
Dawn Boy
Indian operetta, pfd. by adults
GS
80m; 2a/3sc
cast of 8
llll,2210,t-sx,pc,str
Rateliffe,
Desmond
Averay, Juliet
A Children's Nativity
Christmas opera for grades 7-9, pfd. by children
TP(Nov)
30m; 2sc
cast of 7,ch
P
Ratner, Leonard
same
The Necklace
pfd. by adults
after de Maupassant
Amherst Summer Music Center, Raymond, ME 8/17/73
TP
25m; la/4sc
s,m,b
p
Raum, Elizabeth
same
The Garden of Alice
pfd. by adults
after Lewis Carroll
The Globe Theatre, Regina, Sask., Canada 2/85
pfg.org.
P.2pc
COMMENTS: The score is eclectic. The composer writes at times a children's
opera for touring, and at other times an adult opera with a Kafkaesque ending.
(A. Edinborough, "Vancouver Sun")
Ravosa,
Carmino Carl
same
Johnny Appleseed
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
story of John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed)
Hartt School of Music, CT (tour) 1956
comp. c/o ASCAP
35m; la/2sc; 1 set
cast of 6,eh
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, CT '60, '62, '63; Northeastern
Illinois Univ. '68
Ravosa, C.C.
Pinoeehio and the Puppet Theatre Adventure
For grades K-6
after CoUodi
Hartt School of Music, CT (tour) 11/63 (not '67)
-125-
comp. c/o ASCAP
Rea, Alan
Monson, William
The Enchanted Flute
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Scandinavian folktale
Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 1/82 (tour)
com p. c/o pfg.org.
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,2m,2b
P.fl
Tape and guides avail.
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Very effective in schools. Kids love the magic effects, which are
easily carried out. Inexpensive to mount. (M. Berry, Sierra Chamber Opera)
Rea, A.
Monson, W.
Falstaff In and Out of Love
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Shakespeare
Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 3/83 (tour)
comp. c/o pfg.org.
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,bs-b
P
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Very funny. Audience response excellent. Mezzo must have strong
A2 to C3 which she uses to impersonate her husband. Very simple set. Language
is Elizabethan in flavor, but entirely understandable, even for students. (M. Berry,
Sierra Chamber Opera)
Rea, A.
Monson, W.
The Magic Knapsack
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Danish folktale
Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 1/81 (tour)
comp. c/o pfg.org.
25m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,2b,mime
P
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Mezzo and mime can double easily. Excellent response from children,
who love the magic effects (which are easily carried out). Inexpensive, simple set.
Good for touring to schools. (M. Berry, Sierra Chamber Opera)
Rea, A.
Iacovetti, Betty
Old Pipe* and the Dryad
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after story by Frank R. Stockton
Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 2/80 (tour)
comp. c/o pfg.org.
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
4s,m,b,spk
p,ob OR ob.Sstr
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Whimsical and charming work. Excellent audience response; inexpensive
set. Dryad a rather difficult role with florid passages; must have solid DS. (M.
Berry, Sierra Chamber Opera)
Rea, A.
Monson, W.
The Witch's Broom
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 1/84 (tour)
comp. c/o pfg.org.
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 4
p.cl
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: The broom, represented by the clarinet, is also a character.
effective work. (M. Berry, Sierra Chamber Opera)
Rea, A.
Monson, W.
The Wizard's Ring
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 3/83 (tour)
Very
comp. c/o pfg.org.
25m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,2m,2b
P
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Funny. Good audience piece.
Sierra Chamber Opera)
Rea, John
Woodruff, Paul
Simple, inexpensive set. (M. Berry,
CMC
The Prisoner'* Play
45m
For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
2s,boy-s,3m,3t,3b
after Homer's "Odyssey"
comm: Univ. of Toronto & Canadian Opera Jr. Women's 2101,0000,pc,p,cel,
Committee
str-qt,tape
prem: University of Toronto 5/22/73
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Rebikoff,
Vladimir
Briansky, Oleg
The Christmas Tree
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
after Andersen's "The Little Match Girl"
comp.
75m
s,m,dcrs,chl.ch
Redding, Edward
Caruso, Joseph
George
Huckleberry Finn
PDS
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 90m; 2a/9sc
or h.s.
cast of 17
after Mark Twain
p
(1968)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Greybull Middle School, WY 6/82
Redford, J.A.C.
Pearson, Carol
Lynn
Don't Count Your Chickens UntU They Cry Wolf
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Aesop
Robert Redford's Sundance Theatre, Utah 7/76
AnP
75m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 8-20
p
COMMENTS: Designed to be very flexible...cast of 8 or 20 or more. The 75 minutes
can be cut by eliminating some of the fables. Scenery can be blocks, costumes can
be vests with tails and headpieces with ears. (Sundance Theatre)
Cast loves it...audience response overwhelming. Appeals to adults as much as
children. A tremendous success. (D. Winterton, stage director)
Redford, J.A.C.
Pearson, C.L.
I Believe in Hake Believe
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after tales by Andersen
Robert Redford's Sundance Theatre, Utah 7/77
AnP
90 m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 12-20
P
COMMENTS: See above - similar in requirements and approach, (composer)
Reed, Brian
The Three Billygoats Gruff
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Grimm
Children of the Peter Harcourt Centre, Bendigo,
Australia 1976
AuMC
12m
narr, voices
p,autohp,gtr,Orff insts
COMMENTS: Written for intellectually handicapped children; adaptable to primary
schoolchildren.
Reed, Donald
same
No Sooner Won Than Wed
Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1969)
PDS
120m; 3a/4sc; 1 set
3male,4female
P
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Madelia H.S., MN 1/82
Reif, Paul
same
The Curse of Mauvaise Air
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Gregg Smith Singers, NYC 5/9/74
SSM
40m
s,a,t,b,narr
P
Recording avail.
Reigel, Esther &
Beth
The Little Camel Boy
ShP
Christmas play for grades 3-6, pfd. by children and adults 25m
boy-s,narr,chl.ch,ch
P
Reinstedt, Marge
& Boc
Tom Sawyer
Play with music, pfd. by children and adults
after Mark Twain
comp.
3a/llsc
13 male ,7 female
P
-127-
Renz, Frederick
adapt, anon.
The Play of St. Michoias
pfg.org.
Nativity play for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 3sc
based on Fleury Playbook of Cathedral of Beauvais
boy-s,10men,chl.ch
Ensemble for Early Music, NYC 12/79
medieval insts
COMMENTS: Toured with Ensemble for Early Music; alternates with "The Play of
Herod" and "The Play of Daniel" (see Greenberg).
Repper, Charles
Elsmith, Bertha
The Cobbler and the Elves
Folk songs adapted for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after fairy tale
ECS
20min.
Repper, C.
Elsmith, B.
Jeannette-tabella
ECS
Christmas playlet of folk songs adapted for grades K-6, 30min.
pfd. by children
after French carol
Richter, Ada
The Hare and the Tortoise
Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Aesop
TP
1 act
ch
P
Guides avail.
Richter, A.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Musical playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children
based on folktale
(1940)
TP
1 act
ch
p
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Very popular. Many school performances, (publisher)
Richter, A.
The Lion and the Mouse
Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children
TP
1 act
ch
P
Guides avail.
Richter, A.
Hasking, Nancy
Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman
Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children
TP
1 act
4girls,4boys,ch
P
Guides avail.
Richter, A.
Noah and the Ark
Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children
TP
1 act
ch
P
Guides avail.
Richter, A.
Peter Rabbit
Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Beatrix Potter
TP
1 act
ch
P
Guides avail.
Richter, A.
The Three Little Pigt
Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children
TP
1 act
ch
P
Guides avail.
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Ridley, Ursula
Six and Four Are Ten
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
based on Welsh fairy tale play
ECS
1 act
ch
COMMENTS: Includes dancing.
CMC
1 act
Ridout, Godfrey
Ried, John
The Lost Child
Christmas opera for television, pfd. by adults
CBC-TV 12/76
Rieti, Vittorio
same & Nicholas,
Claire
The Clock (1960)
pfg.org.
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
60m; 2a/4sc; 2 sets
Children's Free Opera of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, s,4m,a,t,b,bs
Brooklyn, NY 3/14/81
2222,4330,tp,pc,hp,
cel.str
Videotaped
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Flashback scene-change necessary.
COMMENTS: A drama of disappointment and suspicion among members of a New
England family.
Rieti, V.
same & Nicholas,
C.
The Pet Shop
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Mannes College of Music, NYC 4/14/58
GMP
40m; 1 act; 1 set
s,a,t,3dcrs
1110,1110,pc,p,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Aspen Festival '63; Children's Free Opera, NYC '76, '78 & '80
Riley, Dennis
Pazillo, Joseph
The Cat's Concert
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and adults
after 19th century children's book of same title
ACA
70m; la/2sc; 1 set
4adults,9chl,ch,chl.ch
fl.p.pc.vln
Ringwald, Roy
The. ChrisUus Crib
Nativity play, pfd. by children
ShP
lOmin.
ch
Ritchie, Tom
The Children of Hamelin
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
after German folktale
Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville 11/18/81
pfg.org.
2 acts; 1 set
lfemale,7male,ch,
chl.ch,dcrs
1231,2221 ,pic,E-hn,
pc,str
Videotaped
Robb, Donald
Bright, Robert
Little Jo
pfd. by adults
Albuquerque Little Theatre, NM 1/18/50
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Cornstock Theatre, Peoria '58; Eastern New Mexico University '79
Roberts, Arthur
same
A Lunar Requiem
Space opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Robert Heinlein's "Requiem"
(1957)
AMC
65m; la/6sc; 6 sets
s/t,m,t,4b,5spks,ch
2ps
Roberts, Edwin
Tchakirides, Bill
The Hunting of the Snark
Comedy
after Lewis Carroll
Composer's Showcase, Whitney Museum, NYC 9/9/71
comp. c/o pfg.org.
60min.
ALSO PFD. BY: Mannes College of Music, NYC '71
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Roberts, Jane
same & Powers,
Penny
Conin1 Together
comp.
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 50m; 1 act
audience participation
cast of 13
Prairie State Jr. College Children's Theatre,
p.synth, OPT pc
Chicago Heights 4/81
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Elderly woman and young boy together encounter problems dealing
with unemployment, religious freedom, pollution, parental neglect, negative attitudes
toward law. Minimal staging; can be toured. Additional characters can be drawn
from audience, (composer)
Roberts, J.
same & Powers,
P.
The Gn
and the Ant (The Ant and the
Grasshopper)
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
audience participation
after fable
Prairie State Jr. College Children's Theatre,
Chicago Heights 4/82
comp.
SOm; 1 act
cast of 8,ch
P,pc,gtr
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Upbeat version of the fable, the grasshopper is a member of a rock
group. Can be toured, (composer)
Roberts, J.
same
Powers, P. (bk)
Number One House
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Prairie State Jr. College Children's Theatre,
Chicago Heights 4/79
comp.
50m; 1 act
cast of 9
p.pc
COMMENTS: Group of toys, each with strong personality - aggressive, peacemaker,
pacifist, worrier, egotist - deal with 'monster from outer space' each in his own
way; toy shop owners depict optimist/pessimist characters. Designed for touring,
(composer)
Roberts, J.
same
Powers, P. (bk)
You'll Find the Magic
comp.
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60 m; 2 acts; 1 set
after Rumpelstiltskin
2male,5female,ch
Prairie State Jr. College Children's Theatre,
p OPT pc,gtr
Chicago Heights 4/78
COMMENTS: Very flexible, can be done without intermission, be as elaborate or
simple or traditional as needed. Can be toured. Action is brought into the audience,
(composer)
Robinson, Earl
March, Joseph
Moncure
Giants in the Land
Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults
Paul Bunyan legend
HLe(EBM)
40m
cast of 3,spk,ch
Robinson, E.
Lampell, Millard
The Lonesome Train
Drama, pfd. by adults
story of Lincoln's funeral train from Washington
to Springfield
(1943)
ShP
s,a,t,b,6spks,ch
p OPT vln.hca
Recorded
Robinson,
Stanford
adapt. Sullivan
Madgwick,
Donald
The Savoyards
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
story of Gilbert & Sullivan
Barclays Bank Operatic Society, London 11/3/71
Am.prem: Lamplighters of San Francisco, CA 9/25/76
BH
150m; 2 acts
s,m,c,3t,5b,2bs,spk,
eh, OPT dcrs
llll,1110,pic,pc,str
COMMENTS: Tells the story of Gilbert and Sullivan, with Sullivan's music from
various works, with new lyrics. Includes a brief "comedietta" in the Gilbertian
manner, (publisher)
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Roby, John
Alligator Pie
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
to poems by Dennis Lee
Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, Canada 1983
pfg.org.
2women,2men
kybd
COMMENTS: Compound of song, dance, and dialogue.
Rodgers, Lou
same
Thursday's Child
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults
Golden Fleece Opera, NYC 10/31/80
pfg.org. /AMC
70m; 7sc; 6 sets
2s,m,boy-s
fl,cl,sx,tpt,pc,p,gtr
COMMENTS: An opera with idioms of present-day musical theatre.
young boy who runs away from home.
A story of a
Rogers, Bernard
same
The Musicians of Bremen
pfd. by adults
after Grimm
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 7/57
com p. c/o ASCAP
22m; 1 act
Rogers, B.
same
The Nightingale
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
Punch Opera, NYC 5/10/55
SoM
65m; la/3sc
2s,2t,b,bs,spk,ch
2111,1110,E-hn,tp,pc,p,
hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Eastman School '56; Univ. of North Dakota '68
Rogers, Fred
same
All in the Laundry
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Opera Shop of the Vineyard Theatre, NYC 6/19/83
com p.
Videotaped
Rogers, F.
same
Grandparents
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS 5/84
comp.
Videotaped
Rogers, F.
same
Potato Bugs and Cows
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Opera Shop at the Vineyard Theatre, NYC 12/26/83
comp.
5women,4men
Videotaped
Rogers, F.
same
Spoon Mountain
comp.
Videotaped
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS '83
stg.prem: Opera Shop of the Vineyard Theatre, NYC 12/84
COMMENTS: Story about self-awareness.
Krieger.
Adapted for the stage by Barbara Zinn
Rogers, F.
same
Windstorm in Bubbleland
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS 5/81
comp.
Videotaped
Romeo, James J.
same
The Fantasy Game
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
mixes history, mythology, and science fiction
comp. c/o ASCAP
45m; 3a/4sc; 2 sets
p.tape
COMMENTS: Tape recorder is necessary. This is a high action event, where an
actual game takes place during the performance of the opera. Action is set on
another planet, and offers possibilities for creative staging, (composer)
Romeo, J.J.
same
Mother Goose Gives a Dinner
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Mother Goose nursery stories
comp. c/o ASCAP
30m; 2a/4sc; 1 set
ch
p OPT melody insts
COMMENTS: Especially suitable for use with children who "don't sing" and "can't
play an instrument", (composer)
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Rorem, Ned
Stein, Elliott
A Childhood Miracle
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Hawthorne's "Snow Image"
Punch Opera, NYC 5/10/55
SoM
30m; la/2sc
2s,m,t,bs
llll,2100,pc,p,str-<]t
ALSO PFD. BY: Oklahoma City Univ. '67; After Dinner Opera, NYC '72; Univ. of
Michigan, Ann Arbor '79; Dominican College, CA '80
Rorem, N.
same
Fables
Comedy, pfd. by adults
after five stories by La Fontaine
University of Tennessee, Martin 5/21/71
BH
20m; 5 acts
cast of 6,ch
P
COMMENTS: A series of short operas, several with evocative pastoral scenes. (J.
Floyd, "Opera News")
The operas have a large flexibility of both vocal distribution and staging potential.
They may be performed by mimes illustrating the poems heard from offstage.
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Rorem, N.
Stein, Gertrude
Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters
Comedy-drama, pfd. by adults
after Gertrude Stein
Temple University, Philadelphia 7/24/71
BH /AMC
30m; la/5sc; 1 set
2s,m,t,b
P
COMMENTS: Set to Stein's arcane libretto, it deals with alienation and loneliness.
("Opera News")
The five roles can be interpreted as children of the 1920's, or as contemporary
adolescents, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Brooklyn College '81; Univ. of Wisconsin,
Madison '81; Wolf Trap Opera, Vienna, VA '84; Center for Contemporary Opera,
NYC '85
Rowley, Alec
On Bethlehem Hill
Nativity play, pfd. by children
BH
30min.
ch
Roy, Klaus
George
Trawick,
Leonard
The Enchanted Garden
A "zoopera" for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
comm: Cleveland Zoological Society
prem: Cleveland Opera, OH 9/2/83
pfg.org.
COMMENTS: An allegory humorously depicting the interdependence of man and
animal. (Cleveland Opera)
Russell, Robert
So How Does Your Garden Grow?
Comedy, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1965)
AMC
24m; 1 act
s,t,bs-b
1011,0000,pic.p.vln,
vla.dbs
Russo, William
John Hooten
pfd. by children
Chicago Public Schools 1967
AMC
1 act
Rutter, John
Grant, David
Bang!
Historical drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children
based on Guy Fawkes conspiracy
comm. & prem: Trinity Boy's Choir, Croyden, England
/ /
3/14/75
OUP
60m; 2 acts
boys ch
p OR org OR p.pc.str
OR 2121,2220,3pc,p,
212122203
str OPT hpcd
COMMENTS: Music rather difficult, but exciting. (J. Nichols, Opera for Youth)
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Rydberg, Steven
Olson, Thomas
Clown of God
Drama, pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 2/28/81
pfg.org.
1 act
Rydberg, S.
Donahue, John
Greenbeetle Dance
pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 6/79
pfg.org.
Rydberg, S.
Mason, Timothy
Kidnapped in London
pfd. by adults
after John Bennet's "Master Skylark"
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 9/18/81
pfg.org.
2 acts
Rydberg, S.
Donahue, J.
The Red Shoes
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 2/11/83
pfg.org.
2 acts
Rydberg, S.
Hildebrand
The Sitwells at Sea
pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 7/79
pfg.org.
Rydberg, S.
Donahue, J.
Sleeping Beauty
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 11/24/79
pfg.org.
1 act
Rydberg, S.
Wind in the Willows
pfd. by adults
after book by Kenneth Grahame
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 4/25/83
pfg.org.
Sacco, Peter
Mr. Vinegar
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Shasta College, Redding, CA 5/12/67
comp. c/o San Francisco
State Univ.
St. Pierre,
Donald
Ciardi, John
John J. Plenty and Fiddler Dan
Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after LaFontaine's "The Ant and the Grasshopper"
Skylight Comic Opera, Milwaukee, WI (tour) 3/4/82
pfg.org.
42m; la/4sc
s,t,mime,vlnst
p
COMMENTS: The familiar fable [has] a twist: the music-minded grasshopper (Fiddler
Dan) doesn't perish in the end, but rather teaches the workaholic ant (John J.
Plenty) a lesson - Antkind cannot live by bread alone; the spirit must be nourished
as well. And what richer nutrient can the world offer than music? Kept the
audience in stitches from start to finish. (L.B. Johnson, "Milwaukee Sentinel")
St. Pierre, D.
same
The Young Visiters
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
on Daisy Ashford's novelette
Skylight Comic Opera, Milwaukee, WI (tour) 3/14/83
pfg.org.
40m; la/9sc; 1 set
cast of 6
p
COMMENTS: Daisy Ashford was nine years old when she wrote the book. Music
and dance a la Gilbert and Sullivan complement the story of Alfred Salteena's
discovery of what being a gentleman truly is: not who your ancestors were, but
how you behave. (F.C. Cabot, Skylight Comic Opera)
Samuel, Gerhard
same
The Emperor and the Nightingale
BM
Fairy tale pantomime with voices and instruments, pfd. 30m; 1 act
by adults or h.s.
s,bs-b,mimes/dcrs
after Andersen
3po,dbs
Cincinnati College-Conservatory, OH 4/81
COMMENTS: It is easy to stage; can be done without sets but requires costumes.
Pantomime roles include Nightingale, which could be a dancer, (composer)
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Sandow, Gregory
same
A Christmas Carol
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults
after Dickens
Eastern Opera Theatre, Stratford, CT 12/21/77
TP /AMC
75m; la/lSsc
s,2m,2t,b,bs,spk,
girl-s,2boy-s
llll,1000,pc,str
COMMENTS: Very popular with general audiences, partially due to Scrooge being
a speaking role which helps to clarify the action. No casting problems except
possibly that Tiny Tim must sing well (has an aria) and that Scrooge must be a
dramatically strong actor. Due to many scene changes, it is probably easiest to use
a unit set with movable props. Our organization has a teachers guide available.
(L.G. Gore, New York Opera Repertory Theatre)
Sandow, G.
Patrick, Robert
The Richest Girl in the World Finds Happiness
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or hs.
Theatre at Noon, NYC 1975
TP /AMC
25m; la/lOsc; 1 set
s,m,2t
P
COMMENTS: The heroine is named Miss America, marries the handsomest movie
star, and finds oil in her West Salon. There is even a moral - that happiness is
what true wealth really is. For this fable of modern America, I wrote modern
American music that sounds like what you hear piped into an elevator; the score
abounds with little composers' tricks, (composer)
Sargon, Simon A.
same
A Voice Still and Small
Drama with comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children
Biblical story of Elijah
Temple Emanu-el Players Guild, Dallas, TX 12/6/81
comp. c/o Southern
Methodist Univ.
40m; la/9sc
cast of 15,eh
P
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Elijah being taken into Heaven, but can be solved simply
by a creative director, (composer)
COMMENTS: Excellent audience response.
Seemed to work best with most
participants in 11-14 age bracket with a smattering of younger children. Cast
number flexible, from a minimum of 15 to 40 including chorus, (composer)
Savage, James
Ryan, Timothy
The Proposal
Comedy, pfd. by adults
after Chekhov
Fine Arts Ass'n, Willoughby, OH (tour) 12/76
pfg.org.
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Fine Arts Ass'n (tours) '78, '79 & "80; Idaho State Univ. '78
Savage, J.
Sanderson's Other World
pfd. by adults
Fine Arts Ass'n, Willoughby, OH 3/10/76
pfg.org.
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Fine Arts Ass'n (tour) '78
Saylor, Bruce
Plotkin, Cary
My Kinsman, Major MoUneux
Drama, pfd. by adults
after Hawthorne
Opera Workshop Inc., Pittsburgh 8/28/76
comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC
50m; la/6sc; 4 sets
s,m,2t,2b,bs-b, OPT ch
1010,1101,pic,b-cl,pc,p,
str-trio,handbells
COMMENTS: Tuned handbells are played by characters. Set in an American city
before the Revolution, (composer)
Scarim, Nicholas
Leavin, Paul
Don't Park in Our Park
comp. c/o ASCAP
Disco-rock opera for grades K-9, pfd. by children
50m; 4a/12sc; 1 set
Third Street Music Settlement Children's
cast of 35
Musical Theatre, NYC 2/16/79
fl.gtr.pc.p
continued Tape avail.
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COMMENTS: Up-beat, contemporary drama which is musically tuneful, strongly
rhythmic. Sets can be minimal, no costumes required. Good tunes, fine character
development, strong appeal to urban audiences. (M. Stern-Wolfe, Third Street Music
Settlement)
Speaks more directly to the real concerns of modern urban youngsters than "Snow
White" ever will. (J. O'Quinn, "The Villager")
Scarim, N.
same
Escape from the Planet Sloth
comp. c/o ASCAP
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by children
60m; la/9sc; 2 sets
audience participation
cast of 10-30
Children's Musical Theatre at St. Mark's Church, NYC p,gtr,dbs,synth,dms
3/11/84
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Outer space setting.
of lazy aliens, (composer)
Scarim, N.
same
Shipwrecked Earth kids must escape a planet
The Tiger of Chungshan
Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by a child and adults
after ancient Chinese story
Downtown Opera Players, NYC 11/15/80
comp. c/o ASCAP
25m; la/6sc
3s,b,chl-s
fl,cl,2vln,vla,vlc,xyl
Videotaped
COMMENTS: This production is extremely easy to mount, is vocally pleasing and
accessible to youngsters as well as older people. It deals with the moral problem
of gratitude and selfishness in a lively and interesting manner. Highly effective
work. (M. Stern-Wolfe, Downtown Opera Players)
Scarim, N.
same
We're Gonna Drive Them Crazy
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
after "Lysistrata"
Office of Youth Employment, NYC 7/81
also televised
comp. c/o ASCAP
35m; 2 acts; 1 set
cast of 10-30
p,gtr,dbs,dms
Tape avail.
Scarmolin, A.
Louis
Montayne, C.S.
The Calif
pfd. by adults
after story by Justin Huntly McCarthy
(1950)
AMC
60m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,a,t,b,bs
Scarmolin, A.L.
Rubega,
Anaclete
Interrupted Serenade
pfd. by adults
Lindenhurst, NY 5/19/50
BM /AMC
1 act
s,t,b,ch
P
Scarmolin, A.L.
Montayne, C.S.
The Magic Dream
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
(1928)
CF /AMC
30m; 1 act; 1 set
6s,5a
P
Schaeffer,
William
same
The Nightingale and the Rose
For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; 1 act; 1 set
2s,t,b,narr
chamb.orch
Sehiekele, Peter
same
The Stoned Guest
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after "Don Giovanni"
PDQ Bach tour, Weber State College, Ogden, UT 11/75
TP
35m; 1 act
s,m,2t,bs
llll,1110,hpcd,str
P
COMMENTS: Listed as a "half-act opera", it is a typical Schickele/P.D.Q Bach
parody for "mezzanine soprano, houndentenor, basso blotto", etc.; the title is a
take-off on "Don Giovanni".
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; recent pfs. Univ. of Montana, Missoula '84; Southern
Methodist Univ. '84; Center for Contemporary Opera, NYC '84; etc.
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Sohlein, Irving
Staekalee
Folk opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Morehead State University, KY 4/26/71
com p. e/o AMC
Schonthal, Ruth
The Courtship of Camilla
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after A.A. Milne's play, "The Ugly Duckling"
(1980)
com p. c/o ASCAP
/AMC
90m; 1 act; 2 sets
2s,a,t,b,bs,spk OPT dcrs
2223,2321,cbsn,pc,hp,p,str
Schubel, Max
Overfeed
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s.
Young People's Symphony, Springfield, MA 1/74
pfg.org.
llm; 1 scene
ch
full or eh .tape
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Could benefit from sets; needs tape playback equipment, (composer)
The piece utilizes all sorts of contemporary techniques. The chorus...did a remarkable
job with the difficult work. (R. Conway, "Springfield Daily News")
There was dissonance, cacophony, lyrical melody, dulcet harmony, shouting and
singing, noise and music, ugliness and beauty. The kids liked it. (R.C. Hammerich,
"The Springfield Union")
Schuller,
Gunther
Updike, John
The Fisherman and his Wife
Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
comm: Boston Junior League
prem: Opera Company of Boston, MA 5/7/70
GS(AMP)
60m; 13 scenes
2s,m,t,bs-b,ch
b-cl,a-sx,b-sx,el-gtr,gtr,
2pe,hp,cel,p,el-org,str
COMMENTS: Excellent libretto, language clear and singable, score not so sure in
the handling. (R. Ericson, "New York Times")
Schuman, William
Gury, Jeremy
The Mighty Casey
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after E.L. Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat"
Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT 5/4/53
GS /AMC
80m; la/3sc; 1 set
2s,2t,4b,mime,ch
OPT dcrs
1121,0230,pc,p,str
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Schwartz, Paul
The Experiment
Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
after Hawthorne
Baldwin Wallace College, OH 1/27/56
Schwartz,
Stephen
same
Stein, Anthony
(bk)
Schwarz, Ira
Paul
same & Lazarre,
Adam & Luchert,
Gary D.
The Trip
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after book by Ezra Jackson Keats
First All Children's Theatre, NYC 10/28/83
ACA
40m; 1 act; 1 set
s,t,3b,bs
1121,2110,pc,p,str
pfg.org.
1 act
cast of 14
COMMENTS: Communicating magic for an audience beginning with 2-year-olds, and
an even deeper appeal for an older audience. The songs add...the rhythm of a
music that runs through childhood fantasies...so that a listener is not conscious of
them as individual songs but as part of the overall mood. (J.S. Wilson, "New York
Times")
The Ghostly Bridegroom
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Washington Irving's "The Spectre Bridegroom"
SUNY CoUege Theatre Dept., Brockport, NY 3/82
comp. c/o ASCAP
80m; 2a/2sc; 2 sets
cast of 9,ch,dcrs
1101,1110,tp,pc,p,str
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: A charming work. (R. Rosenberg, Opera Theatre of Rochester)
continued
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Good piece for young performers, but a modest vocal technique is necessary.
Accessible and appealing. The 'contemporary' rhythms and melodies lend an upto-date context to the work. I heartily recommend it. (D. Shetler, Eastman School
of Music)
Operatic devices galore were incorporated, as direct allusions or parallels. School
audiences would love the spooky dream dance, a ghost fooling everyone on stage,
the fight in the forest, the description of the social attainments expected of a
young lady of the period. Truly an opportunity for educational creativity. Exciting
and challenging, and inexpensive to stage. (W.P. Bowman, "NY State School Music
News")
For people who don't know the enjoyment opera can give. Imitates or includes
material from different periods in the history of opera, from Middle Ages to the
present, in a contemporary style. Since the singers would not be professionals, I
provided options for their voice ranges. Cast may vary from 12 to 20 or more,
(composer)
Seager, Gerald
The Marriage of the Grocer of Seville
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Ohio State University, Columbus 2/71
pfg.org.
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: SUNY-Potsdam, NY 3/77
Seagrave,
Malcolm
Winters, Janet
The Birthday of the Infanta
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
Hidden Valley Opera, Carmel Valley, CA 4/2/77
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Seale, Stan
Burgess, Lurrine
Cinderella
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
Southern California Conservatory Children's Theatre, Sun
Valley 3/29/82
pfg.org.
Seale, S.
Burgess, L.
The Ugly Duckling
pfg.org.
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children
1 act
after Andersen
cast of 17
Southern California Conservatory Children's Theatre, Sun
Valley 3/29/82
Self, George
Brownjohn, Alan
Oswin's Word
pfd. by children
comm. & prem: BBC 1967
Selvin, Bob
Burgess, Lurrine
Give Us a Star
pfg.org.
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
5 scenes
Southern California Conservatory of Music, Sun Valley
3/31/81
Selwyn, David
Beauty and the Beast
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
after Mme. L. de Beaumont
comm. <Sc prem: Bristol Grammar School, England 12/12/84
pfg.org.
Seyfert, Otto
adapt: old
Christmas carols
Elsmith, Berta
Noel in a Forgotten Farmyard
Christmas opera, pfd. by children
ECS
40m
cast of 15,ch,narr
Sharkey, Jack
My Son, the Astronaut
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
SFr
10male,3female,ch
EAM(UE)
COMMENTS: Super wacky, wildly funny, delightfully tuneful, (publisher)
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Sharkey, J.
Reiser, Dave
same
Hot THE Count of Monte Cristo?
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1978)
SFr
3 acts; 1 set
s,t,b
P
COMMENTS: Outrageously funny show-within-a-show tour de force. Each singer
plays several roles - sometimes simultaneously! Baritone must be an excellent
actor, (publisher)
Siegmeister, Elie
Allen, Lewis
Darling Corie
Folk drama, pfd. by adults
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 2/18/54
CF /AMC
40m; la/lOsc; 2 sets
s,m,t,2b,bs,3spks,ch
1121,2220,pe,p,str
COMMENTS: A Romeo-and-Juliet-like story, set in the rural south, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Tulsa '54; Ball State Univ., IN '56; Pensacola Jr. College,
FL '65; Texas Wesleyan Univ., Ft. Worth '68; Edinboro State College, PA '70 & '74
Siegmeister, E.
Dick Whittington and his Cat
pfd. by adults
after legend about Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor
of London in 1397
Philadelphia Orchestra 2/10/68
com p. c/o ASCAP
COMMENTS: Mr. Siegmeister's scoring was expert. His evocations of London fogs
and bells and street cries, of the Sultan of Morocco, and of the invasion of the
rats, were fine and tickled the ribs of the children. ("Philadelphia Bulletin")
Siegmeister, E.
Mabley, Edward
The Mermaid in Lock No. 7
Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 5/62
CFP /AMC
50m; la/3sc; 2 sets
s,a,b,bs-b,ch
3233,4331,tp,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: Not suitable for younger children.
ALSO PFD. BY: Hofstra Univ. '76; Univ. of California, Los Angeles '79
Siegmeister, E.
Eager, Edward
Miranda and the Dark Young Man
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Boccaccio
comm: Federation of Music Clubs
prem: Hartt School of Music, West Hartfort, CT 5/9/56
ShP /AMC
60m; la/5sc; 1 set
s,m,b,bs-b,2spks
1121,2220 ,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: Traditional harmonies and gracious vocal line; plot simple and engaging.
(P. Wynne, "NJ Record")
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Greater Miami Opera Educational Dept. (tour)
'76; Glassboro State College, NJ '78; Arkansas State Univ. '79
Siegmeister, E.
comp. c/o BMI
2 acts
Sing Out, Sweet Land
pfd. by adults
Hartford, CT 11/9/44
COMMENTS: Just wonderful. There should be salutes for Elie Siegmeister's songs
and arrangements. (J. Chapman, "New York Daily News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA 4/76 for Bicentennial
Siegmeister, E.
Zaret, Hy
A Tooth for Paul Severe
Choral play for schools, pfd. by adults or hs.
after story by Stephen Vincent Benet
High School of Music and Art, NYC 1946
CF /AMC
23m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,3b,bs-b,ch
llll,1110,pc,str
COMMENTS: Set during American Revolution. Can be performed as choral piece,
semi-staged, or fully staged, (composer)
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Silverman, FayeEUen
same
The Miracle of Nemiroff
Folk opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after IX. Peretz's "If Not Still Higher"
(1974)
SSM
30m; la/8sc; 1 set
s,m,a,4t,b,bs
llll,3000,pie.b-el,
pc,str,tape
COMMENTS: Opera with a message - about helping others - incorporating some
Jewish folk elements, (publisher)
Silverman,
Stanley
Foreman, Richard
Dr. Selavey's Magic Theatre
Surrealist satire for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
Music Theatre Group/Lenox Arts Center, Stockbridge,
MA 8/12/72
pfg.org.
90m; 6 scenes
5men, 5women
"Broadway" orch
Recorded
COMMENTS: It definitely was easy to be continually amazed and amused by the
whole surrealistic affair, and to be tickled by the music, endearingly corny and
apt. (D. Henahan, "New York Times")
There is a rare zaniness here...yet...there is a subtext of tragedy that disconcertingly
gives savor to the fun. The music ranges from rock to ballad to nursery tale...an
eclectic score with uncommon skill and uncommon enjoyment. (C. Barnes, "New York
Times")
A bright, witty collection of Broadway musical parodies — show biz tunes, Kurt
Weill, Handel oratorio, Bellini bel canto. The composer has a great personal technique and imagination. (H. Schonberg, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: Lake Erie College, OH '77; Cleveland Dept. of Parks, OH 6/77;
Music Theatre Group, NYC '84
Simeone, Harry
adapt. Bizet
Carmen
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
adaptation of Bizet's "Carmen"
ShP
60m
s,a,t,b,ch
p-4hnds
COMMENTS: Choral concert version, semi-staged, (publisher)
Simeone, H.
Johnson, Jay
The Emperor's New Clothes
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Andersen
CBS-TV 1956
ShP
2a/13sc
2s,3m,a,t,2b,bs,ch,dcrs
1030,0330,tp,pc,plstr
OR p-4hnds
Tape and guides avail.
ALSO PFD. BY: Pocono Lively Arts, Stroudsberg, PA '81
Simkewicz, Michael Beauty and the Beast
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
after Mme. L. de Beaumont
Perforum, Toronto, Ontario 2/22/80
comp. c/o CMC
Simmonds, Rae,
N.
same
comp.
55m; la/4sc; 1 set
cast of 7,ch
p.fl.dms.tamb OPT gtr
Tape and guides avail.
Glooscap the Magician
Folk opera for grades K-9, pfd. by children
based on Abenaki Indian legend
Children's Theatre of Maine, Portland 3/31/80
COMMENTS: Music adapted from American Indian chants and songs. Story written
for Public Schools in isolated communities, (composer)
Produced to a full house and enthusiastic response. Local community, parents, and
tradespeople cooperated in this culmination of a school project on North American
Indians. Subsequent reaction from students is that two characters stand for the
following: Glooscap for good, and Lox for evil. (A. Hazen, Greene Central School)
ALSO PFD. BY: Greene Central School, ME 3/31/83
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Simmons,
Constance
The Land of Lost Toj»
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
BM
30m; 3 scenes
ch
Simmons, Homer
Red Riding Hood
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA 5/8/54
comp.est. c/o ASCAP
105m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets
s,2m,t,bs-b,ch
2ps
Simon, John S.
Meyer, Arnold
The Imaginary Invalid
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults and/or h.s.
after Moliere
(1982)
comp. c/o ASCAP
90m; 2 acts; 1 set
fl,hpcd,gtr,pc,vln
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Set (late 17th century drawing room) and costumes.
(composer)
COMMENTS: Good singers required, but this is an operetta, not an opera, (composer)
Simon, J.S.
same
Oratorio: Rehearsal for Utopia
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
(1982)
comp. c/o ASCAP
90m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 6,spk
2ps
Tape avail.
Simonds, Tom
same
Alice
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s.
after both "Alice" stories by Lewis Carroll
Ann Arbor Junior Theatre (Recreation Dept.), MI 11/80
comp. c/o PRO-C
75m; 2a/9sc; 8 sets
cast of 13,ch
p
COMMENTS: Songs are wacky and a bit difficult, but have strong melodies and are
quite catchy. Unlimited chorus with lots of cameos, (composer)
Very favorable audience response. Requires a few very talented singers; others
need only be strong and tuneful. Costumes and sets should be as colorful and
fantastic as possible, but can be simple/abstract; our set budget was only $200.
Fun show! (J. Koengeter, Ann Arbor Recreation Dept.)
Simonds, T.
same
The Brothers G r i n
Comic-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on their lives and five of their tales
Ann Arbor Junior Theatre (Recreation Dept.), MI 11/81
comp. c/o PRO-C
75m; 2a/9sc; 6-9 sets
cast of 8,eh
p
COMMENTS: A heavily dramatic biography interspersed with farcical enactments
of the tales, which appear inside realistic scenes, (composer)
Adults appreciated the realistic scenes, children fascinated by fantasy and fairy
tales. Requires several very talented singers, but an unlimited chorus doubling as
fairy tale characters. Sets and costumes can be fantastic or simple/abstract; our
set budget was $200. Varied musical styles of tales fostered creative direction
and choreography. (J. Koengeter, Ann Arbor Recreation Dept.)
Simonds, T.
same
Rumpelstiltskin
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children or adults
after Grimm
Ann Arbor Goodtime Players, MI (tour) 7/81
comp. c/o PRO-C
30m; la/lse
cast of 4
P
COMMENTS: Written to be performed with no set, costumes, or props, (composer)
Tongue-in-cheek humor delights older children and adults; younger children enjoy
story. Music lively, fun, and varied in style. Easy to produce. (J. Koengeter, Ann
Arbor Recreation Dept.)
Siraonds, T.
same
The Six Bunme-Wunnies Meet the Abominable Snowman
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults
Tangerine Acting Company, Ann Arbor, MI 4/76
comp. c/o PRO-C
45m; la/6sc; 5 sets
cast of 10
P
COMMENTS: The scenery and costumes should be done simply and easily, (composer)
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Simons, Netty
Crowell, Joan
Simon
The Bell Witch of Te
Folk-drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
based on American folktale
(1958)
TP /AMC
70m; la/4sc; 3 sets
s,2m,a,2t,2b,2bs,eh
1021,0230,tp,pc,p,str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Lighting and sound effects for ghost.
Simons, N.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults
after Browning poem
Cabrillo Music Festival, Aptos, CA 8/74
TP
18m
narr,mimes,dcrs
fl.p.vln
Recorded: CRI
Simons, N.
Puddintame
For grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults
narration of children's limericks
San Diego, CA 1973
TP
llm; 1 act
narr.l or more players
orch: any number
Recorded: CRI
COMMENTS: Suited to the imaginations of young performers and listeners.
Instructions are clear, but not easy to understand. Success depends on teacher's
careful coaching. Especially effective with small group of performers, (publisher)
Good noisy fun that'll drive you nuts and entertain the kiddies. (J. Harvey, "Flint
Journal" - reviewing recording)
Simons, N.
Set of Six Poems for Children
For grades K-12, pfd. by children and/or adults or h.s.
poems of Stephens, Stevenson, Sandburg, C. Rossetti
NY Chamber Ensemble, NYC 4/5/59
TP
8m
narr,mimes/dcrs
llll.OOOO.vln.vla,
vlc.dbs
Recorded: CRI
COMMENTS: Thoroughly contemporary! If your children listen many times, they
will absorb enough exciting, well-played contemporary music that they will not call
George Crumb's, John Cage's, or Mario Davidowsky's music strange. (I. Lieberman,
"Richmond Times-Dispatch" - reviewing recording)
Simpson, Bland &
Wann, Jim
Hot Grog
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
SFr
7male,4female
COMMENTS: Delightful, tuneful, and witty romp about piracy on the high seas,
(publisher)
Skeens,
Gwendolyn
The Prince and the Pauper
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Mark Twain
Landon School, Bethesda, MD (1978)
ShP
75m; 14sc
4sgrs,8spks,ch
p-4hnds OPT
fl,vln,tpt,cym
Skeens, G.
same
Tom Sawyer
Adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Mark Twain
Landon School, Bethesda, MD 1977
ShP
60m; 13 scenes
cast of 14,spks,ch
p-4hnds
COMMENTS: Special, well controlled lighting essential. Scenes must move swiftly.
Music is simple, yet melodious. (H. Hawn, Opera for Youth)
Slate, Sylvester
M.
Madam Sour Note, or the Witch of Music Land
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults
Lake Placid Sinfonietta, NY 7/44
comp.
18m; 1 act; 1 set
lman.lwoman.narr
full orch
OR red.orch
COMMENTS: Spontaneous enthusiasm of children and adults [prove] appeal of this
piece, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Charleston Symphony, SC '48; Rochester Philharmonic '53; Brookline
Youth Concerts, MA '55
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Smith, Julia
Mackay,
Constance
D'Arey
Cockcrow
Folk comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Grimm's "Bremen Town Musicians"
comm: Texas Federation of Music Clubs, Marshall
prem: TFMC/Euterpean Opera Wksp. of Fort Worth,
Austin 4/22/54
TP /AMC
25m; la/lse; 1 set
2s,a,2t,2b
llll,1100,tp,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: The music, a composite of folk style and contemporary idiomatic
sources, is thoroughly delightful, enhanced as it was by the exceptional diction of
the singers. (E.C. Whitlock, "Fort Worth Star Telegram")
The libretto adds considerably to the enjoyment of the work. Terrific applause.
("Marshall News Messenger")
ALSO PFD. BY: various
Smith, J.
same & Fortune,
Jan Isabel
Smith, J.
Harding, Bertita
Cynthia Parker
Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on true Texas story
North Texas State University, Denton 2/16/39
(rev. 1985; 60min., red.orch)
Daisy
Biographical opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and
adults or h.s.
based on life of Juliet Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts
Florida Family Opera (Greater Miami Opera) 11/3/73
AMC
90m; 2a/3sc; 3 sets
3s,m,t,3b,ch,dcrs
3232,4231,tp.pc,
tom-tom,p,cel,hp,str
TP
90m; 2a/14sc; 7 sets
3s,4m,t,2b,chl-s,
2spks,ch
1121,2210,pic,E-hn,
b-cl,tp,2pc,hp,p,oel,str
COMMENTS: Can be simply staged with props and signs, (composer)
The tale of an unambiguous, unswerving, wholesome American heroine, set to
unpretentiously nostalgic tunes. (F.W. O'Reilly, "Miami News")
The music has vitality and validity. A vivid, colorful, spirited show, part opera,
part Broadway musical, all pleasure. (J. Roos, "Miami Herald")
Reaffirmation of faith in God, country, home, it renders a full measure of harmony
to a chaotic world. (J. Brunn, "Miami Beach Sun")
ALSO PFD. BY: Charlotte Opera '76; Piccolo Opera, Detroit '75; Birmingham Civic
Opera Jr. Company '78; Opera Theatre of Rochester, NY '82; etc.
NOTE: Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida has excerpts for treble voice.
Smith, J.
Royle, Josephine
Fetter
The Gooseherd and the Goblin
Fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
audience participation
after play by CD. Mackay
WNYC radio 2/22/47 (Hartt College of Music)
stg.prem: Connecticut College, New London 11/10/49
TP
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
3s,m,a,t,b/m OPT chl.ch
UU,1100,pic,pc,p,
OPT str OR 2ps
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Painted forest scene; hollowed log to hide changes of
costume which occur onstage. Optional scene for the Christmas season, (composer)
COMMENTS: This enchanting little opera is well suited to young audiences. The
music is full of an unpretentious lyricism, its simplicity ideally suited to the plot.
(W. Dale, "New London Evening Day")
It was a thorough success. The students loved it, whether performed with piano
or with [13-piece] orchestra. (H. Hobart, Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony)
ALSO PFD. BY: various
Smith, J.
Mackay, CD.
The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep
Christmas opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Andersen
Fort Worth Opera, TX 12/28/66
TP
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,t,bs-b,ch-ssaa
2222,2220, pc,hp,str
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Blowing up the Mandarin in smoke.
COMMENTS: A Christmas fantasy with ingenuous charm. The visual appeal is as
potent as the musical interest. The skilled simplicity of the writing is [the opera's]
greatest charm. Songs of frankly tuneful content, another evidence of dramatic
honesty. (E.C. Whitlock, "Fort Worth Star-Telegram")
Strictly speaking, the opera is meant for children. But there was plenty of adult
applause. (P. Stewart, "Fort Worth Star-Telegram")
ALSO PFD. BY: Hunter College, NYC '78; Syracuse Opera, NY (tour) '79; etc.
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Smith, Russell
Longstreth,
Joseph
The Unicorn in the Garden
Fable for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after James Thurber
Hartt School of Music, CT 5/2/57
GS
25m; 1 act; 1 set
s,m,2b
Ull,2210,pc,hp,str
Videotaped
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Smith, Zelma
Rothrock, Edith
The Gallant Tailor
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Grimm
GS
1 act
Smoldon, W.L.
adapt, anonymous
Officium Pastorum
Medieval Christinas drama, pfd. by children and adults
adaptation of 13th century Rouen Christmas drama
OUP
20m
6 soloists,eh .ehl.ch
ALSO PFD. BY: East Central College, MO '78
Smolover,
Raymond
Where the Rainbow Ends
pfd. by children and adults
United Methodist Church, IA 1977
BM
Snyder, Theodore
Saint George
pfd. by adults
after Oxfordshire St. George play
(1973)
AMC
25m
3t,b,bs-b,4bs,spks
2110,1010,pc,str OR p
Sokoloff, Noel
Hart, Ted
The Franklin's Tale
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Chaucer
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 11/10/61
TP
80m; 1 act
2s,t,2bs
2220,2110,tp,pc,p,str
Solly, Bill
same
A Fine Feathered Review
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Great American Children's Theatre Co., Milwaukee 1982
comp. c/o ASCAP
Solly, B.
same
The Last on the List
comp. c/o ASCAP
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Great American Children's Theatre Co., Milwaukee 1981
Solly, B.
same & Ward,
Donald
Welcome to the Zoo
comp. c/o ASCAP
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Great American Children's Theatre Co., Milwaukee 12/83
Somerville, Arthur The Enchanted Palace
TP(Nov)
Comic fairy tale for grades 7-9, pfd. by children or adults 70m; 2a/2sc
based on "Sleeping Beauty"
8sgrs,3spks,ch-ssa
London, England 1923
1011,1100,tp,str
Sosin, Donald
Magaziner, Sari
Esther
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Biblical story
Opera Theatre of Long Island, Huntington, NY 3/6/77
comp. c/o ASCAP
45m; la/llsc; 4 sets
s,m,t,b,bs,narr
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Sets are easy to suggest - house, garden, etc. Needs five good singers.
Music is tonal and accessible. Narrator can have juggling or other special skill.
Suitable as a family entertainment. Audience response enthusiastic, (composer)
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Sosin, D.
King, Betty
The Pied Piper
Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s.
after German folktale
Children's Music Theatre of Long Island, Huntington, NY
10/77
com p. c/o ASCAP
45m; la/7sc; 4 sets
cast of 4,chl.ch
p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Can be done in the round. Created as workshop for kids, (composer)
Sosin, D.
Albert, Allan
Taxi Tales
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
comm: New York State Council on the Arts/MOMA
prem: The Proposition, Museum of Modern Art, NYC 7/76
comp. c/o ASCAP
50m; 1 act; 1 set
2men,2women
el-p,pe
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Percussionist is 'one man band'. No set, few props, Red Grooms-type
costumes, (composer)
HLe(EBM)
30 m
sgrs.narr
Spaeth, Sigmund
The Musical Adventures of Jack and All
as might have been written by various composers
Spedding, Frank
Baird, Ann &
Hunter, Gordon
& Sandison, Ann
London's Burning
TKNov)
Cassation for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
llm; la/lsc; 1 set
story of great fire of 1666
3ch
Scottish Opera for Youth (1980)
p,pc
Am.prem: Des Moines Metro Opera for Children, IA 6/82
Spektor, Mira J.
Balis, Andrea
(bk)
Lady of the Castle
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Ballad opera after play by Lea Goldberg
Theatre for the New City, NYC 2/4/82
rev.vers: NY Singing Teachers Ass'n, NYC 5/8/82
comp. c/o BMI
55m; la/2sc; 1 set
s,m,b,bs
fl,vlc,p/gtr
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Can be performed simply with singers and instruments around a
microphone - radio style - or in full staging with one set or slide projections. As
a "radio opera" very suitable for touring. Singers should have trained voices.
Twelve-string guitar is very effective, (composer)
A most moving ballad opera...with a great deal of creativity and talent. (N. Drori,
American Friends of Tel Aviv University)
A most melodic piece with a very good storyline...held our audience spellbound. (L.
Nachbar, Greater Five Towns YM & YWHA)
Spicer, Marjorie
McKenzie,
Maisie
The Blue Miracle
pfd. by children and adults
Melbourne Town Hall, Australia 1968
AuMC
60m
Spira, Robert
same
The Yucatan Relies
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
Quartz Theatre, East Lansing, MI '78
AMC
80m; 2a/15sc; 1 set
4men,5women,2girls,lboy
P
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Too lively for small children. The Yucatan relics are two sticks with
the power to return a person to his previous incarnation. Appearances by Julius
Caesar, Napoleon, and Thor. Excellent language, (composer)
Sprenger, Cyril
H. & Attley, M.
Sprenger, C.H.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
pantomime for grades K-6, pfd. by children
based on fairy tale
BM
105m; 4 acts
cast of 16
Stein, Leon
Rosen, Roslyn
The Fisherman's Wife
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
St. Joseph's Musical, MI 1/55
ACA
70m; 1 act
2s,m,a>t,bs,dcr
2222,2220,pc,p,str
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Steinmetz, John
same
Alphabet Soup
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or h.s.
Valley Center Middle School, CA
comp.
cast of 26 (alphabet
letters)
school band
COMMENTS: Improvisation is asked of musicians and actors, (composer)
Sternberg, Erich
Walter
Hunter, Renate
Alsberg
adapt. & dial:
Rodgers, Bruce
Paciflca
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Rochester Philharmonic & QeVa Theatre, NY 6/1/79
Stevens, Noel
Scott
Oerke, Andrew
The Enchanted Canary
Musical fantasy, pfd. by adults
Bemidji State University, MN 3/18/61
pfg.org.
75m; 2 acts
2m,t,b,Sspks,dcrs,ch
1111,1100 ,sx,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: All but one performer represent animals. A black cat brings turmoil to
a peaceful, mythical town, (composer)
pfg.org.
la/5sc
6men,3women,ch
U21,2211,pie,pc,p,
hp.org
COMMENTS: A children's story which symbolizes the trials and tribulations of "the
Artist". The opera is also a humorous satire on Italian opera buffa.
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Tampa '66; Lamar State Univ., TX '69
Stewart, Frank
Hubsky, John
To Let the Captive Go
Historic drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
on last days of Mary, Queen of Scots
Marines College, NYC 3/5/74
SSM
30m; la/3sc; 1 set
cast of 8,ch
2111,2220,b-el,hpcd,str
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Minimum scenery changes, (publisher)
Static, unengaging libretto—fluent, well-crafted, atonal score. (J. Hiemenz, "Musical
America")
Stires, Ernest
Noble, June
Brogger
Circus!
Comic-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
audience participation
(1982)
comp. c/o ASCAP
57m; la/lsc; 1 set
s,m,t,b,bs-b,2mimes
b-cl,sx,flg,tp,pe,gtr,str
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Some of the vocal and instrumental material is jazz (swing) oriented,
(composer)
Stokes, Eric
same
Happ, or Orpheus in Clover
(A Micro-Opera Birthday Celebration)
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
members of Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis 10/1/77
comp. c/o ASCAP
llm; la/lsc
s,b,ch
p, animal calls
COMMENTS: Simple, singable, with .improvised (ad lib) costumes and/or sets,
(composer)
Stokes, E.
same
I Taru, the Stonecutter
Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by children
after Oriental folktale
BrimhaU School, Roseville, MN 3/25/82
comp. c/o ASCAP
40m; la/3sc; 1 set
cast of 7,ch
dulc,autohp,rcdr,pc,Orff
insts OPT str
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Children learn the work coached by teachers and adults; children then
conduct, play, and perform the work, (composer)
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Stokes, E.
Greenberg, Alvin
The Jealous Cellist
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s.
audience participation
Minnesota Opera (school tour) 2/2/79
comp. c/o ASCAP
135m
2s,m,a,2t,b,bs,ch
1212,2100,pc,hp,cel,
hpcd.str
COMMENTS: Intended for touring, with the stipulation that residents of the host
community be included in the cast [the premiere used high school chorus and band
members]. Stokes's score is tuneful, and is brightly scored for three small independent
ensembles, strings, winds, and percussion. [However,] character development is
negligible [and] the musical numbers fail to advance the plot. (R.M. Close, "Musical
America")
Strassburg,
Robert
Chelm
Comic folk opera, pfd. by adults
based on Yiddish folktales
Westchester Community Concerts, White Plains, NY
12/11/55
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Theatre of Westchester, NY '56
Strauch, Claire
Jakes, John
Wind in the Willows
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Kenneth Grahame
PfP
cast of 17
UU,1000,pc,2ps,str-qnt
COMMENTS: Show can be staged in a variety of ways, including in the round with
no scenery at all. (F. Litt, Opera for Youth)
ALSO PFD. BY: Empire State Institute for Performing Arts, Albany '83
Strouse, Charles
The Family
pfd. by adults
YWCA, NYC 4/15/67
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Strouse, C.
same
Nightingale
GS
132m; 2 acts
Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or children
4s,m,t,3b,ch
after Andersen
Central City Opera, CO (reading) 1981
1100,0100,pic,b-cl,pc,
First All Children's Theatre of New York, Vienna, VA kybd ,hp, vln, vlc.dbs
Videotaped
4/16/82
COMMENTS: Charming and whimsical, designed to appeal to adults as well as
children. It captures the simple and direct style of a fairy tale while projecting
a Westerner's idea of Chinese stylization. It takes a while [to establish the plot],
and this may be heavy going for a very young audience. Once the barnyard animals
have entered, the tale lightens and moves ahead through a flow of sentiment, crises,
and humor. (J. Wilson, "New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Sturges, Karen
same
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
after German folktale
ShP
30m
llsgrs,12spks,ch
fl.rcdr.p
COMMENTS: Music simple, yet melodious and rhythmic. Libretto clear and effective.
(L. Smith, Opera for Youth)
AuMC
30m
cast of 8,ch,dcrs
rcdrs,p,pc
Sullivan, John
Oosterhart, Osier
Day of the Doowi
pfd. by children
(1971)
Susa, Conrad
same & Sexton,
Anne
Transformations
For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults
based on Anne Sexton's poems, after Grimm
Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis 5/5/73
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ECS
2 acts
2s,m,3t,b,bs
0010,0110,4 pc.p.dbs
continued Videotape avail.
COMMENTS: Sexton transforms the already frightening and often grotesque fairy
tales into the realm of reality, removing the romantic innocence and using them
to vent her sarcastic chuckles and anguished cries. The refreshing and often
hilarious juxtapositions of the very old and the very new, employed with 'comic
strip' blatency, create a unique flavor, (program notes)
Conceived in theatrical tension, and the composer, whose theatre experience is
extensive, took care not to weaken it. His score moves deftly between classical
and pop-related styles expressively - easy to listen to at all times. Told with
insight, humor, and hallucination that seldom fails to be unsettling. (A. Hughes,
"New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Swados, Elizabeth
same
The Incredible Feeling Show
comp. c/o BMI
Fantasy, pfd. by children and/or h.s.
90m
based on Swados' book, "The Girl with the Incredible large cast (abt. 50)
Feeling"
First All Children's Theatre, NYC 11/82
COMMENTS: Requires polished performances. Music quite complex. A fantasy
about a little girl endowed with a special gift. The songs are ingeniously based on
pop forms. A sheer delight. (S. Kauffmann, "The New Republic")
Swados, E.
same
SFr
120m; 1 set
llboys,9girls
p,fl,sx,dms,gtr
Recording
Runaways
pfd. by children and h.s.
Public Theatre, NYC 1978
COMMENTS: Not a typical musical. Has no book, but is a collection of songs sung
by troubled children. The subject is primarily runaway children from broken homes,
(publisher)
Swann, Donald
Marsh, David
Perelandra
GAL
Science fiction, pfd. by adults
2 acts
after C.S. Lewis
2men,lwoman,ch
Bryn Mawr & Haverford College Drama & Music Clubs, 2222,2230,tp,pc,hp,p,str
Haverford, PA 11/21/69
Swann, D.
Scholey, Arthur
Wacky and his Fuddlejig
EAM(UE)
Christmas opera for grades K-6, pfd. by children and 35m; 3 scenes
adults
2sgrs,4spks,4ch
after story by Stanford Summers
rcdrs,pc,p
England, 1978
COMMENTS: Can be performed simply using static choir and mime, or elaborately
with large numbers of children, recorder fanfares, and percussion ensembles, dance
sequences, much stage movement, etc. (publisher)
Swanwick, Keith
Lee, Patrick
A Day in a Life
OUP
Choral work for young audiences, pfd. by children
30m
based on Solzhenitzyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan ch.narr
Denisovich"
p
St. Julien's School, St. Albans, England 1977
COMMENTS: A great success in England, (publisher)
Swedberg, Robert
adapt: Rossini
same
Cinderella
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
North Carolina Opera of Charlotte Opera (tour) 11/83
pfg.org.
50m; la/5sc
s,2m,t,b,2bs
P
Tape and guide avail.
COMMENTS: It is specifically tailored to play to elementary school audiences.
Choruses have been simplified, and will be taught to the children in advance. (North
Carolina Opera)
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Swedberg, R.
adapt: Gounod
same
The Devil's Tale
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Gounod's "Faust"
North Carolina Opera of Charlotte Opera (tour) 12/82
pfg.org.
60 m; la/Ssc; 4 sets
s,m,t,b,bs-b
p OR org
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: Sets can be indicated with prop changes and/or rear screen projections
in a unit set. Very effective opera for prepared audiences; entertaining and
educational. Very good for the performers as well, (composer)
Swisher, Gloria
Wilson
Fink, Hugh
The Happy Hypocrite
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Max Beerbohm
(1963)
AMC
90m; 3a/9sc
4s,m,3t,2b,4bs,ch
llll,1100,pic,E-hn > tp,
pe,hp,p,str-qnt
Symonds, Norman
The Canterrille Ghost
Fantasy, pfd. by adults
after Oscar Wilde
Camerata, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ont. 7/76
CMC
Symonds, N.
Laura and the Lieutenant
Musical play, pfd. by children
(1974)
CMC
youth choir
youth orchestra
Symonds, N.
The Spirit of Fundy
pfd. by adults
Canadian historical (1623) setting
comm. & prem: Canadian Opera Company (tour) 1972
CMC
1 act
Tahourdin, Peter
Wilson, Barbara
Ken
Parrot Pie
pfd. by adults
(1972)
AuMC
25m
s,m,t,b
P.tape
Tandowsky, Jean
& Holden, Prue
McCallum,
PhyUis
The Pale Pink Dragon
PDS
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60 m; 3a/6sc; 3 sets
or h.s.
cast of 22,dcrs
(1957)
fl,cl,tpt,p
COMMENTS: Cast number is flexible; extras may be added, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. On Stage Inc., Monroe, GA 6/82
Tandowsky, J.
McCallum, P.
The Swiss Family Robinson
Comedy-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Johan Wyss
(1976)
PDS
60 m; 3a/3sc; 2 sets
cast of 14
P
COMMENTS: Cast number is flexible, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Fargo Community Theatre, ND
Tanenbaum, Elias
same
Alpha
Space opera for grades K-12, pfd. by children
audience participation
(1982)
COMMENTS: Requires electronic tape playback,
choreography, (composer)
Tanner, Jerre
Hess, Harvey
ACA
60m; 3 acts
cast of 4,ch
1100,0110,pie,a-fl,sx,
2pcp.str-qnt.tape
Simple to produce, but needs
The Legend of the Singing Snails (Pupu-Kane-Oe)
MAI
Folktale for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or 54m; la/4sc
3s,m,2a,t ,chl.ch,3dcrs
h.s.
llll,2000,2po,p,str
based on Hawaiian myth
comm. & prem: St. Francis High School, Honolulu 12/12/80
continued
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COMMENTS: The treatment [of the story] is light and good humored, regardless of
demonic spirits. The snails' peculiar trilling sound has been formed into word
sounds. (B. Hyams, "Honolulu")
Music educators may well consider this an ideal vehicle with which to teach an
appreciation for Hawaiian lore, ecology, the affirmation of marriage, and an
appreciation for opera. (K. Meinecke, "Ha'ilono Mele")
ALSO PFD. BY: Hawaii Children's Chorus & Ensemble Players Guild '84
Tanner, J.
Hess, H.
A Lei for Kane (Ka Lei no Kane)
"How the Heavenly Riddle Was Answered"
Comedy, pfd. by adults
verse libretto based on Hawaiian myth
Hawaii Opera Players, Honolulu 5/6/77
MAI
60 m; la/2sc
s,a,t,b,2bs,ch OPT dcrs
llll,2000,pc,p,str
COMMENTS: Based on ancient myth in which song is used to avert mischievously
contrived warfare, this work recreates the panoply and splendor of storied Polynesia.
Bravura coloratura required for pants role. Sets and costumes are available from
the performing organization through special arrangement with [us], (publisher)
Tate, Karen B.
same
The Brutebeast, the Witch, and the Monster
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
(1982)
PfP
1 set
cast of 14
Tate, K.B.
same
The Magical Porridge Pot
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
(1981)
PfP
3boys,4girls
Tate, K.B.
same
Once Upon a Brutebeast
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
(1980)
PfP
2 acts
cast of 16,oh
P
Tate, Phyllis
Serraillier, Ian
A Pride of Lions
For grades K-9, pfd. by children
after book by I. Serraillier
(1972)
OUP
25m; 1 act; 1 set
2ch,narr,6mime
rcdrs,gtr,pc
OPT 1011,1000,pc,gtr
COMMENTS: All children can participate, as dancers, mimes, narrators, etc. Lends
itself to simple or more complex staging. May be done as puppet opera. (M.
Hollenberger, Opera for Youth)
Tate, P.
The Scarecrow
Morpurgo, Michael For grades K-2, pfd. by children
audience participation
Birmingham, England 1981
OUP
25m
cast of 6,ch,narr
p,pc OPT gtr.dbs OR
llll,2110,2pc,gtr,dbs
Tate, P.
Morpurgo, M.
Solar
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
(1984)
OUP
Tate, P.
Eyre, Ronald
The Story of Lt. Cockatoo
For ages 10 or 11
comm: BBC "Making Music" series 1969
OUP
Taylor, Jeremy
James
The Ballad of Salomon Pavey
Dramatic ballad opera, pfd. by men and boys
after Ben Jonson
Belmont, England 1976
30m
ch, 5 solos
pc OPT 0111,1000,
pc,hca,gtr,dbs
OUP
120m; 2 acts; I set
9boy-s,5b,boy-ch
UU,0000,gtr,pc OPT
vie OR early music group
COMMENTS: arranged on Elizabethan tunes. Early music group consists of cittern,
viol, recorders, krumbhorn, sackbutt, lute, and percussion, (publisher)
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Tcherepnin,
Alexander
Cardelli,
Giovanni
The Farmer and the Fairy
For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after lyric Chinese legend by Siao Yu
Aspen Music Festival, CO 8/13/52
BH
40m; la/2sc
s.t.narr
2121,2200,tp,pc,p,str
ALSO PFD. BY: Hunter College, NYC '55; De Paul Univ., Chicago '62; Opera Theatre
of Washington, DC '81
Tcherepnin, A.
same
Nativity Play
Christmas opera
Tenille, Toni
Thronson, Ron
Mother Earth
SFr
Ecological rock musical for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts
or h.s.
cast of 10
California State University, Long Beach 1970
BH
30m
cast of 4,eh
COMMENTS: Received Special Environmental Award from U.S. Secretary of the
Interior, (publisher)
Tgettis, Nicholas
same
Sappho
Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on tragic poetry of Sappho
Arts Colloquium of Salem, Peabody, MA 6/19/78
com p. c/o ASCAP
45m; 4 scenes
2women,spk,ch-ssa,dcrs
chamb.orch,p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: A dramatization in four tableaux, performed by women. A basic
classical setting is desirable, (composer)
It is not an opera in the traditional sense, for it has no arias or show pieces. It is
an attempt to recapture the essence of the ancient Greek theatre. It is a dramatic
representation and pictorial atmosphere and ritual within the cult of Aphrodite. (A.
Kanaracus, "Hellenic Chronicle")
Theobald, Am
Stevenson, Diane
The Cardinal
Tragi-comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
(1981)
comp. c/o ASCAP
60m; 3a/6sc; 6 sets
s,a,3t,3b,spk,ch
1010,0010,pic,pc.gtr.dbs
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Blizzard in Act I; house in Act III to scale of small
animals.
COMMENTS: This may be too sad for young children, (composer)
librettist c/o ASCAP
Thomas, Judie
Forster, John
Clever Jack and the Magic Beanstalk
Folktale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
First AU Children's Theatre, NYC 10/31/79
Thomas, Richard
Pearson
Luke, Leofwin
pfg.org.
The Grimwood Clock
110m; 2a/3sc; 1 set
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Banff Centre Music Theatre Studio Ensemble, Alberta 5s,2m,t,3b,2bs-b,spk
1010,01l0,pic,b-cl,2pc,
12/11/81
hpcd,str-qnt
Tape avail.
Videotaped
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Amplified sound required for voice of Grimwood, cries
of the baby, and the ringing of a bell. A working clock of six sections is constructed
during the play. The production culminates in the operation of the clock and the
ringing of the bell. The clock used in the original production is available for rental.
COMMENTS: This is a miracle or mystery play in the commedia-clown style. All
characters are integral to the action, the text is delivered both as song and speech,
and the music is through-composed. The work is a lively entertainment suitable
for audiences of all ages. (Banff Centre)
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Thomas, R.P.
Bawtree,
Michael
The Music Theatre Machine
pfg.org.
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
45m; la/lsc; 1 set
Siding 29 Music Theatre Co. (Banff Centre Studio), Alberta cast of 6
10/82
p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: A fast-moving entertainment that explains 'what is music theatre',
Very simple and extremely inexpensive to produce. (R. Smithens, Banff Centre)
Thompson,
Randall
same
ECS
Solomon and Balkis
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
2s,m,t,b,ch-8a,4mimes
after Kipling's "The Butterfly That Stamped"
comm: League of Composers & CBS; CBS Radio 3/29/42 llll,2200,a-cl,pc,tp,str
stg.prem: Harvard University, MA 4/14/42
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Disappearance of Solomon's palace - we coped with use
of wagons. (Southern Illinois University)
COMMENTS: The original piece is rather staid, so we acted out some of the past
action from Kipling. Young audiences love singing butterflies! The plot tends to
wind down slowly, but never really loses the audience. A good work. (M. Blum,
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)
ALSO PFD. BY: several; recent pfs. Lighthouse Opera Wksp, NYC '70; St. Petersburg
Jr. College, FL '70; Southern Illinois Univ. (tour) '81
Tierney, Thomas
Drachman, Ted
Tasca, Jules (bk)
The Amazing Einstein: A Biography from Boyhood to Fi
For grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults
Performing Arts Repertory Theatre of NY, at Kennedy
Center Imagination Celebration, Washington, DC 1984
The Fabulous Fable Factory
Tierney, T.
Robinette, Joseph For grades K-6, pfd. by children or children and adults
(1975)
comp. c/o ASCAP
30m; 1 act
DrP
60m; 1 act; 1 set
5 boys,4 girls
OR 9girls OR 9boys
p OPT pc.dbs
COMMENTS: Easily staged. Fun and challenging for beginning and advanced students,
(librettist)
Tinsley, Byron
same
Higgins, Robert
(bk)
Alice the Magnificent
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Arena Stage, Buffalo, NY 1970
SFr
2 sets
4men,2women
COMMENTS: Not based on Lewis Carroll. Alice - a lioness - and her
friend go through all sorts of exciting adventures, (publisher)
Fine book, good set of lyrics. There can hardly be a better vacation
the entire family than this carefree Alice. (B. Sokolsky, "Buffalo Courier
Charming and infectious. I can easily believe its success, particularly
younger audience. (G. Schaffer, NBC)
Titus, Hiram
Mason, Timothy
Alice in Wonderland
Fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Lewis Carroll
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 4/23/82
pfg.org.
2 acts
Titus, H.
Davidson, John
Cinderella
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Perrault
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 11/26/66
pfg.org.
2 acts
Titus, H.
Mason, T.
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbing
Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 4/19/80
pfg.org.
1 act
Titus, H.
Mr. Pickwick's Christmas
For grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 11/26/82
pfg.org.
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teenaged
treat for
Express")
with the
Titus, H.
Mason, T.
Pinoechio
Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Collodi
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 7/79
pfg.org.
Titus, H.
Holland, Sharon
Puss in Boots
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Perrault
Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 10/23/81
pfg.org.
2 acts
Videotaped
Titone, Richard
Tit one, Susan
The Queen's Lesson
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
A chamber opera with dialogue
audience participation
Staten Island Chamber Music Players at PS 18, NYC
10/21/82
com p.
1 act; 1 set
mezzo & insts:
hn,tpt,tbn
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: The mini-opera's content and length make it especially effective for
use in grades 3, 4, and 5, as well as for emotionally handicapped children. Children
relate to the characters and respond spontaneously to stage action. (G. DiMauro,
Staten Island Chamber Music Players)
The story stresses the importance of cooperation and mutual respect for ensemble
music. The term 'harmony' takes on a double meaning, as musical phenomenon and
world-wide goal, (composer)
It served to inspire our youngsters who are just beginning to participate in the
orchestral and band programs. (J. DePalma, PS 4)
Tobias, Henry
Ormont, David
Beauty and the Beast
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after fairy tale by Mme. L. de Beaumont
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
The Emperor's New Clothes
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after Andersen
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
Hansel and Gretel
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after Grimm
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II
MpC
ISmin.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
The Pied Piper
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after German folktale
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
Rapunsel
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after Grimm
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
Rip van Winkel
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after Washington Irving
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
Robin Hood
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I
MpC
ISmin.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
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Tobias, H.
Orraont, D.
Runpelstiltskin
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after Grimm
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
Sleeping Beauty
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after Perrault
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
Tom Thumb
Folktale for grades K-2, pfd. by children
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I
The Ugly DucUing
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
after Andersen
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II
MpC
ISmin.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Tobias, H.
Ormont, D.
William Tell
For grades K-2, pfd. by children
based on Swiss historic hero
Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I
MpC
15min.
ch
P
Tape and guides avail.
Toch, Ernst
Lengyel,
Melchior
The Last Tale
For grades 6-12, pfd. by adults
after "Arabian Nights"
BM
90 m; 1 act
s,a,t,b
3222,3331,tp,3pc,
hp,cel,str
Toch, E.
Elkan, Benno
trans: Farquhar,
Marion
The Princess and the Pea (Prinzessin auf der Erbse)
Fairy tale, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Andersen
Baden-Baden, Germany 1927
Am.prem: NYC 6/9/36
EAM(Sch)
48m; 1 act; 1 set
2s,m,2t,b,bs,ch
2111,U01,tp,pc,str
ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas '71 & '74;
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis '84
Tognoli, Era
Dunkle Frost
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
Metro Lyric Opera, Allenhurst, NJ (tour) 1980
Tom kins, Bud
same
Crawford, Eskel
(bk)
No, No, a Million Times No! (Only a Farmer's Daughter) SFr
Musical 'mellerdrammer' for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 1 set
or h.s.
4men,8women,ch
Tosh, Stephen
A Christmas Carol
comp. c/o ASCAP
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
90m; 2 acts
after Dickens
chamb.orch
University of Southern California, Los Angeles 11/27/81
Townsend,
Douglas
Lima Beans
pfd. by adults
Twilight Concerts, NYC 1/56
-153-
pfg.org.
comp. c/o SESAC
25m; 1 act
s,t,b
Traver, James
Ferris
same
The Great Light
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children
(1983)
Travisi, Elena &
Carlos
same
Las Posadas
BM
Mexican Christmas playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m
cast of 6,ch
comp.
30m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 2,ch,dcrs
fl,ob,cl,str
COMMENTS: Dialogue in Spanish or English, songs are in Spanish, (publisher)
Trefousse, Roger
DeLynn, Jane
The Monkey Opera, or The Making of a Soliloquy
Comic-drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults
Brooklyn Philharmonia, NY 4/17/82
comp. c/o BMI
40m; la/4sc; 1 set
s,m,t,b
1121,2100,E-hn,a-sx,b-d,
cbsn,tp,pc,str
Tape and guides avail.
COMMENTS: This is a half-comic, half-serious work in which monkeys cavort...and
eventually type a soliloquy from "Hamlet". As an educational piece, it could tie
in with the study of "Hamlet", or with classes in communication, either human or
animal, (composer)
It gave children something bright and engaging to look at. It also had music with
substance. [The four monkeys] romped among typewriters and computer terminals
and transformed random vocal jibberish gradually into intelligible words and phrases.
Juxtaposition between sense and nonsense that said something piquant to almost
everyone. (B. Holland, "New York Times")
Trogen, Stanley
Johnson, Mabel
Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory
History, pfd. by adults
comm. (for Bicentennial) & prem: Premiere Productions, Portland, OR 3/75
librettist c/o pfg.org.
Trythall, Gilbert
The Music Leason
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1960
AMC
la/lsc; 1 set
s.t (or b),b
2ps OR p-4hnds
Turner, Charles
& students of
Wykeham Rise
School
Auden, W.H.
The Ballad of Barnaby
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s.
after legend of "Juggler of Notre Dame"
Wykeham Rise School, Washington, CT 5/69
GS
45m
flex.cast
p OR org OPT
fl,cl,vln,vlc,gtr,pc
COMMENTS: Barnaby should be proficient in tumbling. Work should be staged in
a church, utilizing areas of the sanctuary. (J. Nichols, Opera for Youth)
Turner, John
Frederick
same
Little Hed Riding Hood
Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
based on play by Charlotte Chorpenning
(1980)
AMC
60m; la/4sc; 4 sets
s,m ,t ,b,spk,dcrs/mimes
P
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Special lighting effects for sunrise. Very melodic; two
wolves, one an old sage, the other a young, lovable rogue, (composer)
Turok, Paul
same
Scene: Domestic
Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Aspen Festival Opera, CO 8/2/73
AMC
15m; la/9sc; 1 set
s,m,t
llll,1110,p,vlc,dbs
Twombly, Mary
Lynn
The Little Match Girl
Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
audience participation
after Andersen
Hartt School of Music, CT 12/66
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
-154-
Underwood,
Lucas
The Holy Night
Christmas opera-cantata, pfd. by adults
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 1951
pfg.org.
65m; la/3sc
cast of 10,ch
Underwood,
William
Jorinda and Joringel
For grades K-9, pfd. by adults
Arkansas Opera Theatre, Little Rock '77 & '78
pfg.org.
1 act
sgrs
P
COMMENTS: Suitable for touring.
Underwood, W.
same
A Medicine for Melancholy
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Ray Bradberry
Henderson State College, Arkadelphia, AR 4/30/74
comp. c/o pfg.org.
Upshur, Claire
Harsh
Christmas for the Very Young
Nativity play for grades K-6, pfd. by children
ShP
1 act
ch
P
COMMENTS: Six tableaux for young children, (publisher)
Utter, Betty
Pugh, Ann
Heidi
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults
after Johanna Spyri
Arts Council of Greater Ft. Worth, TX 5/63
IEC
100m; 2a/llsc; 2-4 sets
5men,6women,5chl
U21,2210,tp,pc,hp,str
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Scrim.
COMMENTS: There are good tunes, clever lyrics, and amiable dialogue. The children
went for "Heidi" in a big way. It is good material for successful entertainment of
the young. (R. Massingham, "Ft. Worth Star-Telegram")
ALSO PFD. BY: "Widely performed by children's theatre companies, community
theatres, educational theatre, etc." (publisher) Also American Theatre Ass'n, NYC '79
Utter, B.
Pugh, A.
It Happened in Hamelin
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults
after folktale "The Pied Piper"
Casa Mariana Playhouse, Ft. Worth, TX 1973
IEC
90 m; la/7sc; 3 sets
4men,3boys,2women,
2girls,ch
2020,0220,b-cl,pc,dbs
OR 0040,0220,b-cl,
pc,dbs
COMMENTS: It's happened at last - a tuneful, comedy treatment of what was always
a grim story. Our production ran to full houses. (H. Hook, Dallas Jr. Players Guild)
An excellent version of a classic tale, enthusiastically received by our young
audiences. (S. Benge, Casa Maflana Playhouse)
Valenti, Michael
Rael, Elsa
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
GS(AMP) /AMC
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 60m; 1-2 acts
after Grimm
2women,3men,
Gingerbread Players and Jack, NYC 12/18/65
7boys,dcrs
p,org,cel,vlc
OR fl,ob,pc,p,
org,kbd,gtr,vlc
OR vlc,cel,org,p
COMMENTS: Set in Fairyland; dance is dream ballet, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Shasta College, CA '81; Mira Mesa Highschool '83
van Eaton, Sunny
Christopher Robin's Dreams
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after A.A. Milne
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 10/30/81
COMMENTS: Collection of songs and scenes, (composer)
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comp. c/o pfg.org.
1 act
P
Van Etten,
Elizabeth &
Eleanor
An Old English Christians
Christmas pageant, pfd. by children and/or adults
Elizabethan carols connected by original verse
ECS
1 act
van Fossen,
David
Swortzell,
Lowell
Christopher Columbus
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or
adults or h.s.
on life of Christopher Columbus
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 8/63
PDS
60m; la/8sc; 1 set
cast of 20,ch
p
COMMENTS: Makes an excellent class project; staging need not be elaborate. (D.
Wayland, Opera for Youth)
Unit set; period costuming, (librettist)
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Children's Meeting House, Loveland, OH 9/82
Van Grove, Isaac
same
The Other Wise Man
Christmas drama, pfd. by adults
after story by H. Van Dyke
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Eureka Springs, AK
7/14/59
pfg.org.
60m; la/4sc
COMMENTS: Score is oriental and Hebraic in feeling; vocal line partly melodious,
partly declamatory. Concerns the altruistic deeds of the fourth Wise Man.
ALSO PFD. BY: Friends Univ., Wichita, KS '63; California Institute of the Arts
'68; Sam Houston Univ., Huntsville, TX '73
Van Grove, I.
Lovoos, Janice
Ruth
pfg.org.
Biblical opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
27m; 1 act
after Book of Ruth
2s,2m,b,ch,dcrs
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Eureka Springs, AR p
7/22/66
COMMENTS: The story line was easily followed. The music and the libretto flowed
smoothly, sounding a great deal like Menotti but with simpler harmonic structure
in the choral portions. (J. Acord III, "Oklahoma City News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Oklahoma City Univ. '66; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA '81
Van Grove, I.
Lovoos, Janice
The Shining Chalice
pfg.org.
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
1 act
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Eureka Springs, AR 5men,3women,ch
7/30/64
COMMENTS: The sad and blind king of a small, remote kingdom is made to smile
again when a young potter makes an exquisite chalice especially for him. Grace,
warmth, and wit. (program notes)
Vander, Judith
The Snow Queen
For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Andersen
comp.
45m
6sgrs,5dcrs ,4actrs
chamb.orch
Vartanian,
Richard
Waldorf, Mary
PDS
The House That Jack Built
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 60m; 2a/7sc; 1 set
cast of 13
Newington Children's Theatre, CT 1975
P
Vaughan Williams, The First NoweU
Ralph
Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
Pakenham,
St. Martin's in the Field, London, England 12/19/58
Simona
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
-156-
OUP
50m
s,2t,2b (or s.boy-s,
t ,b,bs)8spks,ch,dcrs
2m,2220,tp,hp > str
OR kybd.str
Vaughan Williams,
g
Progress
Musical morality play for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
R.
after John Bunyan's 1678 allegory
Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London, England 4/26/51
Am.prem: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 4/28/69
OUP
120m; 4 acts
25men,llwomen OR
cast of 11 (doubling)
2223,4231,tp,pc,hp,str
OPT cel,Euph
COMMENTS: A series of 'tableaux vivants' showing an aspect of the Pilgrim's
Progress. [The work] is a gradual emergence, like "Fidelio", from dark shadows to
light. (M. Kennedy, "Vaughan Williams")
ALSO PFD. BY: several
Vaughan Williams, The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains
Pastorale episode, pfd. by children and adults
R.
(Act IV of "Pilgrim's Progress")
London, England 7/11/22
Am.prem: Cincinnati, OH 12/16/49
OUP
35m
2s,3t,bs,boy-ch
2100,2000.E-hn.hp,
str,bells
Videotaped
COMMENTS: The psalm singing of the shepherds sounds timeless, but could have
been written only by a 20th century composer. The composer's sense of drama,
as embodied by the music, did not desert him. (M. Kennedy, "Vaughan Williams")
ALSO PFD. BY: several
Verkouteren, J.
Adrian
Cone, Good Shepherd
Christmas play for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
BM
45m; 1 act
cast of 6,ch
rcdrs,4pc OPT vln.vlc
OR 1010,1000,hp,p,dbs
Vernon, Ashley
Hartwig, Greta
The Barber of New York
Folk comedy, pfd. by adults
Hunter College, NYC 5/26/53
TP
70m; 1 act
s,a,3t,b,2bs,ch
2222,2210,tp,pc,hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: San Francisco Talent Bank '76; Young Harris College, GA '76;
West Chester State College, PA '76
Vernon, A.
Hartwig, G.
Grand Slam
pfd. by adults
Stamford, CT 6/25/55
TP
25m; 1 act
s,m,t,b,bs
2121,2100,pc,hp,str
Vernon, A.
Hartwig, G.
The Triumph of Punch
Comedy, pfd. by adults
Brooklyn Philharmonic Youth Festival, NY 1/25/69
TP
70m; 1 act
s,m,a,2t,b,2bs
2121,2100,p,hp,str
ALSO PFD. BY: New Haven Opera Society, CT (tour) '70-'71
Verrall, John
Shephard, Esther
The Cowherd and the Sky Maiden
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Chinese legend
University of Washington, Seattle 1/17/52
ACA
90m; 2a/9sc; 1 set
s,a,t,b,bs,ch
1121,1200,pc.p.str
Verrall, J.
Three Blind Mice
Comedy, pfd. by adults
University of Washington, Seattle 5/20/55
ACA
30m; 2a/2sc
2s,2m,a,t,b,2bs
Vollrath, Carl
same
The Quest
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults
based on children's crusade of 1212
Florida State University, Tallahassee 6/10/66
AMC
90m; 2a/4sc; 4 set
5s,4boy-s,t,4b,ch
2121,2221,tp.pchp,
p,cel,str
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Vos, David &
Gerlach, Robert
same
Nobody Loves a Dragon
SFr
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by children and/or adults 5boys,lgirl
or h.s.
p
COMMENTS: Scored for piano, with musical sound-effects, (publisher)
Voyer, Pierre
Bernard, Marielle
Eng. trans:
Gaboriau, Linde
The Hobbit
pfg.org.
Fantasy-adventure for grades K-9, pfd. by adults with 60m
puppets
narr,6men,ch (doubling)
after Tolkien
No Strings Puppet Theatre of Montreal, at Kennedy
Center Imagination Celebration, Washington, DC 4/5/80
Wales, Evelyn
Little Gypsy Gay
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
Children's Opera Wksp., Milwaukee, WI 1955
Walker, Gwyneth
Merrill, Jean
Mary, Cone Running
AMC
Christmas comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and 60m; 2a/8sc; 1 set
adults or h.s.
6adults,8chl,ch,chl.ch
after "Hacia BeUn", a Spanish 'Villancico' (cantata)
1100,0100,pc,p,vlc,gtr
depicting the gypsies arriving at the Nativity
(1982)
HLe(EBM)
50m; 1 act
cast of 10-14,ch
COMMENTS: Lots of children can participate; easy singing, (composer)
Walker, Raymond
adapt. Rossini
The Bride of Seville
For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
adaptation of "The Barber of Seville"
Walker, R. &
Beaumont,
William
adapt. Rossini
Wylde, Peter
Cinderella in Salerno
TP(Nov)
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or children
85m; 3 acts
after Rossini's "La Cenerentola"
2s,m,t>2b,bs,ch OR chl
Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, Toronto, Ont. 12/11/80 p
TP(Nov)
60m; 3 acts; 1 set
cast of 5,ch
COMMENTS: Performed by 57 children 9-15 years old. A captivating, charming,
entertaining piece, completely wonderful, especially in this Wylde adaptation. (C.
More, Pacific Opera Ass'n)
Written for trained voices; good introduction to opera. (D. Wayland, Opera for Youth)
Finally, here is a kid's show that works. (J. Kennedy, "Monday Magazine")
Walker, R.
adapt. Mozart
Figaro and Susannah
For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
after "The Marriage of Figaro"
TP(Nov)
70m; 2 acts; 2 sets
cast of 5,ch
Wallace, Ishmael
same
Confusion Compounded
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults
First Street Playhouse, Ithaca, NY 3/11/83
comp.
60m; la/8sc; 3 sets
cast of 21
p.rcdr
COMMENTS: Plot is not realistic, and most parts can be played by either children
or adults. This is a comedy of confused identities involving aristocrats, revolutionaries, and pirates in the mythical 19th century country of 'Trevolania'. (R.
Wallace)
Wallace, I.
same
Love's Path is Lumpy, or: Eat Your Spaghetti
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults
First Street Playhouse, Ithaca, NY 3/81
comp.
45m; la/12sc
cast of 31, ind.
doubling
p.rcdr
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Requires creative use of props and costumes for many
quick changes of scenes and characters.
continued
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COMMENTS: Written and composed by twelve-year-old Ishmael Wallace, the music
is tuneful and the lyrics display a budding and sharp wit. It's funny, a lot of fun,
and it's not just for kids. (R. Driscoll, "The Grapevine")
Wallace has not only written the script and many of the songs, but has also composed
the delightful music that animates the performance. (B. Adams, "Ithaca Times")
This comedy about two boys who go adventuring to prove their worth to the lady
of their hearts entertained everyone from 6 to 60. We had to turn people away
from the final performance. (C. Fellman, First Street Playhouse)
Ward-Steinman,
David
Lucas, Susan
The Tale of bsounbochi
pfd. by child and adult
after Japanese fairy tale
comm: Ass'n for Childhood Education Int'l
prem: at ACEI Convention, San Diego 4/18/68
HLeKEBM)
30m; 1 act
boy-s,narr
1010,0000,pc,eel,p.vle
Wargo, Richard
same
The Crystal Mirror
pfd. by adults
after Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 4/28/79
BM
100m; 3 acts
s,t,2b,bs-b
1100,1000,p,pc,str
Wargo, R.
The Music Shop
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
after Chekhov
Midwest Opera of Minnesota Opera 12/26/84 (reading)
5/16/85 (wksp)
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
Warner, Lorraine
& Barney,
Margaret
The Nativity
Christmas play, pfd. by children
based on old French songs
ECS
25m
chl.ch
War nick, Clay
adapt. Schumann
Leigh, Carolyn
Heidi
For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Johanna Spyri
music adapted from works of Robert Schumann
SFr
4men,5women,eh
0040,0220,pc,str OR p
Warren, Raymond
Finn and the Black Hag
Irish folktale for grades 7-9, pfd. by h.s.
Belfast, Ireland 12/11/59
TP(Nov)
2 acts
6sgrs,4spks,ch
rcdrs,vln,vlc,pc,p
Webb, Alliene
Brandon
Crowell, Grace
Noll
Little Bed Riding Hood
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Grimm
(1959)
CF
1 act; 3 scenes
Weidberg, Ron
Nier, Irwin
Donald
Dracula
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Bram Stoker
(1981)
AMC
105m; 3a/6sc; 5 sets
2s,m,a,2t,b,2bs
2222,2230,pe.str OR p
Tape avail.
Weigl, Karl
same &
Scheu-Riesz, H.
Pied Piper of Hamelin
Folktale, pfd. by adults
Musical Arts Studio, Trinity Church, NYC 5/1/73
GMP
1 act
Weill, Kurt
Sundgaard,
Arnold
Down in the Valley
Folk drama for grades 9-12,
by adults or h.s.
after American folk song
Indiana University, Bloomington 7/15/48
GS
45m; 1 act
s,t,b,bs,spks,ch,dcrs
2121,2220,2sx,pc,p,gtr,
str OR 1020,0220,2sx,pc,
continued p.gtr.str OR 2ps
Recorded
Videotaped
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COMMENTS: Conceived for production by non-professional groups. In colleges and
universities it should be produced through the combined efforts of both the drama
and the music departments. The physical production can be as simple as a "dramatic"
concert performance without help of scenery. If scenery is used, it should consist
of some simply painted frames indicating locations, and placed in front of the
chorus. The leading parts should provide good training for the specific type of
singing actor so prominent in American musical theatre. Speaking roles are easy
to handle. The chorus, or part of it, takes an active part, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous; among most performed contemporary opera within past
ten years.
Weill, K.
Brecht, Bertolt
He Who Says Yes (Der Jasager)
EAMOJE)
Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 35m; 2a/2sc; 1 set
after Japanese Noh-drama "Taniko"
m,4t,b OR 6chl
Zentralinstitut fUr Erziehung und Unterricht,
2ps,harm,2vln,vlc,dbs
Berlin 6/23/30
ad lib insts: fl,cl,a-sx,
Am.prem: New York City 4/25/33
pc,gtr
COMMENTS: All vocal parts must be sung by students [although not suitable for
smaller children]. I think the boy should be 10 to 12 years old, the teacher 16 to
18, and the mother 14 to 16. The entire school chorus should participate. The
vocal parts are supported by accompaniment in all exposed passages. Simplicity is
the key for all aspects of this didactic opera, (composer)
Written specifically as a school opera. (K. Kowalke, Kurt Weill Foundation)
Very powerful. (V. Goodall, Rutgers University Opera Workshop)
ALSO PFD. BY: various
Wesley-Smith,
Martin
same
Machine
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
(1972)
EAM(UE)
7m; la/lsc
ch
pc.tape
COMMENTS: Good introduction to improvisation techniques and avant-garde notation.
(C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
Wesley-Smith, M.
same
The Wild West Show
pfd. by children
EAM(UE)
8m
ch,narr OPT actr.dcr
p,gtr,autohp
Westergaard,
Peter
Lear, Edward
Mr. ft Mrs. Diseobbolos
Comedy of the Absurd for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
setting of poem by Edward Lear
Group for Contemporary Music, Columbia University, NYC
3/21/66
Jer
20m; la/2sc; 1 set
s,t
fl,bsn,vln,vlc,hpcd,pc
Recorded: CRI
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Twelve rag dolls, method for hoisting them; flash pots.
(composer)
COMMENTS: [The composer] has used a serial form of writing without ...anything
outlandishly difficult. [The work] can serve as an introduction to serialism and raise
a few chuckles along the way. (H. Sehonberg, "New York Times")
White, John D.
Nurmi, Martin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
For grades 3-12
after Washington Irving
White, Michael
Through the Looking Glass
Bluestone, George Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults
after Lewis Carroll
Roger Narrington Opera Group, London, England 1971
comp. c/o ASCAP
3 acts
comp. c/o ASCAP
120m; 2a/6sc; 6 sets
cast of 10,ch,dcrs
p OR chamb.orch
COMMENTS: Scenes from the opera can be done separately - by themselves,
(composer)
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Whittaker, Vivian
same
Platypus in Boots
Pantomime for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
ANU Theatre Group, Australia 1964
Whittaker, V.
St. George and the Burley Griffin
same & Hale, Bill Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
ANU Theatre Group, Australia 1963
AuMC
110m; 3 acts
soloists.ch
P
AuMC
110m
cast of 4,ch
P
Wiener, Sally 0.
same
Telemachus, Friend
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after O.Henry
SFr
45m
4 m en ,1 woman
P
Wiggins, Chris
Sleeping Beauty
Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
Music Theatre of Wichita, KS 7/81
Wilder, Alec
Cumberland Fair
Sundgaard, Arnold A jambouree for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
audience participation
Montclair State College, NJ 5/22/53
pfg.org.
GS
25m; 1 act
cast of 2,ch
1030,0200,b-cl,pc,p,
gtr.dbs
ALSO PFO. BY: numerous performances at colleges and high schools.
comp.est.
60m; 1 act
Wilder, A.
The Impossible Forest
pfd. by adults
Westport, CT 7/13/58
Wilder, A.
Sundgaard, A.
Kittiwake Island
GS
Comedy for grades 4-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/2sc; 2 sets
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 8/7/54
7male,6female,10supp
1030,0220,2a-sx,2t-sx,
2pc,p,str
Guides avail.
COMMENTS: Conceived for use by schools, colleges, and amateur workshops.
(publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous performances by churches and high schools.
Wilder, A.
Sundgaard, A.
The Long Way
pfd. by adults
Rockland Lyric Theatre, Nyack, NY 6/3/55
Wilder, A.
Sundgaard, A.
The Lowland Sea
GS
Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults 55m; 1 act
or h.s
s,m,t,b,bs-b,spk,3chl,eh
Montclair State College, NJ 5/8/52
1121,2220,2pc,p,hp,str
comp.est.
2 acts
COMMENTS: Designed for college, school, and community groups.
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Wilder, A.
Hiss Chicken Little
For grades 7-12, pfd. by children
CBS-TV, NY 12/27/53
stg.prem: Lyric Theatre, Piermont, NY 8/29/58
comp.est.
1 act
Wilder, A.
Sundgaard, A.
The Opening
Comedy, pfd. by adults
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA 5/69
GS
28m; 1 act
cast of 10
1121,2110,b-cl,pc,dbs
ALSO PFD. BY: Springfield College, IL '70, '73 & '74; Denison Univ., OH '73
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Wilder, A.
Sundgaard, A.
Sunday Excursion
Curtain raiser, pfd. by adults or h.s.
NYC 4/17/53
GS
25m; 1 scene
s,a,t,b,bs-b
1121,1100,pc,p,str
OR 2ps
Videotaped
COMMENTS: Specifically written as a companion piece for those operas, serious in
tone but modest in length, which demand a curtain-raiser for their effective
presentation, (publisher)
A clever little thing by A. Wilder, known mostly for his popular songs. Wilder's
tendency to become repetitious detracted slightly from the enjoyment of this
otherwise pleasant work. (J. Acord in, "Oklahoma City News")
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Wilder, A.
O'Toole, A.
The Willie Tree
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults
SFr
2 acts; 1 set
4male,2female
P
COMMENTS: The adventures of a girl, a boy, and his friend, a Willie Tree. Requires
us to involve ourselves completely in the song, "Imagination's the Product I'm
Selling". Done by many major stock companies and school groups, (publisher)
Wilding-White,
Raymond
same
The Selfish Giant
Fairy tale, pfd. by children and adults
after Oscar Wilde
comm: WGBH-TV 1954
stg.prem: Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 11/30/65
AMC
30 m; 2 acts
a,t,2bs,chl,narr,chl.ch
vln,vla,vlc,dbs
COMMENTS: Written for television; can be performed using slide projections.
Wilding-White,
R.
same
The Tub (1952)
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 2/64
AMC
25m; W i s e ; 1 set
s,a,t,b,
P
Williams, Jack
Eric
The Hinge Tune
For grades 7-12, pfd. by children
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 5/13/65
comp. c/o ASCAP
1 act
ALSO PFD. BY: Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock '66
Williams, Jill
same
Rainbow Jones
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1972)
PDS
120m; 2a/llsc; 1 set
4men,4 women
fl,el,a-sx,t-sx,pe,p,
gtr.bjo.dbs
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Fortune Secondary School, Enderby, B.C. 5/82
AuMC
30m
ch
Williams,
Kinberly
same & Hamsom,
Derek
The Three Volunteers
pfd. by children
(1974)
Williams, Linda
same
Space Open
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
(1978)
P.PC
HLe
llm
cast of 4,eh
P
COMMENTS: Can be simple or quite detailed and elaborate in staging. (N. Burson,
Opera for Youth)
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Williamson,
Malcolm
Dunn, Geoffrey
Dunstan and the Devil
BH(Wei)
'Comedy in the medieval manner' for grades 7-12, pfd. 58m; 1 act
by adults or h.s.
s,m,2tl3b,2bs,ch
after 10th century legend of St. Dunstan of Canterbury 2ps,3pe
Cookham Festival, England 5/19/67
Am.prem: Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ 1970
COMMENTS: Story of a 10th century archbishop tempted by power, money, and
sex. It ought to be played on three separate stage levels representing heaven,
earth, and hell, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: Westminster Choir College, NYC '72; Trinity College, Washington,
DC '78
Williamson, M.
same
Genesis
Cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children
no audience; everyone performs
Biblical story
Camp Henry, Black Mountain, NC 6/71
BH(Wei)
8m; 1 act
3chl.ch
p,pe,kybd,melody insts
OR p OR org
COMMENTS: Cassations - tiny operas to be performed in schoolrooms, open air, or
anywhere informal - were conceived as a simple method of teaching children the
mechanics of opera. The only requirements are a piano, an open space, and any
number of people - all of whom must take part in singing and acting. Since there is
no audience as such, abandon and enjoyment [are most important]. The singeractors are divided into groups, there are no solos. The music and words are
deliberately simple, so they may be quickly memorized. Although the music and
lyrics are scored, the participants can improvise choreography and movement.
Kitchen utensils can be used for percussion parts, (excerpts, Composer's Note to
Teachers and Producers) [same for all cassations below]
Williamson, M.
same
The GUtter Gang
A cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australia 2/23/74
BH(Wei)
8m; 1 act
3chl.ch
p OR
2222,4331,pc,hp,str
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
Williamson, M.
same
The Happy Prince
Moralistic fable for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Oscar Wilde
Farnham Festival, England 5/22/65
Am.prem: Met Studio, Newport Festival, RI 8/21/67
BH(Wei)
40m; 1 act
s,m/2boy-s
& 3s,m,a,ch,chl.ch
2ps,l-4pc OPT str-qnt
Recorded: ARGO
COMMENTS: As in Benjamin Britten's works, this score calls for a very small
ensemble. It is a parable with a religious theme at the end, much of it presented
in mime. Composed with strong melodic contours, it can be picked up by amateur
as well as professional organizations, especially if they want to make use of children.
(H. Schonberg, "New York Times")
Can be produced with minimal stage resources, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: numerous
Williamson, M.
Dunn, G.
Julius Caesar Jones
Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
Finchley Children's Music Group, London, England 1/4/66
No.Am.prem: Canadian Children's Chorus, Toronto 6/2/84
BH(Wei)
60m; 2 acts
s,m,b,13chl,chl.ch
llll,1000,pic,E-hn,
b-cl,pc,p,hp,str
OR 2ps,pc
Recorded: ARGO
COMMENTS: Centers around the classic theme of misunderstanding between the
'real world' of adults and the fantasy world of children. The children transform
the back garden into the Fortunate Isles, complete with secret signs, imaginary
animals, and a pretender to the throne, Julius Caesar Jones. Melodious and spirited
score. (V. Postl, "Opera Canada")
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Williamson, M.
same
Knights in Shining Amour
A cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children
Brighton Festival, England 4/29/68
Am.prem: Opera Theatre of New Jersey at Wilson
Elementary School, Trenton 11/72
BH(Wei)
7m; 1 act
3chl.ch
p
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
Williamson, M.
Tracey, Edmund
Lucky Peter's Journey
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after Strindberg's fairy tale play "Lucky Per's Travels"
comm. & prem: Sadler's Wells Opera, London 12/18/69
BH(Wei)
120m; 3 acts
4s,m,3t,2b,2bs,ch,dcrs
2222,4321, pic,E-hn,
b-cl ,cbsn,hp,3pc ,str
COMMENTS: Intended as a Christmas pantomime with the weight of "Hansel and
Gretel". (E. Tracey, "Opera")
The music shows Williamson's remarkable facility...suitable moods, contrasts of pace,
exotic and picturesque touches, for which the 'Caribbean' style of some earlier
works is again brought out.... but while styled a 'comedy with music', it is rather
lacking in comedy and comic incident. (A. Jacobs, "Opera")
Williamson, M.
same
The Moonrakera
BH(Wei)
A cassation for grades K-12, pfd. by children
7m; 1 act
Orchestra of Trinity College, Brighton 4/22/67
3chl.ch
Am.prem: Children on Central Park playground, NYC 1222,3230,pic,pc,hp,str
(composer directing) 6/69
OR p
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
Children should be proficient enough to read the music without practice. This is
probably a piece for older students, especially if it is to be performed as spontaneous
theater. If it were rehearsed, and the intent of the composer changed, it would be
a piece that young children could perform without great difficulty. (C.L. Zrnic,
Opera for Youth)
Williamson, M.
same
The Red Sea
Biblical tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Exodus story
Dartington College of Arts, Devon, England 4/14/72
Am.prem: various church pfs. 1973-74
BH(Wei)
45m; 1 act
s,m,2b,ch-ssa,
cn-ttbb.ch-satb
COMMENTS: The score is intended to be played by any number of instruments
regardless of timbre or character, and is laid out as follows: high, middle, and low
melodic instruments; middle and low unpitched percussion instruments; pitched
percussion; keyboards, (composer)
A marvelously lyrical work, effective as a fully staged production or in plain or
symbolic staging, (publisher)
ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Workshop, Pittsburgh '80; Westminster College, New
Wilmington, PA '82
Williamson, M.
same
The Snow Wolf
A cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children
Brighton Festival, England 4/29/68
BH(Wei)
7m; 1 act
4chl.ch
P
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
Most useful in teaching 'how-to's' of putting an opera together. (Opera for Youth)
WiUiamson, M.
same
The Stone Wall
A cassation for grades 3-12, pfd. by children
BBC Symphony Orchestra, London, England 9/18/71
BH(Wei)
6m; 1 act
3chl.ch
2222,4331,2 pic,2b-cl,
2cbsn,pc,hp,str OR p
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Toledo Symphony, OH 2/82
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Williamson, M.
same
The Terrain of the Kings
A cassation for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
(1974)
BH(Wei)
20m; 1 act
5chl.ch
2ps,4rcdr,2cnt,Euph,
pc.gtr.str OR p
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
Williamson, M.
same
The Valley and the Hill
A cassation for grades 3-9, pfd. by children
Liverpool, England 6/21/77
BH(Wei)
la/8sc
chl.ch
2222,2431 ,tp,3pe,str
OR p
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
Williamson, M.
same
The Winter Star
A cassation for grades K-12, pfd. by children
Holm Cultram Festival, England 6/19/73
BH(Wei)
20m; 1 act
Schl.ch.narr
p OR p.melody insts.pc
OR 2222,3231,pic,pc,
hp.cel.str
COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.
Wilson, Charles
Spensley, Philip
John
Johnny Fibber
Musical play, pfd. by children
(1965)
CMC
2 acts
7boys,3girls
P
Wilson, C.
The Selfish Giant
CMC
For grades 3-6, pfd. by children
57m
after Oscar Wilde
b,4girls,4boys,chl.ch
comm: Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council, & Canadian p,rcdr,pc
Children's Opera Chorus
prem: Canadian Children's Opera Chorus,
Toronto 12/20/73
COMMENTS: More a staged oratorio than an opera. Successful with audience and
box office. The idiom was of the restrained contemporary variety favored by the
composer; the general treatment had a simplicity wholly appropriate to the tale;
the transparent instrumental score [delicate percussion instruments and recorder
played by chorus members] never threatened to take over the action. (J. Kragland,
"Opera Canada")
ALSO PFD BY: Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, Toronto '78
Wilson, Don
same & Harrison,
Joseph B.
The Lucky Jade
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
CF
2 acts; 3 sets
2s,3m,a,2t/2b,3b/2b,bs,
3spks,ch
1121,2210,a-sx,t-sx,
pc,str OR
1010,0210,a-sx,pc,str
Wilson, D.
The Model Bride
For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
TWEBM)
60m; 1 act
cast of 3
Wilson, D.
Roundup on the Moon
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
WB
2a/3sc; 2 sets
8sgrs,8actrs,ch
p.toy clickers OPT dms
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Wilson, John F.
Hawthorne,
Grace
The Electric Sunshine Man
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
on life of Thomas Edison
(1978)
comp. c/o ASCAP
45m; 1 act
sgr,20spks,ch
p,gtr,dms,fl,vibe,
marimba
COMMENTS: Flexible staging, simple or involved. (J. Nichols, Opera for Youth)
Wilson, J.F.
McCartney,
Marti
It's Music!
History of music in song for
comp. c/o ASCAP
3-9, pfd. by children 45m; 2 acts
narr.eh
p.tape OR full orch
OR swing band
COMMENTS: Staging flexible, can be performed by few or many. (L. Smith, Opera
for Youth)
Wilson, J.F.
McCartney, M.
Let George Do It
comp. c/o ASCAP
Choral piece with scenes for grades K-6, pfd. by children 35m; 1 act
on George Washington
narr.ch
(1975)
p
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Uses American musical forms; music is light and lively, easily memorized.
(C.L. Zrnic, Opera for Youth)
Wilson, Pat
Hi Jininy
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
after "Pinocchio"
(1980)
PfP
cast of 10
Wilson, Peter
Noll, Robert
The Pied Piper of Haaelin
Folktale, pfd. by children
(1981)
PfP
50m
cast of 11
Windsor, Helen J.
same
The Adventures of Thuabelina
Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Andersen
Altona, Manitoba, Canada 5/68
GS
45m; 1 act
cast of 52
p
Windsor, H.J.
The Emperor's Nightingale
Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children
after Andersen
GS
1 act
chl.ch
P
Winokur, Roselyn
same
Introduction: The Boy Who Invented Opera
Allegory for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
Singer's Theatre, at Lincoln Center, NYC 4/19/80
comp. c/o ASCAP
20m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 4-6
(a capella)
COMMENTS: Explains, in a humorous way, what opera is. Can be performed as a
curtain-raiser with any children's opera, but cannot be performed alone, (composer)
Winokur, R.
same
The Princess Who Talked Backwards
Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
audience participation
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY 4/23/55
rev.ed: Singer's Theatre, (Shrub Oak, NY) NYC 4/19/80
eomp. e/o ASCAP
20m; 1 act; 1 set
cast of 4-6
p OPT pc
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: A backward speaking princess who learned to speak forward with the
help of a witch's magic. It's great! Delightful. (S. Petnuch, "Bronxville PressReporter")
Frequently performed with "The Boy Who Invented Opera" (see above).
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Winslow, Richard
McAllister,
Susan
Alice
pfd. by adults
after Lewis Carroll
South Church, Hartford, CT 1/64
com p.
1 act
Winstead,
William
Stasny, Terry
The Breaentown Musicians
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Grimm
West Virginia University, Morgantown 1973
com p.
30m; 1 act
cast of 8,ch
rcdr,pc,p,dbs
COMMENTS: Designed for performance by a small number of musicians. The solo
roles may be performed by chorus members. Recorder and percussion may also be
performed by chorus members. It can be staged with a minimum of costumes, props,
and sets. Contains references to familiar melodies, (composer)
Winstead, W.
Stasny, T.
The TurtlesheU
Folk comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after African folktale
West Virginia University, Morgantown 1972
com p.
30m; 1 act
cast of 9,ch
rcdr,pc,hpcd/p,dbs
COMMENTS: Designed for performance by a small number of musicians. The solo
roles may be performed by chorus members, who change to appropriate costumes
or head-dresses when appearing in the solo roles. Recorder and percussion may
also be performed by chorus members. It can be staged without sets and with a
minimum of costumes and props. Contains references to familiar melodies, (composer)
Winters, Geoffrey The Three Pigs
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
same
based on nursery story
TP(Nov)
eh
rcdr,pc,p,gtr OR p
COMMENTS: Wonderful opportunity for elementary class project.
in unison, have cute lyrics. (D. Wayland, Opera for Youth)
Withams, Eric
same
The Gorgon's Head
Drama, pfd. by children or h.s.
(1979)
Songs are sung
EAM(UE)
35m; 1 act; 1 set
7sgrs,5spks,2ch
p OPT pc,cl,sx,tpt
COMMENTS: Easy, singable music. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
Withams, E.
same
The Horse of Wood
EAM(UE)
Comic 'pop'-style cantata for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 30m; 1 act
based on story of Trojan horse
ch
p OPT gtr.pc
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Building of Trojan horse.
COMMENTS: Clever text, attractive music, written in melodic "pop-jazz" style.
Written carefully for the limitations of young singers. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)
Witkin, Beatrice
Witkin, Louis
Does Poppy Live Here?
Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults
audience participation
after book by Arthur Gregor
Actor's Playhouse, NYC 12/23/57
(rev. 1978)
eomp. c/o ASCAP
90m; la/6sc; 3 sets
7adults,4ohl
P
COMMENTS: Length of original was 60 minutes, (composer)
Set in an apartment house in Greenwich Village, where the 9-year-old hero meets
fellow tenants: an eccentric musician, a painter, a friendly large dog. (E.E. Asbury,
"New York Times")
ALSO PFD. BY: various children's theatres
Witni, Monica
same
The Dark of Sunner
For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults
(1967)
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AMC
45 m; 1 act
2s,a,t,2b,bs
2psjipcd
Wodmansky,
Wilhelm
Johnson, Trace
The Wish Machine
Science fiction story, pfd. by adults
librettist
120m; 3 acts; 1 set
s,m,2t,b,bs
chamb.orch
Wolf, Sally
Burgess, Lurrine
A California Fairytale
Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
Theatre, Sun Valley 1/13/81
pfg.org.
33m; la/7sc
cast of 5,6ch
P,pc,gtr
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Some special sound effects and special lighting effects
necessary; also imaginative costumes.
COMMENTS: This opera has a real message of an 'environmental preservation'
nature. Costumes make this show [about creatures of the California desert]. Music
easy. A lot of solo singing and some excellent ensembles; some roles can be double
cast. Audience reaction high. Performers should learn all roles, (librettist)
Wolf, S.
Burgess, L.
A Christmas Fable
Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and h.s.
loosely based on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
Theatre, Sun Valley 12/19/78
pfg.org.
25m; la/6sc
cast of 8,ch
p.glock
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Special lighting effects crucial for certain scenes (need
a single spot).
COMMENTS: Especially simple to produce - simple costumes, sets minimal.
Performers should learn all roles; some roles can be double cast. Especially good
for inclusion of young children, as part singing is minimal and most solos easy.
High school age could be used in some parts, (librettist)
Wolf, S.
Burgess, L.
The Emperor's Nightingale
pfg-org.
Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or adults or 38m; la/7sc
h.s.
cast of 7,eh
after Andersen
p
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
Tape avail.
Theatre, Sun Valley 1/27/78
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Special lighting effects necessary for some scenes.
Costumes especially important - can be made quite elaborate and ethnic.
COMMENTS: Death scene very effective. Performers should learn all roles. Can
be performed by h.s. or adults; can be double cast, (librettist)
Wolf, S.
Burgess, L.
Moufflou
pfd. by children
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
Theatre, Sun Valley 12/84
pfg.org.
1 act; 12 scenes
Wolf, S.
Burgess, L.
Old Pipes and the Dryad
Folktale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or h.s.
after story by Frank R. Stockton
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
Theatre, Sun Valley 1983
pfg.org.
75m; la/13sc
cast of 15,ch
p,fl
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Ambitious, fairly long. Sets simple, but necessary, costumes minimal,
but necessary. Music complicated, but written so children can easily handle it.
Marvelous big choral scene. Audiences love it. i erformers should learn all roles,
(librettist)
Wolf, S.
Burgess, L.
pfg.org.
Pinoeehio
37m; la/llsc
Folktale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or h.s
cast of 21,ch,dcrs
after Collodi
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
P
Theatre, Sun Valley 10/14/81
Tape avail.
continued
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PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Costumes extremely important; some special lighting
effects. No set necessary, except for puppet show.
COMMENTS: Very portable. Director important for careful character placement.
Music challenging; many quick scenes and excellent ensemble writing. No dull
moments. Good dance opportunities. Performers should learn all roles, (librettist)
Wolf, S.
Burgess, L.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or adults or
h.s.
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
Theatre, Sun Valley 3/24/80
pfg.org.
35m; la/9sc
cast of 15
p OPT fl or rcdr
Tape avail.
COMMENTS: Costumes important, sets minimal, and no special lighting effects.
Strong characters create acting challenges; vocally a bit challenging. Excellent
ensembles. A favorite of child performers and audiences alike. Performers should
learn all roles, (librettist)
Wolf, S.
Burgess, L.
The Three Feathers
Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or h.s.
audience participation
after Grimm
Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's
Theatre, Sun Valley 6/26/79
pfg.org.
35m; la/7sc
cast of 5,eh
p
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Needs a good director for magical effect. Costumes
simple or elaborate, some very specific. Special lighting effects; special props.
COMMENTS: Strong solo singing. Performers should learn all roles, (librettist)
Wood, David
Flibberty and the Penguin
Comedy adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children
SFr
llboys,4girls
P
Wood, D.
Hijack over Hygenia
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
SFr
4 sets
8boys,4girls
P
Wood, D.
Old Mother Hubbard
For grades K-6, pfd. by children
SFr
cast of 20
P
Wood, D.
Ruskin, Sheila
The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See
For grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after poem by Edward Lear
SFr
1 set
9men,5women
P
COMMENTS: The freshest, jolliest, funniest, and cleverest concoction for children.,
("London Evening News")
Wood, D.
The Papertown Paperchase
For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
SFr
cast of 12
P
Wood, D.
same
The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner
For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults
SFr
1 set
6male,4female
P
Wood, Joseph
Hatfield, Hurd
The Mother
Folktale, pfd. by adults or h.s.
Juilliard School, NYC 12/9/42
ACA
35 m; 1 act
s,m,2a,b,ch
llll,2110,tp,pc,hp,str
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Wood, Robin
At the Foot of the Rainbow
Operetta, pfd. by children
Australian Broadcasting Co., 1973
AuMC
30m
chl.ch.chl.spks
Tape avail. (AuBC)
Wood, R.
Inglis, Rob
Don and the Rainmakers
pfd. by children
Australian Broadcasting Co., 1971
AuMC
22m
cast of 15-60chl
pc OR orch
Tape avail. (AuBC)
Wood, R.
Inglis, R.
ERF
AuMC
Musical cartoon, pfd. by children
95m
Ensemble Theatre of Sydney at Perth Festival, Australia chl.ch.chl.spks
1970
chamb.ensemble
Wood, R.
Howard, Stewart
Over the Rainbow
Music drama, pfd. by children
Australian Broadcasting Co., schools broadcast 1973
AuMC
25m
ch,narr
pe,str
Tape avail.
Wood, Russell
The Emperor's New Clothes
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
Opera Profiles, Chicago, IL 2/12/72
pfg.org.
1 act
Wright, Gene
Star Power
Science fiction for grades 3-6, pfd. by children
ShP
1 act
cast of 3,ch
p.tape
Tape avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Pre-recorded tape of 'robot' voices required.
Wright, G.
adapt: various
same & Lambson,
Arthur
This Is My Country
Musical history for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s.
ShP
ch
p
COMMENTS: Colorful sketch of America from the Revolution to the space age;
teenager, confronted with realities of the future, learns the forefathers were 'no
squares'. Music is selected as needed to fill 'song spots' in the show, (publisher)
Wuhrer, Andrew
Colborn, Jane T.
The Christmas Wish
Musical fantasy, pfd. by adults
GS
Wykes, Robert
same
The Prankster
Comic chamber opera, pfd. by adults
Bowling Green State University, OH 1/12/52
comp. e/o ASCAP
30m; 1 act
m,b
Wyton, Alec
Journey with Jonah
pfd. by adults and children
after L'Engle book 'Jonah and the Whale'
Imanuel Church, Hartford, CT 6/9/78
comp. c/o ASCAP
90m
6s,m ,t ,2b ,bs-b,3chl,eh
9 insts
Yannatos, James
Robbins, Martin
Silence Bottle (1972)
TV cartoon opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and
adults
Members of Boston Symphony, MA 1974
comp. c/o BMI
la/2se
b,3chl,chl.ch
p
Tape and guides avail.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Some of the music goes backwards, therefore need tape
and equipment, (composer)
COMMENTS: Musically sophisticated, libretto clear in defining the action. However,
it is a predominantly visual work. (M. Storr, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
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Yates, Roy
Bodo, Jean
The Princess and the Goblin
Puppet opera for grades K-9
after book by George MacDonald
Marin County Day School, Corte Madera, CA 1965
com p. /AMC
30m; 3a/9sc; 1 set
p OR
small ensemble
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Needs good hand puppet stage, (composer)
Zador, Eugene
Jellinek, George
The Magic Chair
Comedy, pfd. by adults
after play by F. Karinthy
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 5/14/66
BM
30m; 1 act
s,m,t,3b,2bs
3121,2220,tp,p,pc,hp,str
OR p
COMMENTS: The charming, witty libretto tells of a frustrated inventor named Crux
who takes revenge on the Minister of Commerce by presenting him with a magic
chair which forces anyone who sits in it to tell the truth. The story also features
the Minister's cheating wife, his secretary, Miss Flagranti, and a news commentator
named Weltschmerz. ("Liederkranz News")
ALSO PFD. BY: Portland Opera '67; Louisiana State Univ. (tour) '68; Pepperdine
Univ., CA '69; California State Univ., Fullerton '70; Liederkranz Society, NYC '76
Zador, E.
Jellinek, G.
The Scarlet Mill
Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
after play by Ferenc Molnar
Brooklyn College, NY 10/26/68
eomp.est. c/o ASCAP
/AMC
120m; 2 acts
3s,4t,8b,3bs
full orch OR p
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Good costumes and sets essential; devil costume should
be elaborate.
COMMENTS: It is set in hell, where a machine that turns a good man bad in one
hour has been invented. The first act deals with the search for a virtuous man,
the second shows the machine at work and ends with good triumphing over evil.
The composer has produced music of the proper length, breadth, volume, and
emotional tone at every point. (A. Hughes, "New York Times")
It was all good, if not quite immaculately 'clean' fun. (H. Roth, "Los Angeles
Messenger")
ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of California, Los Angeles '74
Zador, E.
Egyud, Anna
Yehu
A Christmas legend, pfd. by adults
Los Angeles Bureau of Music, CA 12/21/74
CF /AMC
30m; l a / l s c ; 1 set
2s,a,t,b,bs,ch-ssa
2121,2210,pc,hp,p,str
OR p.dms
COMMENTS: The Nativity through the eyes of a Bethlehem family, who shelter and
save the Holy Family from Herod's soldiers. Their son, Yehu, has been ordered to
kill male babies; he refuses to kill the Babe and is cured of leprosy, (composer)
ALSO PFD. BY: several, incl. Texas Christian Univ. '75; Univ. of Nebraska '75;
Liederkranz Opera, NYC '76; Opera Theatre of Rochester, NY '76; American Theatre
of Opera, Los Angeles '80 & '82
Zaninelli, Luigi
same
A Bevy of Beasties
Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
adapted from Edward Lear's "Nonsense Songs, Stories,
Botany and Alphabets"
(1984)
ShP
15m
narr
chamb.orch
Recorded
COMMENTS: No acting required. Included in "A Musical Banquet for Children".
Zaninelli, L.
same
Freshman Dance
Satire for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s.
(1965)
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ShP
10m; 3sc
s,a,t,bs,3spks,ch
jazz combo
Zaninelli, L.
Speak Up!
Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults
Trenton, NJ 1963
ShP
8min.
3pt.ch
P
ALSO PFD. BY: Oakland Lyric, Pittsburgh '68; Ouachita Baptist Univ., AR '70;
Denison Univ., OH '72
ZanineUi, L.
same
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults
after Andersen
prem: 1983
ShP
30m
narr
ob,cl,bsn,p
Recorded
COMMENTS: No acting required. Included in "A Musical Banquet for Children".
Zaninelli, L.
Staub, Nancy
Lohman
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Puppet opera for grades K-6
after Beatrix Potter
Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, DC 4/3/83
Zawadsky, Pat
same
Toys in the Haunted Castle
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by children or adults
loosely based on Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost"
Shoestring Players, WI (tour) 1977
IEC
60 m; 2 acts; 1 set
4male,4female
p
COMMENTS: Easy tonally and rhythmically; wonderful moralistic allegory. (D.
Wayland, Opera for Youth)
Specially designed for touring to elementary schools.
Ziskin. Victor &
Javits, Joan
Bernstein,
Richard & Allen,
John
Young Abe Lincoln
pfd. by adults
Children's Theatre, NYC (tour) 2/71
COMMENTS: Good for everyone involved.
score. (H. Thompson, "New York Times")
Zytowski, Carl
adapt. Mozart
same
com p. c/o ASCAP
1 act
cast of 9
P
No playing down to children.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
after Andersen
University of California, Santa Barbara 12/74
(rev. 1984)
Fresh
comp. c/o pfg.org.
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
5s,2t,3b,2bs,ch
1110,1000,p,2vln,
vlc.dbs
COMMENTS: Songs, ensembles, and choruses from minor works by Mozart, with
spoken dialogue, (composer)
[Zytowski has] a wide-ranging knowledge of Mozart ...the writer of canons, marches,
dances....and a sense of theatre, of what will play and what will amuse. A
thoroughly delightful bit of entertainment which kept the attention of a hall full
of children and adults. (K. Brown, "Santa Barbara News Press")
Zytowski, C.
adapt. S. Foster
same
Johnny Appleseed
Folktale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.
based on life of John Chapman
University of California, Santa Barbara 2/26/83
comp. c/o pfg.org.
50m; la/lsc; 1 set
cast of 20
fl,vln,gtr,bjo,tub bass
COMMENTS: Musical theater in the form of a nineteenth century vaudeville, adapting
some music by Stephen Foster into simple songs, choruses and dances. Also includes
spoken dialogue, (composer)
Zytowski, C.
adapt. Rossini
Pinocchio
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
based partly on Collodi
University of California, Santa Barbara 1/20/79
comp. c/o pfg.org.
60m; la/6sc; 1 set
2s,m ,2t ,2b ,2bs ,4 mute
p,harm
COMMENTS: Portions of the story by Collodi set to Rossini's "P6ch£s de vieillesse";
recitatives, arias, and ensembles in the form of Italian comic opera, (composer)
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Zytowski, C.
Flay of the Three Shepherd*
Christmas pageant, pfd. by adults
University of California, Santa Barbara 11/82
com p. c/o pfg.org.
1 act
Zytowsky, C.
adapt. Schubert
same
The Town Musicians of Breaen
Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults
after Grimm
University of California, Santa Barbara 11/19/76
com p. c/o pfg.org.
50m; 1 act; 1 set
s,m,t,2b,2bs
1110,1000,p,dbs
COMMENTS: Lesser known songs and ensembles by Franz Schubert, in a continuous
score, (composer)
Lyrics are witty, appropriate, and enchanting. Tailored well to the attention span
of younger children. (W. Jumper, "Ames Daily Tribune")
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A SELECTION OF OPERAS FROM THE STANDARD, CLASSICAL REPERTORY
SUITABLE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
For the purposes of this listing, the young audience is assumed to be of high school level. Naturally,
many more works of the standard repertoire can be performed for young people; the children's appreciation
depends entirely upon the preparation they are given. All the works below are either in English or have
an English translation available. Standard musical comedies are not included.
S - short; FL - full-length
Adam, Adolph
La Poupe'e de Nuremberg S
Cornelius, Peter
The Barber of Bagdad FL
Grftry, Andr6
The Two Misers S
Auber, Daniel
Fra Diavolo FL
de Falla, Manuel
Master Peter's Puppet Show S
Handel, Georg Friedrich
Acis and Galatea FL
Balfe, Michael
The Bohemian Girl FL
Delius, Frederick
A Village Romeo and Juliet FL
Haydn, Franz Joseph
The Apothecary (Lo Speziale) S
The Burning House (Die
Feuersbrunst) S
The Fishermen FL
Foolish and Fickle (L'Infedelta
delusa) FL
Philemon and Baucis S
The Songstress S
La Vera Costanza FL
The World in the Moon FL
Barber, Samuel
A Hand of Bridge S
Bennett, Richard R.
A Penny for a Song FL
Berlioz, Hector
Beatrice and Benedict FL
Bizet, Georges
Carmen FL
Doctor Miracle S
Blacher, Boris
The Tide S
Blitzstein, Marc
Regina FL
Britten, Benjamin
Albert Herring FL
A Midsummer Night's Dream FL
BuBoni, Ferruceio Benvenuto
Harlequinade S
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
The Merchant of Venice FL
Cavalli, P.F./Leppard vers.
L'Egisto FL
L'Ormindo FL
Chabrier, Alexis
The Incomplete Education S
King for a Day (Le Roi
malgrg lui) FL
The Horoscope (L'Etoile) FL
Cherubmi, WConfalonieri/
Gutman
The Portuguese Inn S
Cimarosa, Domenico
n Maestro di capella S
The Secret Marriage S
Donizetti, Gaetano
Daughter of the Regiment FL
Don Pasquale FL
The Elixir of Love FL
The Night BeU S
Rita S
Tutor in a Tangle (L'Ajo nell'
imbarazzo) FL
Viva la Mamma (Convenienze ed
inconvenienze teatrali) S
Dvorak, Antonin
Rusalka FL
Hence, Hans Werner
The Country Doctor S
The Magic Theatre S
The Young Lord FL
Friml, Rudolf
Rose Marie FL
The Vagabond King FL
Herbert, Victor
Babes in Toyland FL
Mile. Modiste FL
Naughty Marietta FL
The Red Mill FL
Sweethearts FL
Galuppi, Baldassare
The Country Philosopher S
Heuberger, Richard
The Opera Ball FL
Gay/Pepusch or/Britten
The Beggar's Opera FL
Hoist, Gustav
The Perfect Fool S
Savitri S
The Wandering Scholar S
Flotow, Friedrich von
Martha FL
Gershwin, George
Porgy and Bess FL
Giannini, Vittorio
The Servant of Two Masters FL
Gluck, Christoph WOlibald
The Cadi Outwitted S
Orpheus and Euridice FL
The Reformed Drunkard S
Gounod, Charles
Faust FL
The Frantic Physician/Doctor in
Spite of Himself (Le M6decin
malgre lui) FL
Philemon and Baucis S
Romeo and Juliette FL
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Humperdinck, Engelbert
Hansel and Gretel FL
The King's Children FL
Ibert, Jacques
Angelique S
JaiUfcek, LeoB
The Cunning Little Vixen FL
Joplin, Scott
Treemonisha FL
Kodaly, Zoltan
Hary Janos FL
The Spinning Room S
Korngoid, Erich W.
The Ring of Polykrates S
Nicolai, Otto
The Merry Wives of Windsor FL
Kfenek, Ernst
The Bell Tower S
Offenbach, Jacques
Ba-ta-clan S
The Beautiful Helen FL
Lehar, Franz
The Song of Fortunio S
The Count of Luxemburg FL
The Chatterboxes FL
The Merry Widow FL
The Husband at the Door S
The Island of Tulipatan S
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero
Lady Luck S
Marriage by Lanternlight S
La Boheme FL
Orpheus in the Underworld FL
Lortzing, Gustave
Pepito S
The Opera Rehearsal FL
La Pe~richole FL
The Poacher (Der Wildsehtitz) FL R.S.V.P. (Monsieur Choufleuri
Tsar and Carpenter FL
restera chez lui) S
The Tales of Hoffmann FL
Marschner, Heinrich
The Voyage to the Moon S
Hans Heiling FL
Paisiello, Giovanni
Martin, Frank
The Barber of Seville FL
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac FL
Le Mystere de la Nativity FL
Pasatieri, Thomas
The Tempest FL
The Trial of Mary Lincoln FL
Washington Square FL
Martinu, Bohuslav
Comedy on the Bridge S
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista
The Marriage S
The Brother in Love FL
The Jealous Husband S
Hascagni, Pietro
Livietta and Tracollo S
Maid as Mistress S
L'Amieo Fritz FL
The Music Master S
Massenet, Jules
Cendrillon FL
Piecinni, Niccolo
Don Quichotte FL
The Good Girl FL
Grise"lidis FL
The Portrait of Manon S
Planquette, Robert
The Bells of Corneville FL
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
Son and Stranger (Die Heimkehr Prokofiev, Sergei
a us der Fremde) S
The Love for Three Oranges FL
Milhaud, Darius
Christophe Colombe FL
The Poor Sailor S
Three Tiny Operas (Trois
Operas minutes) S
MOKteker, Karl
The Beggar Student FL
Moore, Douglas
The Ballad of Baby Doe FL
Carry Nation FL
Giants in the Earth FL
Wings of the Dove FL
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Abduction from the Seraglio FL
Bastien and Bastienne S
Cosi fan tutte FL
The Deluded Bridegroom S
The False Gardener FL
The Goose from Cairo S
The Impresario S
The Marriage of Figaro FL
Puccini, Giacomo
La Boheme FL
Gianni Schicchi S
The Girl of the Golden West FL
Madame Butterfly FL
The Swallow FL
Turandot FL
Purcell, Henry
Dido and Aeneas S
The Fairy Queen FL
King Arthur FL
Ravel, Maurice
The Spellbound Child S
The Spanish Hour S
Romberg, Sigmund
Blossomtime FL
The Desert Song FL
Maytime FL
New Moon FL
The Student Prince FL
Rossini, Gioacchino
The Barber of Seville FL
La Cenerentola FL
The Italian Girl in Algiers FL
The Marriage Contract (La
Cambiale di matrimonio) S
Opportunity Makes the Thief
(L'Occassione fa il ladro) S
U Signor Bruschino S
The Silken Ladder (La Scala
di seta) S
The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza
ladra) S
The Touchstone (La Pietra
del paragone) FL
The Turk in Italy FL
Rota, Nino
The Italian Straw Hat FL
Roussel, Albert
Aunt Caroline's Will S
Salieri, Antonio
First the Music, Then the Words S
Little Harlequinade S
Scarlatti, Alessandro
The Triumph of Honor S
Schenk, Johann
The Village Barber S
Schubert, Franz
The Conspirators or Domestic
War S
Siegmeister, Elie
Night of the Moonspell FL
The Plough and the Stars FL
Smetana, Bedrich
The Bartered Bride FL
The Two Widows FL
Sousa, John Philip
El Capitan FL
The Free Lance FL
Respighi, Ottorino
Sleeping Beauty (La Bella
dormiente nel bosco) FL
Still, William Grant
Bayou Legend FL
Highway No. 1 USA S
Troubled Island FL
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai
The Golden Cockerel FL
Mozart and Salieri S
The Snow Maiden FL
Strauss, Johann
Die Fledermaus FL
The Gypsy Baron FL
A Night in Venice FL
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Stravinsky. Igor
Mavra S
The Nightingale S
Renard S
The Soldier's Tale S
Verdi. Giuseppe
Aida FL
Falstaff FL
King for a Day FL
La Traviata FL
Sullivan, Arthur
Cox and Box S
The Gondoliers FL
The Grand Duke FL
H.M.S. Pinafore FL
Iolanthe FL
The Mikado FL
Patience FL
The Pirates of Penzance FL
Princess Ida FL
Ruddigore FL
The Sorcerer FL
Trial by Jury S
Utopia, Ltd. FL
The Yeomen of the Guard FL
The Zoo S
Viardot-Gareia, Pauline
Cendrillon FL
Suppe', Franz von
The Beautiful Galatea
Taylor, Raynor
Buxom Joan S
Tchaikovsky, Peter Dyich
Iolanta S
Telemann, Georg PhQipp
Pimpinone S
Thomson, Virgil
Four Saints in Three Acts FL
The Mother of Us All FL
Toch, Ernst
Edgar and Emily S
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Hugh the Drover S
The Poisoned Kiss FL
Riders to the Sea S
Sir John in Love FL
Wagner, Richard
Der fliegende Hollander FL
Die Meistersinger von
NUmberg FL
Ward, Robert
The Crucible FL
The Lady from Colorado FL
Weber, Carl Maria von
Abu Hassan S
Der FreischUtz FL
Oberon FL
Wefll, Kurt
Die Dreigroschenoper FL
Happy End FL
The Tsar has his Photograph Taken S
Weinberger, Jaroair
Schwanda, the Bagpiper FL
Williamson, HaleolM
Our Man in Havana FL
The Violins of Saint-Jacques FL
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermaimo
The Inquisitive Women FL
Prescription for Love (Amore
medico) S
School for Fathers, or Four
Ruffians FL
The Secret of Susanna S
Zeller, Wolfgang
The Bird Seller FL
Zemlinsky, Alexander von
Clothes Make the Man FL
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INDEX BY SUBJECT
As an Aid to Teachers, we include here a general listing of selected subjects
Not included are fairy tales and nursery rhymes recognizable by title, nor authors represented by only
one title. Titles are of operas, not books, and are not repeated, no matter how many composers used
the same title. (Refer to Title Index for composers.) This is not intended as a complete listing nor a
final statement catagorizing each opera.
LITERATURE AMD FAMOUS AUTHORS
Aesop
Aesop, the Fabulous Fabulist
The Boy Who Cried "Wolf"
Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf
Fables
Hare and the Tortoise
Lion and the Mouse
Mice in Council
The Reluctant Hero
Sun and the Wind
Arabian Nights
Aladdin
Aladdin and his Magic Lamp
Aladdin McFaddin
The Last Tale
A Persian Fantasy
A Persian Parable
Sinbad the Sailor (Pendergrass)
Tales from the Arabian Nights
Tin Pan Ali
Baum, L. Frank
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Oz, Land of Magic
The Wizard of Oz
Benet, Stephen Vincent
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Jacob and the Indians
The King of the Cats
A Tooth for Paul Revere
Carroll, Lewis
Alice in Wonderland
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Garden of Alice
The Hunting of the Snark
Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice
Found There
The Updated Alice
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Student from Salamanca
Chaucer - Canterbury Tales
Chanticleer
Franklin's Tale
Rooster Rag
A Tale from Chaucer
Wheel of the World
Chekhov, Anton P.
The Boor
The Box
The
The
The
The
Brute
Marriage Proposal
Music Shop
Proposal
Children's Literature
Anne of Green Gables
Babar, the Elephant
Christopher Robin's Dreams
A Firefly Named Torchy
The Giggling Goblin
Heidi
Heidi and the Clown
Heidi in Frankfurt
Higgledy, Piggledy, Pop
The Hobbit
James and the Giant Peach
The King of the Golden River
The Little Prince
A Little Princess
Pet of the Met
Peter Rabbit
Pippi Longstocking
The Princess and the Goblin
Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Really Rosie
Robert, the Rose Horse
Some Pig
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Toad of Toad Hall
Where the Wild Things Are
Wind in the WiUows
The Young Visiters
(see also: Baum, Benet, Carroll, Irving, Hawthorne,
Kipling, Lewis, Stevenson, Thurber, Twain, Wilde)
Dickens, Charles
Alicia
A Christmas Carol
Miss Trotwood's Decision
Mr. Pegotty's Dream Comes True
Mr. Scrooge
Pickwick
Scrooge
Smike
Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Childhood Miracle
The Crystal Mirror
The Experiment
Feathertop
Mrs. Bullfrog
My Kinsman, Major Molineux
Young Goodman Brown
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Washington
The Ghostly Bridegroom
The Headless Horseman
Ichabod
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Rip van Winkle
Kipling, Rudyard
The Elephant's Child
Just So Stories
Solomon and Balkis
Lewis, CJS.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Perelandra
Moliere (J.B. Poquelin)
Doctor, Doctor
If the Cap Fits
The Imaginary Invalid
Signor Deluso
Tartuffe
O. Henry
Cop and the Anthem
Domestic Relations
Gift of the Magi
Last Leaf
Ransom of Red Chief
Shoes and Ships
Telemachus, Friend
Whirligig
Poe, Edgar Allen
The Cask of Amontillado
The System
The TeU-Tale Heart
Said (H.H. Munro)
Open Window
Sredni Vashtar
Shakespeare
Christopher Sly
Falstaff in and out of Love
Petruchio
The Taming of the Shrew
Stein, Gertrude
Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights
In a Garden
Three Sisters Who are Not Sisters
Stevenson, Robert Lewis
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Maletroit Door
Pieces of Eight
Sire de Maletroit
Treasure Island
Thurber, James
The Catbird Seat
Many Moons
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Thirteen Clocks
The Unicorn in the Garden
Twain, Mark
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Dog's Tale
Huckleberry Finn
The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Prince and the Pauper
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer to the Rescue
Total Sweet Success
Wilde, Oscar
The Birthday of the Infanta
The Canterville Ghost
The Giant's Garden
The Happy Prince
Lord Arthur Seville's Crime
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Selfish Giant
NATIONS: HISTORY, FOLKTALES, MYTHOLOGY
African Folktales
African Heartbeat
Turtleshell
Americana
Acres of Sky
America's About...
Americana or New Tale of the Genii
archy and mehitabel
Ballad of Kitty the Barkeep
Bell Witch of Tennessee
Bells of Capistrano
Boney Quillan
Br'er Rabbit
Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
Brooklyn Baseball Cantata
Carrion Crow
Cynthia Parker
Darling Corie
Dora Dufran's Wild West Extravaganza
Down in the Valley
East Lynne
Eccentricities of Davy Crockett
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Family Reunion
Giants in the Land
Golden Trail
Hammer in his Hand
Hanging Judge
The Hollywood Extra
In St. Louis, At the Fair
Jenny, the Mail Order Bride
Johnny Appleseed
The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Last of the Mohicans
Mighty Casey
A Mirror for the Sky
Oregon Country
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter
Pepito's Golden Flower
A Piano Comes to Arkansas
Roaring Camp
The Scent of Sasparilla
The Second Hurricane
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The Silver Fox
Sing Out, Sweet Land
Singer's Glen
Slow Dusk
Smoky Mountain
Something Special
Sourwood Mountain
Starbottle for the Plaintiff
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Sweetree
Tender Land
This is My Country
A Tree on the Plains
Trixie True, Teen Detective
Washington Exchange
Wild West Woman
Yankee Peddlar
American Indian
Dawn Boy
The Doll with the Blue Bonnet
Glooscap, the Magician
Lelawala, Maid of Niagara
Naranoka
The Poorest Suitor
Spirit Owl
Yuwidi
Australian Tales
Abigail and the Bushrangers
Abigail and the Mythical Beast
Abigail and the Rainmaker
BiUabong Bill
Jinini
Rita and Dita
Rita and Dita and the Jolly Swagman
Rita and Dita and the Pirate
Rita and Dita in Toyland
Canadian History and Literature
Anne of Green Gables
Barnardo Boy
Song of the Woods
The Spirit of;Fundy
Central and Southern European History
The Children's Crusade
A Gift of Song
The Great Bell of Burley
Marco Polo
The Quest
Vive le Louvre
Silent Night
William Tell
Chinese Folktales
Chang Fu, the Witch of Moon Mountain
The Cowherd and the Sky Maiden
The Farmer and the Fairy
The Tiger of Chungshan
American History
Alexander Graham Bell
America's About...
Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory
An Army of Two
A Bullet for Billy the Kid
Christopher Columbus
Daisy
The Duel (Hamilton-Burr)
Early Dawn
Electric Sunshine Man
First President
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
Give Me Liberty
Gold Fever
Grandpa Ben
Hanging Judge
A Hoosier Tale
I Hear a Drum
Jesse
Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber
The Kentucky Story
The Legend of Ruth's House
Let George Do It
Eastern European Legends and Literature
A Letter to Emily
The Fox
Lexington Green: The Shot Heard Round the World Kalamona and the Four Winds
Light Horse Harry Lee
The Magic Chair
The Lonesome Train
Night in the Puszta
Look to the Land
The Pumpkin
Lumberjacks and Weddingbelles
The Scarlet Mill
Mary Dyer
Spriditis
Mirror for the Sky
The Two Imposters
No Neutral Ground
Oh, Penelope
England: History, Clintons and Social Studies
Phineas and the Nightingale
Bang!
Rachel
Barnardo Boy
The Rivalry
Bendigo Boswell
This Is My Country
Captain Stirrick
Three Ships
Catherine Parr
A Tooth for Paul Revere
Drake
The University Greys
The King's Breakfast
Vigilance
London's Burning
You'll Never Get It Off the Ground
The Savoyards
Young Abe Lincoln
To Let the Captive Go
Young Lincoln
The Voyage of St. Brendan
Young Lincoln n
The Utter Glory of Morrisey Hall
Young Tom Edison
Wat Tyler
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English Folktales/Folk Herat
The Adventures of Friar Tuck
Alfege
And Robin Hood, Too!
The Ballad of Robin Hood
The Ballad of Solomon Pavey
Barbara Allen
Captain Stirrick
The Dead Moon
Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington and his Cat
Dunstan and the Devil
The Golden Vanity
Hoodwinked (Robin Hood)
Hot Grog
John Barleycorn
The Lord of Misrule
Tumbledown Dick
(see also: Carroll; Chaucer; Children's
Literature; Kipling; Lewis; Medieval
& Renaissance; Saki; Shakespeare; Wilde)
He Who Says Yes
I Taru, the Stonecutter
Shizuka's Dance
The Tale of Issoumbouchi
The Turtle Drum
Jewish Literature and Folktales
Chelm
A Goat's Tale
Mazel and Shlimazel
The Miracle of Nemiroff
Mexican Folktales and Customs
Fiesta de la Posada
The Midnight Thief
Las Posadas
The Tiniest Town in Mexico
Northern European Mythology
The Death of Baldur
The Enchanted Flute
Fridiof's Saga
French Folktales
The Magic Knapsack
The Adorable Mouse
People and Robbers of Cardemom Town
Stone Soup
Pippi Longstocking
Ragnarok
Greek and Roman Literature, History and Mythology The Ring of the Nibelungen
Androcles and the Lion
Apollo and Persephone
Russian Literature and Folktales
The Bacchae
Babouscka
The Birds
The Children in the Forest
Castaway
The Dragon
Cyex and Alcyone
Dragons
Double Trouble
A Day in a Life
The Horse of Wood
The Fire Maid
The IU-Fated Princess
Marko the Miser
Orpheus
Pandora's Box
Scottish Folktale
The Peace
The Abbot of Drimock
Persephone
The Prisoner's Play
South American Indians
Sappho
Xingu
Theseus, the Hero of Athens
Theseus and the Minotaur
South Pacific Folktales
We're Gonna Drive Them Crazy
How Chaleu Became Chief
The Rajah Who Married an Angel
Haitian Folktale
B1BUCAL/REUGIO0S/SACRED SUBJECTS
The Singing Tortoise
Alfege
Hawaiian Mythology
Builders
A Lei for Kane
The Burning Fiery Furnace
Legend of the Singing Snails
The Creation
David
Irish Folktales
Dunstan and the Devil
The Cat and the Moon
Esther
Finn and the Black Hag
A Fisherman Called Peter
The Last of the Leprechauns
Genesis
A Pot of Broth
Holy Moses
The Voyage of St. Brendan
In the Fullness of Times
Jericho Road
Japanese Folktales or Noh Dramas
Jonah
Jonah and the Whale
Atsumori at Ikuta
Journey with Jonah
Curlew River
Legends Three
The Damask Drum
Moses, Prince of Egypt
The Demon of Adachigahara
Noah
The Girl from Nogami
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Noah and the Ark
Noye's Fluclde
Oh You, Will B. Cynical
An Opera for Easter
An Opera for Everyone
The Ordering of Moses
The Prodigal Son
The Red Sea
Ruth
Ruth and Naomi
Saint Nicholas
Samuel
Sharing the Prophets
The Shepherd King
The Silver Dove
Sing a New Song to the Lord
The Slaughter of the Innocents
A Voice Still and Small
The Voyage of St. Brendan
The Little Camel Boy
The Lord of Misrule
The Lost Child
The Makers of Christmas
Mary the Rose
Mary, Come Running
Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman
The Miracle of the Nativity
Miracle of the Tumbler
Mr. Scrooge
Nativity
The Nearest Star
Night of the Star
No Vacancy
Noel in a Forgotten Farmyard
The North Pole Goes Rock and Roll
Novellis, Novellis
Officium Pastorum
An Old English Christmas
On Bethlehem Hill
Christus Operas
Once Upon a Christmas
Amahl and the Night Visitors
One Christmas Long Ago
Artaban, the Other Wise Man
Only a Miracle
Blue Star
An Opera for Christmas
The Business of Good Government
The Other Wise Man
Other Years, Other Christmases
Calhoun's Christmas
The Play of Daniel
Childe Jesus
The Children's Christmas Play
The Play of Herod
A Children's Nativity
The Play of St. Nicholas
Christmas
The Play of the Three Shepherds
Christmas Cards for You
Las Posadas
A Christmas Carol
The Promise
A Christmas Carol Pageant
Quern Quacritis
The Christmas Crib
Saint Nicholas
Christmas Eve with Music or To Please Mr. Plumjoy Santa and the Snowmobile
A Christmas Fable
Santa Claus' Beard
Christmas in Sherwood
Santa's Video Voyage
Christmas of Many Countries
Scrooge
Christmas on Angel Street
The Shephardes Playe
The Christmas Rose
Shepherd Songs
The Christmas Story
The Shoe of Little Noby
The Christmas Tribute
Silent Night
The Christmas Wish
The Slaughter of the Innocents
Come Good Shepherd
Snoopy Visits Northland
The Cross Christmas Camel
Stars over Christmas
A Date with Santa
The Stockings Were Hung
Drum
A Swiss Nativity
Fiesta de la Posada
This is Christmas
The First Christmas
Three Against Christmas
The First Nowell
The Three Kings
Follow That Star
Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol
Gallimaufry
Wacky and his Fuddlejig
A Gift of Song
When the Christ Child Came
The Gift of the Magi
Will Jack Be Here for Christmas?
The Glass Christmas Tree
Wondrous Love
Good Tidings from the Holy Beast
Yehu
The Greenfield Christmas Tree
Herod, Do Your Worst
Morality and Ethics
Holiday Gifts
The Azimagooths and the Chizzlewinks
Holly from the Bongs
The Boy Who Grew Too Fast
Holy Night
The Egg
How Far to Bethlehem
The Hangman and the Hanged
The Inn at Bethlehem
Oh You, Will B. Cynical
Jeannette-Isabella
Pilgrims Progress
Klingle Put
Sharing the Prophets
Kris Kringle Rides Again
The Silver Dove
The Legend of Befana
The Thief and the Hangman
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MEDIEVAL AMD RENAISSANCE
PLAYS OR ROMANCES
Aucassin and Nicolette
Ballad of Aucassin and Nicolette
The Ballad of Barnaby
The Ballad of Solomon Pavey
Curlew River
The Dead Moon
The Enchanted Pear Tree
Erode the Great
A Faun in the Forest
The Lord of Misrule
Mak the Sheep Stealer
Martin's Lie
The Miracle of the Tumbler
Mr. Punch
Novellis, Novellis
Officium Pastorum
The Pastoral Kingdom
Pilgrim's Progress
The Play of Daniel
The Play of Herod
The Play of St. Nicholas
Root!
Saint George
St. George and the Burly Griffin
The Second Shepherds' Play
The Shephardes Playe
Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains
The Shoemaker's Holiday
The Slaughter of the Innocents
The Spell Unbound
This Merry Company
The Tumbler of Notre Dame
MUSIC/OPERA INTRODUCTIONS; APPRECIATION
Boy Mozart
Dr. Canon's Cure
Forever Figaro
The Ghostly Bridegroom
The Glove
Introduction: The Boy Who Invented Opera
Let's Make an Opera
The Magic Land of Opera
The Music Theatre Machine
The Ring of the Fettucines
This Merry Company
Watch Out! or the Music will Get You
Wolferl
SCIENCE
Computers
Bits and Bytes
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
Mar-ri-ia-a
Eetdogy/Enviroiutent
A California Fairytale
The Curse of Mauvaise Air
Dandilion
The Dodo
Intelligent Systems
Mother Earth
Xingu
Health
Flying/Falling
Kegger
The Night Harry Stopped Smoking
The Revolt of the Foolish Molar
Running Gag
A Walk with Mr. Peeps
Language and Learning
ABC
The Case of the Missing Part of Speech
Jargonauts, Ahoy!
The Monkey Opera
Professor Owl
The Wackadoo Zoo
Zetabet
Scientists and Inventors
Alexander Graham Bell
Amazing Einstein
The Electric Sunshine Man
You'll Never Get it Off the Ground
Young Tom Edison
SCIENCE-FICTION
Adventure in Space
A Bride from Pluto
Death and the Maiden
Escape from the Planet Sloth
Fantasy Game
Help, Help, the Globolinks!
The Jealous Cellist
The Man in the Man-Made Moon
Mar-ri-ia-a
My Robot Buddy
The Only Green Planet
Out of this World
Perelandra
Playback
Sci-Fi
Secret Circuit
Snowhite and the Space Gwarfs
The Space Dragon of Galatar
Space Opera One (As We Travel Through the Stars)
Space-Visions
Starbird
SPORTS
The Brooklyn Baseball Cantata
Joe Lewis: The Brown Bomber
The Mighty Casey
Running Gag
Something Special
There Goes the Old Ball Game
THE SUPERNATURAL
The CanterviUe Ghost
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil's Constructs
The Devil's Tale
Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dracula
The Ghostly Bridegroom
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The Headless Horseman
Ichabod
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Magic Chair
Seven Brides for Dracula
The Scarlet Mill
The TeU-Tale Heart
Young Dracula
The Yucatan Relics
URBANI LMHG/PROBLBMS OF CHILDHOOD
AMD ADOLESCENCE
City Scene
Comin' Together
Does Poppy Live Here?
Don't Park in Our Park
Flying/Falling
Gentlemen in Waiting
Grandparents
Growing Up Naked
Grownups
Happily Ever After
Happy Days
The Incredible Feeling Show
Introductions and Goodbyes
It's a Dungaree World
Kiddy City
Let's Build a Town
Little Stories in Tomorrow's Papers
Magic in the Heart of the Universe
Malooley and the Fear Monster
The Me Nobody Knows
O Faces
Out of This World
Park Avenue Kids
Pep Rally
The Polka-Dot Dragon
Really Rosie
Runaways
A Shylum in the Forest
Spoon Mountain
Teen
The Trip
We Live in the City
We've Come from the City
The Worst Thing in the World
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TITLE INDEX
ABC (Dworkin, S.H.)
Abbot of Drimock, The (Musgrave, T.)
Abigail and the Bushrangers (Cox, D.)
Abigail and the Mythical Beast (Cox, D.)
Abigail and the Rainmaker (Cox, D.)
Abracadabra (Freedman, H.)
Acres of Sky (Kreutz, A.)
Adorable Mouse, The (Gideon, M.)
Adrift in New York (Perry, J.)
Adventure in Space (Horvit, M.)
Adventures of Edam Stilton (Dodds, A.)
Adventures of Friar Tuck, The (Paxton, G.)
Adventures of Thumbelina, The (Windsor, H.J.)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The (Gibson, R.)
Aesop, the Fabulous Fabulist (Kalmanoff, M.)
African Heartbeat (Marais, J.)
Ahmet the Woodseller (Crosse, G.)
Airport 1904 (Cope, E.)
Aladdin (Eiler, J.)
Aladdin (Perry, J.)
Aladdin and his Magic Lamp (Davidson, W.)
Aladdin McFaddin (Cunningham, M.)
Aladdin; see also: The Magic Lamp
Albert and Tiberius (Canning, T.)
Alchemist of Trenton (Busch, D.)
Alexander Graham Bell (Kalmanoff, M.)
Alfege (Boyle, R.)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves; see: Tin Pan Ali
Alice (Leisy, J. & Eberhard, C.)
Alice (Simonds, T.)
Alice (Winslow, R.)
Alice in Wonderland (Burtch, M.)
Alice in Wonderland (Chauls, R.)
Alice in Wonderland (Doolittle, Q.)
Alice in Wonderland (Gaul, H.)
Alice in Wonderland (Hummack, B.)
Alice in Wonderland (Meachem, M.M.R.)
Alice in Wonderland (Mendosa, D.)
Alice in Wonderland (Titus, H.)
Alice in Wonderland; see also: Garden of Alice;
Updated Alice
Alice the Magnificent (Tinsley, B.)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (Gardiner, J.)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (Namenworth, P.)
Alicia (Dunhill, T.)
All in the Laundry (Rogers, F.)
All on a Summer's Day; see: A Game of Chance
All the King's Men (Bennett, R.R.)
Alligator Pie (Roby, J.)
Allison Wonderland (Racina, T.)
Alpha (Tanenbaum, E.)
Alphabet Soup (Steinmetz, J.)
Always Arguing; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason
Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti, G.C.)
Amazing Einstein: From Boyhood to Fame, The
(Tierney, T.)
Amelia Goes to the Ball (Menotti, G.C.)
Americana or New Tale of the Genii
(Bruce, N.)
America's About... (Balkin, A.)
And Robin Hood, Too! (Pendergrass, C.)
Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory (Trogen, S.)
Androcles and the Lion (Barton, D. & Bond, M.)
Androcles and the Lion (Mack, G.)
Androcles and the Lion; see also: The Lion and
Androcles
Anne of Green Gables (Campbell, N.)
Another Rainy Christmas (Keene, M.L.)
Ant and the Grasshopper, The; see: The Grasshopper
and the Ant
Ants and Splinters (Oosterbahn, A.)
Anzollo and Valeria (Johnson, A.P.)
Apollo and Persephone (Cockshott, J.W.)
archy and mehitabel (Kleinsinger, G.)
Army of Two, An (Beebe, H.)
Artaban, the Other Wise Man (Nordoff, P. &
Robbins, C.)
Asses' Ears (Cole, H.)
At Last I've Found You (Barab, S.)
At the Foot of the Rainbow (Wood, R.)
Atsumori at Ikuta (Ludtke, W.G.)
Aucassin and Nicolette (Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M.)
Aucassin and Nicolette (Cohen, D.)
Aucassin and Nicolette; see also: The Ballad of
Aucassin and Nicolette
Audition, The (Jebeles, E.W.)
Azimagooths and the Chizzelwinks, The
(Merman, J.)
Baba's Juju (da Costa, N.)
Babar, the Elephant (Berezowsky, N.)
Babar; see also: The Story of Babar, the Little
Elephant
Babes in the Woods, or Hansel and Gretel and Percy
and the Prune (Neville, D.)
Babouscka (Erickson, E.)
Bacchae, The (Kunz, A.)
Bachelor Mouse, The (Head, M.)
Bad Boys in School (Meyerowitz, J.)
Bad Day at Black Frog Creek (Parr, A.)
Bald Soprano, The (Gross, R.)
Ballad of Aucassin and Nicolette, The (McNeff, S.)
Ballad of Barnaby, The (Turner, C.)
Ballad of Bremen Band, The (Arlan, D.)
Ballad of Kitty the Barkeep (Lee, D.-K.)
Ballad of Robin Hood (Brandon, S.)
Ballad of Solomon Pavey, The (Taylor, J.)
Balooooons (Fahrner, R.)
Bang! (Rutter, J.)
Banjo [The Singing Rabbit] (Libaek, S.)
Barbara Allen (Brockman, D.)
Barber of New York, The (Vernon, A.)
Barber of Seville, The; see: The Bride of
Seville
Barnardo Boy (Crawley, C.)
Bastien and Bastienne (Diack, J.M./Mozart)
Be a Perfect Person in Three Days; see: Three Days
to Perfection
Beautiful Beast, The (Kalmanoff, M.)
Beauty and.the Beast (di Giacomo, F.)
Beauty and the Beast (Giannini, V.)
Beauty and the Beast, The (Murray, J.)
Beauty and the Beast (Selwyn, D.)
Beauty and the Beast (Simkewicz, M.)
Beauty and the Beast (Tobias, H.)
Beauty and the Lonely Beast (Harder, E.)
Beauty Is Fled (Cohen, D.)
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Bel and the Dragon (Gardner, J.)
Bell Witch of Tennessee, The (Simons, N.)
Belle of Havana (Cadman, C.W.)
Bells of Capistrano (Cadman, C.W.)
Bendigo Boswell (Allwood, P.)
Benny (Keane, R.)
Benny and the Bear (Hemenway, E.)
Bevy of Beasties, A (Zaninelli, L.)
Bigger and Better; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason
Billabong BUI (Pinne, P.)
Billy-Club Puppets, The; see: Don Cristobal and
Rosita
Bim! Bam! Bim! (Fishman, J.)
Birds, The (Maconchy, E.)
Birds' Christmas Carol, The (Hagemann, V.)
Birds of a Feather (Berger, J.)
Birthday of the Infanta (Nelson, R.)
Birthday of the Infanta, The (Seagrave, M.)
Bishop's Ghost, The (Freund, D.)
Bits and Bytes (King, D.)
Black Tulip, The (McKie, D.)
Blind Beggar's Daughter, The (Bush, G.)
Blond Donna, The [Fiesta of Santa Barbara]
(Carter, E.T.)
Blue Angel, The (Garza, W.)
Blue Flame, The (Hovhaness, A.)
Blue Miracle, The (Spicer, M.)
Blue Star (Dvorkin, J.)
Boney Quillan (Haufrecht, H.)
Boor, The (Argento, D.)
Boor, The (Bucci, M.)
Boor, The (Kay, U.)
Boor, The; see also: The Brute
Boot of Mr. Ticklewood, The (Gingold, N.)
Boston Baked Beans (Kubik, G.)
Bottle of Joy, The (Bright, C.)
Bows Against the Baron (Coombes, P.)
Box, The (Eakin, C.)
Box, The (Hamm, C.E.)
Box and Cox; see: Figg and Bean
Boy Mozart (Diack, J.M./Mozart)
Boy Who Cried "Wolf1!, The (Forsblad, L.)
Boy Who Grew Too Fast, The (Menotti, G.C.)
Boy Who Invented Opera, The (Winokur, R.)
Boy With a Cart, The (Arnatt, R.)
Braggarty Rabbit; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason
Brementown Musicians, The (Earls, P.)
Brementown Musicians, The (Nestor, L)
Brementown Musicians, The (Winstead, W.)
Bremen Town Musicians; see also: Ballad of the
Bremen Band; Cockcrow; Four Musicians of
Bremen; Musicians of Bremen
Br'er Rabbit's Big Secret (Ellis, D.)
Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, The (Nixon, R.)
Bride from Pluto, A (Menotti, G.C.)
Bride of Seville, The (Walker, R./Rossini)
Brief Candle (Mayer, W.)
Briery Bush, The (Poston, E.)
Brooklyn Baseball Cantata (Kleinsinger, G.)
Brothers and Sisters (Carlson, R.)
Brothers Grimm, The (Simonds, T.)
Brute, The (Moss, L.)
Brute, The; see also: The Boor
Brutebeast, the Witch, and the Monster, The
(Tate, K.B.)
Builders (Clokey, J.W.)
Bullet for Billy the Kid, A (Goldstein, W.)
Bunch of Ratbags, A (Pinne, P.)
Burning Fiery Furnace, The (Britten, B.)
Business of Good Government, The (Marshall, Y.)
Butterfly That Blushed, The (Golden, J.)
Byron, the Wonderful Bandit (Barnes, M.)
Cabbages and Kings; see: Shoes and Ships
Calhoun's Christmas (Palmer, C.)
Calif, The (Scarmolin, A.L.)
California Fairytale, A (Wolf, S.)
Caliph's Clock, The (Kraft, L.)
Canary, The (Noda, K.)
Canterbury Tales; see also: Chanticleer;
Franklin's Tale; A Tale from Chaucer; The Wheel
of the World
Canterville Ghost, The (Symonds, N.)
Canterville Ghost; see also: Toys in the Haunted
Attic
Captain Lovelock (Duke, J.)
Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (Horovitz, J.)
Captain Stirrick (Brett, R.)
Cardinal, The (Theobald, J.)
Carmen (Simeone, H./Bizet)
Carrion Crow, The (Fletcher, G.)
Case of the Missing Part of Speech, The
(Barlow, B.)
Casey at the Bat; see: The Mighty Casey
Cask of Amontillado, The (Currie, R.)
Cask of Amontillado, The (Hamm, C.E.)
Cask of Amontillado, The (Para, D.)
Cask of Amontillado, The (Perry, J.)
Castaway (Berkeley, L.)
Cat and the Moon, The (Putsche, T.)
Cat's Concert, The (Riley, D.)
Catbird Seat, The (Beckler, S.)
Catherine Parr (Collins, A.)
Catherine Parr; see also: The King's Breakfast
Chang Fu, the Witch of Moon Mountain (Hiller, L.)
Chanticleer (Barab, S.)
Chanticleer (Barthelson, J.)
Chelm (Strassburg, R.)
Child of Promise (Hunkins, E.)
Childe Jesus (Clokey, J.W.)
Childhood Miracle, A (Rorem, N.)
Children in the Forest, The (Cox, D.H.)
Children of Hamlin, The (Ritchie, T.)
Children's Christmas Play, The (Nordoff, P.)
Children's Crusade (Lebowsky, S./Palestrina)
Children's Crusade (Peaslee, R.)
Children's Crusade; see also: The Quest
Children's Nativity, A (Rateliffe, D.)
Chimes of Normandy (Planquette, R.)
Chip and his Dog (Menotti, G.C.)
Chips Are Down, The (Hanselmann, P.)
Christmas (Coleman, S.N.)
Christmas Cards for You (Kessler, M.A.)
Christmas Carol, A (Averill, L.)
Christmas Carol, A (Bennett, J.)
Christmas Carol, A (Cohen, J.)
Christmas Carol, A (Gray, D.)
Christmas Carol, A (Hagemann, V.)
Christmas Carol, A (Herrmann, B.)
Christmas Carol, A (Joyce, M.A.)
Christmas Carol, A (Kay, N.)
Christmas Carol, A (Legrand, M.)
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Christmas Carol, A (Musgrave, T.)
Christmas Carol, A (Sandow, G.)
Christmas Carol, A (Tosh, S.)
Christmas Carol, A; see also: Mr. Scrooge;
Scrooge
Christmas Carol Pageant, A (Diller, A.)
Christmas Crib, The (Ringwald, R.)
Christmas Eve with Music, A, or To Please Mr.
Plumjoy (Hamilton, M.)
Christmas Fable, A (Wolf, S.)
Christmas for the Very Young (Upshur, C.H.)
Christmas in Peeblestown; see: Three Against
Christmas
Christmas in Sherwood (Harte, S.)
Christmas of Many Countries (Meachem, M.M.R.)
Christmas on Angel Street (Mitchell, T.)
Christmas Rappings (Carmines, A.)
Christmas Rose, The (Bridge, F.)
Christmas Story, The (Deutsch, W.)
Christmas Story, The (Orff, C. & Keetman, G.)
Christmas Tree, The (Rebikoff, V.)
Christmas Tribute, The (Garlick, A.)
Christmas Wish, The (Wuhrer, A.)
Christopher Columbus (Hanson, D.)
Christopher Columbus (Kalmanoff, M.)
Christopher Columbus (van Fossen, D.)
Christopher Robin's Dreams (van Eaton, S.)
Christopher Sly (Argento, D.)
Christopher Sly (Eastwood, T.)
Chronicles, or Vignettes of Passion (Muller, G.F.)
Cinderella (Banks, D.)
Cinderella (Davies, P.M.)
Cinderella (Davis, K.K.)
Cinderella (Eiler, J.)
Cinderella (Gingold, N.)
Cinderella (Jarrett, J.)
Cinderella (Perry, J.)
Cinderella (Seale, S.)
Cinderella (Swedberg, R./Rossini)
Cinderella (Titus, H.)
Cinderella and the Fairy (Gualillo, N.)
Cinderella in Salerno (Walker, R./Rossini)
Cinderella; see also: Draagenfut Girl; Meanwhile,
Back at Cinderella's
Circus! (Stires, E.)
City Scene (Balkin, A.)
Clap Your Hands (Kaplan, L.)
Clever Jack and the Magic Beanstalk (Thomas, J.)
Clock, The (Rieti, V.)
Clouds (Perry, L.)
Clown Face (O'Toole, A.)
Clown of God (Rydberg, S.)
Cobbler and the Elves, The (Repper, C.)
Cockcrow (Smith, J.)
Come, Good Shepherd (Verkouteren, J.A.)
Comin' Together (Roberts, J.)
Confusion Compounded (Wallace, I.)
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
(Markham, S.)
Consider the Lilies; see: A Letter to Emily
Cookie Jar, The (Carlson, R.)
Cop and the Anthem, The (Cohen, S.)
Courtship of Camilla, The (Schonthal, R.)
Cowherd and the Sky Maiden, The (Verrall, J.)
Creation, The (Crawley, C.)
Cross Christmas Camel, The (Fellows, B.)
Crystal Mirror, The (Wargo, R.)
Cuckoo Clock in the Music Box, The (Leisy, J.)
Cueva de Salamanka, La; see: The Student from
Salamanca
Cumberland Fair (Wilder, A.)
Curious Fern, The (Kupferman, M.)
Curlew River (Britten, B.)
Curse of Mauvaise Air, The (Reif, P.)
Cyex and Alcyone (Kunz, A.)
Cynthia Parker (Smith, J.)
Cyrano (Dvorkin, J.)
Daisy (Smith, J.)
Damask Drum, The (Kunz, A.)
Dandelion (Ashwander, D.)
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine (Mandel, J.)
Dark of Summer, The (Witni, M.)
Darling Corie (Siegmeister, E.)
Date with Santa, A (Gingold, N.)
Daughter of the Double Duke of Dingle, The
(Arlan, D.)
David (Goldman, E.M.)
David Copperfield; see: Miss Trotwood's Decision;
Mr. Pegotty's Dream Comes True
Dawn Boy (Rasbach, O.)
Day in a Life, A (Swanwick, K.)
Day of the Doowi (Sullivan, J.)
Daylight Dreams (Erickson, E.)
Dead Moon, The (Bishop, J.)
Death and the Maiden (Maslanka, D.)
Death of Baldur, The (Bedford, D.)
Decisions (Class developed)
Demon of Adachigahara, The (Crosse, G.)
Departure, The (Maconchy, E.)
Desire Under the Dryer (Lauer, E.)
Devil and Daniel Webster, The (Moore, D.)
Devil Take Her, The (Benjamin, A.)
Devil's Constructs, The (Keane, D.)
Devil's Tale, The (Swedberg, R./Gounod)
Dick Whittington (Banks, D.)
Dick Whittington and His Cat (Siegmeister, E.)
Dinner Engagement, A (Berkeley, L.)
Divina, La (Pasatieri, T.)
Do You Love Me Still? [Or Do You Love Me
Moving?] (Radecke, S.)
Doctor Canon's Cure (Holman, D.)
Doctor, Doctor! (Martin, G.)
Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (Ahlstrom, D.)
Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (DePue, W.E.)
Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (O'Neal, B.)
Doctor Musikus (Hopkins, A.)
Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre (Silverman, S.)
Doctor Syn (Craft, A.)
Dodo, The (Lombardo, R.)
Does Poppy Live Here? (Witkin, B.)
Dog's Tale, A (Oliver, H.)
Doll with the Blue Bonnet, The (Clark, M.M.)
Domestic Relations [To Beat or Not to Beat]
(Frackenpohl, A.)
Don and the Rainmakers (Wood, R.)
Don Cristobal and Rosita (Crawford, J.)
Don Fortunio (Forrest, H.)
Don Quixote (Pradell, L.)
Donkey, The (Oliver, S.)
Donkey's Shadow, The [Des Esels Schatten]
(Strauss, R./Haussner, K.)
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Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf
(Redford, J.A.C.)
Don't Park in Our Park (Scarim, N.)
Don't We All? (Phillips, B.)
Door-Window-Drawers-Dryer-Box (Johnson, T.)
Dora Dufran's Wild West Extravaganza (Boesing, P.)
Double Trouble (Mohaupt, R.)
Down in the Valley (Weill, K.)
Draagenfut Girl (Kupferman, M.)
Dracula (Weinberg, R.)
Dragon, The (Brown, S.)
Dragons (Harniek, S.)
Drake (Nield, D.)
Dreammakers, The (Abel, S.)
Dress, The (Bucci, M.)
Drip Dry Dreams (Bond, G.)
Drum, The (Davis, K.K.)
Ducktails and Bobbysox (Mohr, C.)
Duel, The (Carmines, A.)
Dunkle Frost (Tognoli, E.)
Dunstan and the Devil (Williamson, M.)
Early Dawn (Lockwood, N.)
East Lynne (Perry, J.)
East River Legend; see: Statues at Turtle Bay
Eccentricities of Davy Crockett, The (Moross, J.)
Edda, The Prose and The Elder; see: Death of
Baldur; Fridiof's Saga; Ragnarok
Edison, Thomas; see: The Electric Sunshine Man;
Young Tom Edison
Egg, The (Menotti, G.C.)
Electric Sunshine Man, The (Wilson, J.F.)
Elements, The (Long, R.)
Elephant's Child, The (Pradell, L.)
Elves and the Shoemaker (Cross, H.)
Elves and the Shoemaker, The (Lindblad, S.)
Elves and the Shoemaker, The (Norman, R.)
Elves and the Shoemaker, The; see also: The
Cobbler and the Elves; The Shoemaker and
the Elves
Emperor and the Nightingale, The (Samuel, G.)
Emperor Clothed Anew, The (Jenni, D.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Gingold, N.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Larson, L.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Moore, D.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Norman, R.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Simeone, H.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Tobias, H.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Wood, R.)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (Zytowski, C./Mozart)
Emperor's New Clothes, The; see also: New Clothes
for the Empress
Emperor's Nightingale, The (McKie, D.)
Emperor's Nightingale, The (Windsor, H.J.)
Emperor's Nightingale, The (Wolf, S.)
Emperor's Nightingale, The; see also: Nightingale;
The Emperor and the Nightingale
Enchanted Canary, The (Stevens, N.S.)
Enchanted Flute, The (Rea, A.)
Enchanted Garden, The (Roy, K.G.)
Enchanted Hedgehog, The [Der Igel als Brautigam]
(Bresgen, C.)
Enchanted Kiss, The (Bennett, R.R.)
Enchanted Palace, The (Somerville, A.)
Enchanted Pear Tree, The (Overton, H.)
Enchanted Wood, The (Barton, E.)
English Lesson, An (Charpentier, G.)
ERF (Wood, R.)
Erode the Great (La Montaine, J.)
Escape from the Planet Sloth (Scarim, N.)
Esels Shatten, Des; see: The Donkey's Shadow
Esmerelda, the Adventures of a Baby Elephant
(Doran, M.A.)
Esther (Sosin, D.)
Eve of Adam, The (Duffy, J.)
Excitement at the Circus (Blank, A.)
Experiment, The (Schwartz, P.)
Explorers, The (Evans, H.)
Eyefellgloffen-Hootenannie-Merryberry-Crunch
(Brock, J.)
Fables (Aitken, H.)
Fables (Rorem, N.)
Fabulous Fable Factory, The (Tierney, T.)
Face on the Barroom Floor (Mollicone, H.)
Facemen, The (Dobson, E.)
Fair Means or Foul (Barab, S.)
Falstaff In and Out of Love (Rea, A.)
Family, The (Strouse, C.)
Family Reunion, The (Parker, A.)
Family Ties (Curnow, P.)
Fantasy Game, The (Romeo, J.J.)
Farmer and the Fairy, The (Tcherepnin, A.)
Faust; see: The Devil's Tale; Dr. Faustus Lights the
Lights
Fawn in the Forest, A (Cockshott, G.W.)
Feathertop (Kennon, S.)
Feelin' Good (Gallina, J.)
Ferryman's Daughter, The (Bush, A.)
Fiddler Crab and the Sand Dollar, The
(Randolph, E.)
Fiesta de la Posada, La (Brubeck, D.)
Figaro and Susanna (Walker, R./Mozart)
Figg and Bean (Cunningham, M.)
Fine Feathered Review, A (Solly, B.)
Finn and the Black Hag (Warren, R.)
Fire Maid, The (Long, R.)
Firefly Named Torchy, A (Chaikin, J.W.)
Firerose (Chiarappa, R.J.)
First Christmas, The (Mason, I.)
First Nowell, The (Vaughan Williams, R.)
First President, The (Harris, T.)
Fisherman and his Wife, The (Schuller, G.)
Fisherman Called Peter, A (Owen, R.)
Fisherman's Wife, The (Stein, L.)
Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, The
(Titus, H.)
Five Shaggy Dog Operas; see: Door-WindowDrawers-Dryer-Box
Fledermaus; see: Masquerade in Vienna
Flibberty and the Penguin (Wood, D.)
Flying/Falling (Helleso, R. <Sc Johnson, D.)
Follow That Star (Gallina, J. & M.)
Forever Figaro (Beni, G./Rossini, G.)
Fortune's Favorites (Barab, S.)
Four Musicians of Bremen, The (Pradell, L.)
Four Note Opera, The (Johnson, T.)
Fox, The (Kondorossy, L.)
Francis (Cox, D.)
Franklin's Tale, The (Sokoloff, N.)
Freshman Dance (Zaninelli, L.)
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Fridiof's Saga (Bedford, D.)
Frog Hopping (Boswell, W.)
Frog Who Became a Prince, The (Barnes, E.)
Frustration (Harnick, S.)
Fwynnghn (Oliveros, P./Sinding, C.)
Grimwood Clock, The (Thomas, R.P.)
Growing Up Naked (Barbie, R.A.)
Grownups (Forster, J.)
Gumdrop Castle Adventure, The (Paull, B.P.)
Gypsies' Reward, The (Norman, R.)
Gallant Tailor, The (Norman, R.)
GaUant Tailor, The (Smith, Z.)
Gallantry (Moore, D.)
Gallimaufry (Brunelle, P.)
Game of Chance, A (Barab, S.)
Garden of Alice, The (Raum, E.)
Genesis (Williamson, M.)
Gentleman's Island (Horovitz, J.)
Gentlemen in Waiting (Booth, T.)
Geografoof, The (Gorney, J.)
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln (Ahlson, M.)
Ghost of Lollypop Bay (Cadman, C.W.)
Ghostly Bridegroom, The (Schwarz, I.P.)
Giant's Garden, The (Krane, S.)
Giants in the Land (Robinson, E.)
Gift of Song, A (Caldwell, M.E.)
Gift of the Magi, The (Gillis, D.)
Giggling Goblin, The (Huston, S.)
Gingerbread Boy, The (Pradell, L.)
Girl and the Unicorn, The (Oliver, S.)
Girl from Nogami, The (Blyton, C.)
Give Me Liberty (Kalmanoff, M.)
Give My Regards to Broadway (Fendrich, S./Cohan,
G.M.)
Give Us a Star (Selvin, B.)
Glass Christmas Tree, The (Cornett, E.)
Glitter Gang, The (Williamson, M.)
Glooscap the Magician (Simmonds, R.N.)
Glove, The (Polgar, T.)
Goat's Tale, A (Bermar, H. & Katz, B.)
Gold Fever (Harder, E.)
Golden Goose, The (Norman, R.)
Golden Goose; see also: The Princess, the Poet, and
the Little Gray Man
Golden Trail, The (Cadman, C.W.)
Golden Vanity, The (Britten, B.)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Bailey, M.)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (King, D.)
Goldilocks Becomes Queen (Gingold, N.)
Good Tidings from the Holy Beast (Locklair, D.)
Goodbye to the Clown (Laderman, E.)
Goose Girl, The (Pasatieri, T.)
Gooseherd and the Goblin, The (Smith, J.)
Gorgon's Head, The (Withams, E.)
Grand Slam (Vernon, A.)
Grand Zazoo, The (Ostrander, L.)
Grandmother and the Witch, The (Maesch, L.V.)
Grandpa Ben (Peterson, L.)
Grandparents (Rogers, F.)
Grasshopper and the Ant, The (Roberts, J.)
Great Bell of Burley, The (Gibbs, A.)
Great Boffo and His Talking Dog, The
(Gesensway, L.)
Great Light, The (Traver, J.F.)
Great McPorridge Disaster, The (Oliver, S.)
Great WaU of Porridge, The (Bond, G.)
Green Tint, The (McDaniel, W.J.)
Greenbeetle Dance (Rydberg, S.)
Greenfield Christmas Tree, The (Moore, D.)
Griffelkin (Foss, L.)
H.M.S. Pinafore (Arnold, M.J./SuUivan)
H.M.S. Pinafore (Malucelli, K./Sullivan)
Half-Past Wednesday [Rumpelstiltskin] (Colby, R.)
Hamelin Town (Bryan, J.)
Hamelin Town; see also: The Pied Piper
Hammer in his Hand (Benjamin, T.)
Hanging Judge (Lockwood, N.)
Hansel and G ret el (Anderson, L./Humperdinck)
Hansel and Gretel (Elsmith, B./Humperdinck)
Hansel and Gretel (Haupt, L./Humperdinck)
Hansel and Gretel (Nordholm/Humperdinck)
Hansel and Gretel (Tobias, H.)
Hansel and Gretel; see also: Standard Works
Suitable for Children
Hansel and Gretel and Percy and the Prune;
see: Babes in the Woods
Happ or Orpheus in Clover (Stokes, E.)
Happily Ever After [A Kid's Musical About Divorce]
(Levi, P.A.)
Happy Days (Fendrich, S.)
Happy Hypocrite, The (Masland, W.)
Happy Hypocrite, The (Swisher, G.W.)
Happy Prince, The (Bach, J.)
Happy Prince, The (Caulfield, M.)
Happy Prince, The (Fisher, W.)
Happy Prince, The (Hanson, D.)
Happy Prince, The (Raines, V.)
Happy Prince, The (Williamson, M.)
Happyland (Britain, R.)
Hare and the Tortoise, The (Richter, A.)
Harlem Tragedy, A; see: Domestic Relations
Harrison Loved his Umbrella (Hollingsworth, S.)
Hat Spat (Burgstahler, E.)
He Who Says Yes [Der Jasager] (Weill.K.)
Headless Horseman, The (Moore, D.)
Heads or Tails (Avril, L.)
Heavens to Betsy (Bier, O.)
Heidi (Keane, R.)
Heidi (Utter, B.)
Heidi (Warnick, C./Schumann, R.)
Heidi and the Clown (Keane, R.)
Heidi in Frankfurt (Korn, P.J.)
Hello Out There (Beeson, J.)
Hello, World! (Mayer, W.)
Help, Help, the Globolinks! (Menotti, G.C.)
Henny Penny (Fitelberg, J.)
Hero, The (Bucci, M.)
Herod, Do Your Worst (Kelly, B.)
Hi Jiminy (Wilson, P.)
Higgledy, Piggledy, Pop [There Must Be More to
Life] (Knussen, O.)
Hijack over Hygenia (Wood, D.)
Hinge Tune, The (Williams, J.E.)
His Majesty's Pie (Bissell, K.)
Histoire de Babar, le petit elephant, L'; see: The
Story of Babar the Elephant
Hither and Thither of Danny Dither, The (North, A.)
Hobbit, The (Class developed)
Hobbit, The (Morris, J.)
Hobbit, The (Pradell, L.)
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Hobbit, The (Voyer, P.)
Hoedown Heaven (Gitter, M. & Heltzler, G.)
Holiday Gifts (Merman, J.)
Holly from the Bongs (Crosse, G.)
Hollywood Extra, The (Cadman, C.W.)
Holmes, Sherlock; see: The Marvelous Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes and
the Curious Adventure of the Clockwork Prince
Holy Moses (Hazell, C.)
Holy Night, The (Converse, F. & Page, K.)
Holy Night, The (Underwood, L.)
Hoodwinked (Carlton, J. & Liebman, S.)
Hoosier Tale, The (Kaufmann, W.)
Horse of Wood, The (Withams, E.)
Hot Grog (Simpson, B. & Wann, J.)
Hours Rise Up, The (Ahlstrom, D.)
House That Jack Built, The (Vartanian, R.)
How Chaleu Became Chief [Manu's Legend]
(Lavin, M.)
How Far to Bethlehem (Barab, S.)
How to Get a Head Without Really Trying
(Phillips, E.A.)
Huckleberry Finn (Mangold, M.)
Huckleberry Finn (Overton, H.)
Huckleberry Finn (Redding, E.)
Huckleberry Finn; see also: Tom Sawyer
Hutnpty Dumpty; see: All the King's Men
Hunting of the Snark, The (Laderman, E.)
Hunting of the Snark, The (Miller, G.)
Hunting of the Snark, The (Roberts, E.)
I Believe in Make Believe (Redford, J.A.C.)
I Hear a Drum (Merman, J.)
I Love You, Humphrey B. Bear (King, D.)
I Taru, the Stonecutter (Stokes, E.)
I Think I Can (Bowdon, B.)
Ichabod (Muller, G.F.)
If the Cap Fits (Bush, G.)
Igel als Brautigam, Der; see: The Enchanted
Hedgehog
Ill-Fated Princess, The (Raboy, A.)
Imaginary Invalid, The (Simon, J.S.)
Impossible Forest, The (Wilder, A.)
In a Garden (Kupferman, M.)
In St. Louis, At the Fair (Fendrich, S.)
In the Balance, We're Just Small People
(Class developed)
In the Fullness of Time (Caldwell, M.E.)
In Wonderland (Pascal, F.)
Incredible Feeling Show, The (Swados, E.)
Inn at Bethlehem, The (May, W./various)
Intelligent Systems (Kievman, C.)
Interrupted Serenade (Scarmolin, A.L.)
Introduction: The Boy Who Invented Opera
(Winokur, R.)
Introductions and Goodbyes (Foss, L.)
Iolanthe (Malucelli, K./Sullivan)
Iron Man, The (Fox, M.)
It Happened in Hamelin (Utter, B.)
It's a Dungaree World (Carter, K.)
It's Music! (Wilson, J.F.)
Jack
Jack
Jack
Jack
and
and
and
and
the
the
the
the
Beanstalk
Beanstalk
Beanstalk
Beanstalk
(Eiler, J.)
(Gruenberg, L.)
(Kavanaugh, P.)
(Meiman, D.)
Jack and the Beanstalk (Pinne, P.)
Jack and the Beanstalk (Richter, A.)
Jack and the Beanstalk; see also: Clever Jack and
the Magic Beanstalk; Something's Gonna Happen;
The Magic Beanstalk
Jackson, Andrew; see: Andrew Jackson, Old
Hickory; Rachel; The Rivalry
Jacob and the Indians (Laderman, E.)
James and the Giant Peach (Chappell, H.)
Jargonauts, Ahoy! (McKeel, J.)
Jasager, Der; see: He Who Says Yes
Jealous Cellist, The (Stokes, E.)
Jeannette-Isabella (Repper, C.)
Jenny, the Mail Order Bride (Fair, R.)
Jericho Road (Aria, P.)
Jesse (Huckaby, W.)
Jest of Hahalaba (Cotel, M.)
Jinini (GiU, R.)
Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber (Epps, B.)
John Barleycorn (Montgomery, B.)
John Hooten (Russo, W.)
John J. Plenty and Fiddler Dan (St. Pierre, D.)
Johnny Appleseed (Gingold, N.)
Johnny Appleseed (Ravosa, C O
Johnny Appleseed (Zytowski, C./Foster, S.)
Johnny Fibber (Wilson, C.)
Jonah (Clyde, A.G.)
Jonah and the Whale (Argento, D.)
Jonah; see also: Journey with Jonah
Jorinda and Joringel (Underwood, W.)
Journey with Jonah (Wyton, A.)
Juggler of Notre Dame; see: The Ballad of Barnaby;
Miracle of the Tumbler; The Tumbler of Notre
Dame
Julius Caesar Jones (Williamson, M.)
Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The (Foss, L.)
Just So Stories (Capillupo, R.)
Justice Prevails (Class developed)
Kalamona and the Four Winds (Kondorossy, L.)
Kattaya (Phillips, E.A.)
Kegger (de Pury, M.)
Kentucky Story, The (Polifrone, J.)
Kiddy City (Kessler, M.)
Kidnapped in London (Rydberg, S.)
Kids for America (Mayfield, L. & D.)
King of the Cats (Oliver, H.)
King of the Cats (Owen, R.)
King of the Golden River, The (Hand, C.)
King's Breakfast, The (Bartnelson, J.)
Kiss From Alice, A; see: Tales of Rhyme and
Reason
Kitchen Clock, The (Hyde, H.)
Kitchen Sink, The (La Mothe, S.)
Kittiwake Island (Wilder, A.)
Klingle Put (Holland, K.)
Kluge, Die; see: The Wise Woman and the King
Knights in Shining Armour (Williamson, M.)
Krazy Kat (Carpenter, J.A.)
Kris Kringle Rides Again (Jason, D.)
Labors of Love, The (Perry, J.)
Ladies' Aid (Penn, A.)
Lady of the Castle (Spektor, M.J.)
Lady Rhoesia (Hopkins, A.)
Land of Lost Toys, The (Simmons, C.)
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Last Leaf, The (Henderson, A.)
Last of the Leprechauns, The (McKeon, de la S.)
Last of the Mohicans, The (Henderson, A.)
Last on the List, The (Solly, B.)
Last Tale, The (Toch, E.)
Laura and the Lieutenant (Symonds, N.)
Legend of Befana, The (Maves, D.W.)
Legend of Ruth's House (Polifrone, J.)
Legend of the Singing Snails, The (Tanner, J.)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (French, H.S.)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Haskins, R.)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Lora, A.)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (White, J.D.)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The; see also:
The Headless Horseman; Ichabod
Legends Three (Kalmanoff, M.)
Lei for Kane, A [Ka Lei no Kane] (Tanner, J.)
Lelawala, Maid of Niagara (Cadman, C.W.)
Let George Do It (Wilson, J.F.)
Let's Build a Town [Wir bauen eine Stadt]
(Hindemith, P.)
Let's Make an Opera (Britten, B.)
Letter to Emily, A (Johnson, L.)
Lexington Green: The Shot Heard Around the World
(Morse, P.)
Liar! Liar! (Raphling, S.)
Libretto, The (Gillis, D.)
Light Horse Harry Lee (Fewell, M.)
Light Princess, The (Lutyens, S.)
Light Shining in the Darkness, A (Hopkins, J.)
Lima Beans (Townsend, D.)
Lincoln, Abraham; see: George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln; Young Abe Lincoln; Young
Lincoln I and II; The Lonesome Train
Lion and Androcles, The (Eaton, J.)
Lion and the Mouse, The (Frantz, A.)
Lion and the Mouse, The (Richter, A.)
Lion by the Tail, A (Phillips, B.)
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The
(McCabe, J.)
Lion Who Wouldn't, The (Freedman, A.J.)
Little Billy (Hurd, M.)
Little Black Fish (Bobrow, S.)
Little Camel Boy, The (Reigel, E. & B.)
Little Chimney Sweep, The (Kelvin, P.)
Little Gypsy Gay (Wales, E.)
Little Jo (Robb, D.)
Little Match Girl, The (Erwin, G.)
Little Match Girl, The (Faith, R.)
Little Match Girl, The (Hays, H.B.)
Little Match Girl, The (Perry, J.)
Little Match Girl, The (Twombly, M.L.)
Little Mermaid, The (Boyd, A.)
Little Mermaid, The (Jones, D.C.)
Little Miss Christie (Christiansen, A.)
Little Prince, The (Dashow, J.)
Little Princess, A (Elkus, J.)
Little Red Riding Hood (Barab, S.)
Little Red Riding Hood (Erickson, E.)
Little Red Riding Hood (Gingold, N.)
Little Red Riding Hood (Mueller, L.R.)
Little Red Riding Hood (Turner, J.F.)
Little Red Riding Hood (Webb, A.B.)
Little Red Riding Hood; see also: Red Riding Hood
Little Stories in Tomorrow's Paper (Barab, S.)
Little Sweep, The (Britten, B.)
Little Tin Soldier, The (Pinne, P.)
Live Adventures of Superwoman, The (Archer, R.)
Loafer and the Loaf, The (Clarke, H.L.)
London's Burning (Spedding, F.)
Lonesome Train, The (Robinson, E.)
Long Christmas Dinner, The (Hindemith, P.)
Long Way, The (Wilder, A.)
Look to the Land (DiChiera, K.)
Looking Under Footprints (Cody, J.)
Lord Arthur Seville's Crime (Bush, G.)
Lord of Misrule, The (Edmunds, J.)
Lordly Lion, The; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason
Lost Child, The (Ridout, G.)
Lost Ring, The (Bainbridge, B.)
Love's Path is Lumpy (Wallace, I.)
Lowland Sea, The (Wilder, A.)
Lucky Jade, The (Wilson, D.)
Lucky Peter's Journey [Lucky Per's Travels]
(Williamson, M.)
Lumberjacks and Weddingbelles (Nestor, L.)
Lunar Requiem, A (Roberts, A.)
Machine (Wesley-Smith, M.)
Madam Sour Note, or the Witch of Music Land
(Slate, S.)
Magic Abduction and Cosi Marriage of Tutti
Giovanni, The (Balk, W./Mozart)
Magic Apple, The (Hughes, G.)
Magic Beanstalk, The (Kalmanoff, M.)
Magic Chair, The (Zador, E.)
Magic Devil Lion, The (Hitt, J.)
Magic Dream, The (Scarmolin, L.)
Magic Flute, The; see: Papageno
Magic in the Heart of the Universe (Kimmell, J.)
Magic Knapsack, The (Rea, A.)
Magic Lamp, The (Gingold, N.)
Magic Land of Opera, The (Kalmanoff, M./various)
Magic Laurel Trees, The (Hunkins, E.)
Magic Mirror, The (Beckett, W.W.)
Magic Mozart, The (Moore/Mozart)
Magic Nutcracker, The (Kerley, J./Tchaikovsky)
Magic Rhyme, The (Chauls, R.)
Magical Pied Piper, The (Kelvin, P.)
Magical Porridge Pot, The (Tate, K.B.)
Mak the Sheep Stealer (Chappell, H.)
Maker of Illusions, The (Barab, S.)
Makers of Christmas, The (Mansfield, O.)
Maletroit Door, The (Barab, S.)
Malooley and the Fear Monster (Pozdro, J.)
Man in the Man-Made Moon, The (Mandelbaum, J.)
Man on the Bearskin Rug, The (Ramsier, P.)
Mandragola; see: Root!
Manu's Legend; see: How Chaleu Became Chief
Many Moons (Dougherty, C.)
Maps of Monotonia, The (Bier, O.)
Maracas (Merman, J.)
Marco Polo (Cox, D.)
Mardi Gras (Kayden, M.)
Margaret in Fairyland (Carroll, P.)
Mark of the Goat, The (Birtwistle, H.)
Marko the Miser (Musgrave, T.)
Marquis of Carabas, The (Perry, N.)
Marriage Machine, The (Brumby, C.)
Marriage of Figaro, The; see: Figaro and Susannah
Marriage of the Grocer of Seville, The (Seager, G.)
Marriage Proposal, The (Goldstaub, P.R.)
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Marriage Proposal, The (Murray, J.)
Mar-ri-ia-a (Olive, J.)
Martin's Lie (Menotti, G.C.)
Marvelous Land of Oz, The (Dworsky, R.A.)
Marvelous Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
(Racina, T.)
Mary, Come Running (Walker, G.)
Mary Dyer (Owen, R.)
Mary the Rose (Niles, J.J.)
Masquerade in Vienna (House, L.M./Strauss, J.)
Master of Ashmore (Olive, L.)
Matinee Idyll, A (Forrest, H.)
Mazel and Shlimazel (Farago, M.)
Me Nobody Knows, The (Friedman, G.)
Meanwhile, Back at Cinderella's (Arlan, D.)
Medicine for Melancholy, A (Underwood, W.)
Medium, The (Menotti, G.C.)
Meet Arizona (Cadman, C.W.)
Melissa and the Magic Nutcracker (Jurman, C.)
Mermaid in Lock No. 7, The (Siegmeister, E.)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman (Richter, A.)
Mice in Council (Hunkins, E.)
Midnight Duel, The (Kondorossy, L.)
Midnight Thief, The (Bennett, R.R.)
Mighty Casey, The (Schuman, W.)
Mikado, The (Malucelli, KVSullivan)
Mini Opera, A (Mount, J./Mozart & Rossini)
Miracle of the Nativity, The (Pendleton, E.)
Miracle of Nemiroff, The (Silverman, F.E.)
Miracle of the Tumbler (Elsmith, B. & L.)
Miraculous Turnip, The (Bissell, K.)
Miranda and the Dark Young Man (Siegmeister, E.)
Mirror for the Sky, A (Kubik, G.)
Mirror-go-Round (Fahrner, R.)
Miss Chicken Little (Wilder, A.)
Miss Trotwood's Decision (Lackey, L.)
Mister and Mrs. Discobbolos (Westergaard, P.)
Mister Pegotty's Dream Comes True (Lackey, L.)
Mister Pickwick's Christmas (Titus, H.)
Mister Punch (Healey, D.)
Mister Punch (Hurd, M.)
Mister Punch (Morrissey, W.)
Mister Scrooge (Kalmanoff, M.)
Mister Vinegar (Sacco, P.)
Moby Dick (Low, J.)
Model Bride, The (Wilson, D.)
Mond, Der; see: The Moon
Moneylender, The (Preobrajensko, V.N.)
Monkey Opera, The, or The Making of a Soliloquy
(Trefousse, R.)
Monkey's Paw, The (Alexander, W.)
Monkey's Paw, The (Combs, R.)
Monkey's Paw, The (Halpern, S.)
Monkey's Paw, The (Hamm, C.E.)
Moon, The (Orff, C.)
Moonrakers, The (Williamson, M.)
Moses, Prince of Egypt (DeLisa, V.)
Mother, The (Hollingsworth, S.)
Mother, The (Wood, J.)
Mother Earth (Tenille, T.)
Mother Goose (DeCarmillis, L.)
Mother Goose a Go-Go (Eiler, J.)
Mother Goose Gives a Dinner (Romeo, J.J.)
Moufflou (Wolf, S.)
Mrs. Bullfrog (Raphling, S.)
Multinationals and the Heavens (Kievman, C.)
Music Hater, The (Long, N. & E.)
Music Lesson, The (Carden, J.)
Music Lesson, The (Trythall, G.)
Music Shop, The (Wargo, R.)
Music Theatre Machine, The (Thomas, R.P.)
Musical Adventures of Jack and Jill (Spaeth, S.)
Musicians of Bremen, The [A Not-so-Grimm Modern
Musical Fairy Tale] (Balkin, A.)
Musicians of Bremen, The (Rogers, B.)
My Daughter Coppelia (Griffiths, P. & Shaw, E./
Delibes)
My Kinsman, Major Molineux (Saylor, B.)
My Robot Buddy (Baker, D.)
My Son, the Astronaut (Sharkey, J.)
My Son, the Doctor (Meade, G.)
Mystic Fortress, The (Kondorossy, L.)
Naranoka (Cadman, C.W.)
Nativity, The (Warner, L. & Barney, M.)
Nativity Play (Teherepnin, A.)
Nearest Star, The (McDonough, J.)
Necklace, The (Ratner, L.)
Never Trust a Spider (Dodgson, S.)
New Clothes for the Empress (Harder, E.)
New World for Nellie (DuPage, F.)
Newest Opera in the World (Brunelle, P.)
Nickelodeon Girl, The (Perry, J.)
Night Harry Stopped Smoking, The (Dabrusin, R.)
Night in the Puszta (Kondorossy, L.)
Night of the Star, The (Caldwell, M.E.)
Night of the Uglies .(MacBeth, P.)
Nightingale (Strouse, C.)
Nightingale, The (Clokey, J.W.)
Nightingale, The (Crawford, D.L.)
Nightingale, The (Erickson, E.)
Nightingale, The (Lamb, D.)
Nightingale, The (Rogers, B.)
Nightingale, The; see also: The Emperor's
Nightingale; The Emperor and the Nightingale
Nightingale and the Rose, The (Garwood, M.)
Nightingale and the Rose, The (Lessner, G.)
Nightingale and the Rose, The (Schaeffer, W.)
Nitecap, The (Burnham, C.)
No Laughing Matter (Barab, S.)
No More Fear (Oliveros, P.)
No Neutral Ground (Brandt, W.E.)
No, No, a Million Times No! (Tomkins, B.)
No Sooner Won Than Wed (Reed, D.)
No Vacancy (Merman, J.)
Noah (Merman, J.)
Noah and the Ark (Pradell, L.)
Noah and the Ark (Riehter, A.)
Noah; see also: Noye's Fludde
Nobody Loves a Dragon (Vos, D. & Gerlach, R.)
Noel in a Forgotten Farmyard (Seyfert, O.)
North Pole Goes Rock and Roll, The (Gardner, J.)
Not a Spanish Kiss (Barab, S.)
Not Just Kidstuff (Class developed)
Not-so-Grimm Modern Musical Fairy Tale, A; see:
The Musicians of Bremen
Not THE Count of Monte Cristo? (Sharkey, J.)
Novellis, Novellis (La Montaine, J.)
Noye's Fludde (Britten, B.)
Number One Mouse (Roberts, J.)
Nutcracker and Princess Pirlipat, The
(Ericson, J./Tchaikovsky)
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O Faces (Ostrander, L.)
Odyssey, The; see: Castaway
Officium Pastorum (Smolden, W.L./anonymous)
Oh, Penelope (Cooper, R.M.)
Oh You, Will B. Cynical! (Raposo, E.M.)
Old English Christmas, An (Van Etten, E.)
Old Haunts (Oliver, S.)
Old King Cole (Perderbach, H.)
Old Maid and the Thief, The (Menotti, G.C.)
Old Mother Hubbard (Wood, D.)
Old Mr. Sundown (HiU, M.)
Old Pipes and the Dryad (Rea, A.)
Old Pipes and the Dryad (Wolf, S.)
Old Rose-by-Telegraph Trick, The (Class devel
oped)
On Bethlehem Hill (Rowley, A.)
Once Upon a Brutebeast (Tate, K.B.)
Once Upon a Christmas (Hatch, O.A.)
Once Upon a Time (Dalton, J.)
One Christmas Long Ago (Mayer, W.)
£1,000,000 Bank Note, The; see: A Total Sweet
Success
Only a Miracle (Barab, S.)
Only Green Planet, The (Papale, H.)
Open Window, The (Corse, L.)
Opening, The (Wilder, A.)
Opera for Christmas, An (Neumann, A.)
Opera for Easter, An (Neumann, A.)
Opera for Everyone, An (Neumann, A.)
Opera, Opera (Kalmanoff, M.)
Oratorio: Rehearsal for Utopia (Simon, J.S.)
Ordeal of Osbert, The (Davis, A.)
Ordering of Moses, The (Dett, R.N.)
Oregon Country (James, J.)
Orphans in Candyland (Mohr, C.)
Orpheus (Bourland, R.)
Oswin's Word (Self, G.)
Other Wise Man, The (van Grove, I.)
Other Years, Other Christmases (Mathewson, R.B.)
Out of This World (Glen, R. & McAfferty, M.)
Over the Rainbow (Wood, R.)
Overfeed (Schubel, M.)
Owl and the Pussycat Went to See, The (Wood, D.)
Oz - Land of Magic (Cox, J. &. Tallman, R.)
Pacifica (Sternberg, E.W.)
Paid Off (Oliver, S.)
Pale Pink Dragon, The (Tandowsky, J. & Holden, P.)
Pandora's Box (Effinger, C.)
Papageno (Diack, J.M./Mozart)
Papertown Paperchase, The (Wood, D.)
Paradise Island (Davies, T.R.)
Paranoid Parakeet, The (Mayer, L.)
Park Avenue Kids (Gillis, D.)
Parrot Pie (Tahourdin, P.)
Pastoral Kingdom, The (Edmunds, J.)
Patience (Malucelli, K./Sullivan)
Paul Bunyan (Britten, B.)
Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter (Denson, W.)
Paul Bunyan; see also: Giants in the Land
Paul Revere; see: A Tooth for Paul Revere
Peace, The (Davis, C.)
Peace and Goodwill (Chitty, A.W.I.)
PeeWee the Piccolo (Kleinsinger, G.)
Penny Hedge, The (DuFresne)
People and Robbers of Cardemom Town (Egner, T.)
Pep Rally (Gillis, D.)
Pepito's Golden Flower (Caldwell, M.E.)
Perelandra (Swann, D.)
Perfect Wife, The (Barab, S./Pergolesi)
Perfidy Confounded; see: Two Tickets to Omaha
Persephone (Cole, H.)
Persephone; see also: Apollo and Persephone
Persian Fantasy, A (McKie, D.)
Persian Parable, A (McKie, D.)
Pet of the Met (Johnson, H.)
Pet Shop, The (Rieti, V.)
Pete the Pirate (DiChiera, K.)
Peter Rabbit (Cross, H.)
Peter Rabbit (Richter, A.)
Peter Rabbit; see also: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Petruchio (Groth, H.)
Phantom Princess, The (Gualillo, N.)
Phineas and the Nightingale (Lee, D.-K.)
Piano Comes to Arkansas, A (Haskins, R.)
Pickwick (Burnand, N.)
Piece of String, A (Barab, S.)
Pieces of Eight (Dorricott, I.)
Pied Piper, The (Berger, J.)
Pied Piper, The (Brumleu, E.)
Pied Piper, The (Dubbiosi, S.)
Pied Piper, The (Hagemann, V.)
Pied Piper, The (Merman, J. & Leisy, J.)
Pied Piper, The (Sosin, D.)
Pied Piper, The (Tobias, H.)
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Burton, S.D.)
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Clokey, J.W.)
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Mennin, P.)
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Simons, N.)
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Sturges, K.)
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Weigl, K.)
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Wilson, P.)
Pied Piper of Hamlyn, The (Gill, R.)
Pied Piper, The; see also: Children of Hamelin;
Hamelin Town; Piper of Hamelin; It Happened in
Hamelin; The Magical Pied Piper
Pied the Piper (Pradell, L.)
Pig Organ, The, or Pork with Perfect Pitch
(Blackford, R.)
Pilgrim's Progress (Vaughan Williams, R.)
Pink Siamese, The (Barab, S.)
Pinocchio (Eiler, J.)
Pinocchio (Laing, A.)
Pinocchio (Leisy, J. & Eberhard, C.)
Pinocchio (Ottenfeld, V.)
Pinocchio (Titus, H.)
Pinocchio (Wolf, S.)
Pinoeehio (Zytowski, C./Rossini)
Pinocchio and the Puppet Theatre Adventure
(Ravosa, C O
Pinocchio; see also: Hi Jiminy
Piper of Hamelin, The (Flagello, N.)
Pippi Longstocking (Carlson, R.)
Pirates of Penzance, The (Malucelli, K./Sullivan)
Plan A (Miller, J. & P.)
Platypus in Boots (Whittaker, V.)
Play of Daniel, The (Greenberg, N./anonymous)
Play of Herod, The (Greenberg, N./anonymous)
Play of Herod, The; see also:
The Slaughter of the Innocents
Play of St. Nicholas (Renz, F./anonymous)
Play of the Three Shepherds (Zytowski, C.)
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Playback (Lo Presti, R.)
Rainbow Jones (Williams, J.)
Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner, The (Wood, D.) Raja Who Married an Angel, The (Cox, D.)
Polka Dot Dragon (Ostrander, L.)
Rajah's Ruby, The (Barab, S.)
Pollicino (Henze, H.W.)
Ralph and the Wonderful Goodtime Circus
Poorest Suitor (Kondorossy, L.)
(Kalmanoff, M.)
Posadas, Las (Travisi, E. & C.)
Ransom of Red Chief, The (Barab, S.)
Postcard from Morocco (Argento, D.)
Ransom of Red Chief, The (Fuller-Hall, S.)
Pot of Broth, A (Haufrecht, H.)
Ransom of Red Chief, The (Nagle, P. &
Pot of Fat, The (Chanler, T.)
Wingerter, G.)
Potato Bugs and Cows (Rogers, F.)
Rapunzel (Brooks, R.J.)
Rapunzel (Cribari, D.)
Potter Thompson (Crosse, G.)
Rapunzel (Harrison, L.)
Powerful Potion of Dr. Dee, The (Bird, H.)
Rapunzel (Kay, D.)
Prankster, The (Wykes, R.)
Rapunzel (Tobias, H.)
Pride of Lions, A (Tate, P.)
Ratcatcher's Daughter (Kelly, T.)
Prima Donna, The (Benjamin, A.)
Really Rosie (King, C.)
Prince and the Pauper, The (Halley, P.)
Red Carnations (Baksa, R.)
Prince and the Pauper, The (Skeens, G.)
Red Riding Hood (Simmons, H.)
Prince and the Prophecy, The (Franco, J.)
Red Riding Hood and the Wolf (Halstenson, M.)
Prince of Macaroni, The (Malucelli, K.)
Red Riding Hood; see also: Little Red Riding Hood
Prince Who Couldn't Laugh, The (Brumby, C.)
Red Sea, The (Williamson, M.)
Princess, The (Franchetti, A.)
Red Shoes, The (Rydberg, S.)
Princess and the Frog, The (McClain, F.)
Princess and the Frog Prince, The (Phillips, H.G.) Reluctant Hero, The (Hunkins, E.)
Return of Tubby the Tuba, The (Kleinsinger, G.)
Princess and the Goblin, The (Yates, R.)
Revolt of the Foolish Molar, The (Barlow, B.)
Princess and the Magic Pea, The (Kocher, J. &
Richest Girl in the World Finds Happiness, The
Corns, H.)
Princess and the Pea, The [Prinzessin auf der
(Sandow, G.)
Ride on a Broomstick, A (Mendosa, D.)
Erbse] (Toon, E.)
Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The (Bedford, D.)
Princess and the Vagabond (Freed, I.)
Ring, The (Caggiano, P./Wagner)
Princess Honey Becomes Queen (Gingold, N.)
Ring Around Harlequin (McKay, N.)
Princess Ida (Malucelli, K./Sullivan)
Princess, the Poet, and the Little Gray Man, The Ring of the Fettuccines, The (Meiman, D.)
Rip van Winkle (Tobias, H.)
(Martin, D.)
Princess Who Talked Backwards, The (Winokur, R.) Rita and Dita (Brumby, C.)
Prisoner, The (Joubert, J.)
Rita and Dita and the Jolly Swagman (Brumby, C.)
Prisoner's Play, The (Rea, J.)
Rita and Dita and the Pirate (Brumby, C.)
Prodigal Son, The (Britten, B.)
Rita and Dita in Toyland (Brumby, C.)
Professor Kobalt and the Catfish That Cried
Rivalry, The (Noda, K.)
Roaring Camp (Lawrence, J. & Lee, R.)
(Carroll, J.)
Robert the Rose Horse (Chaikin, J.W.)
Professor Kobalt and the Krimson Krumpet
Robin Hood (Kay, N.)
(Carroll, J.)
Professor Kobalt's Kinetic Kontraption (Carroll, J.) Robin Hood (Page, K.S.)
Robin Hood (Tobias, H.)
Professor Owl (House, L.M.)
Robin Hood; see also: The Adventures of Friar
Promise, The (Bass, C.L.)
Proposal, The (Humel, G.)
Tuck; And Robin Hood, Too!; Ballad of Robin Hood
Proposal, The (Savage, J.)
Rooftops (Burgess, B.)
Puddintame (Simons, N.)
Rooster Rag (Hurd, M.)
Pumpkin, The (Kondorossy, L.)
Root! (Bottje, W.G.)
Pupu-kane-oe; see: The Legend of the Singing
Rose and the Ring, The (Chapman, H.)
Rose and the Ring, The (Hill, M.W.)
Snails
Rose and the Ring, The (Leginska, E.)
Puss 'n Boots (Gingold, N.)
Rose of the Danube (Penn, A.A.)
Puss in Boots (Moore, D.)
Rossini (biographical); see: Forever Figaro
Puss in Boots (Titus, H.)
Puss in Boots; see also: The Marquis of Carabas Roundup on the Moon (Wilson, D.)
Royal Auction (Kanitz, E.)
Ruby of Secrets (Dennison, S. & Riley, J.)
Quarry, The (Joubert, J.)
Rumpelstiltskin (Baber, J.)
Queen's Lesson, The (Titone, R.)
Rumpelstiltskin (DiChiera, K. & D.)
Quern Quacritis (Edwards, R.)
Rumpelstiltskin (Norman, R.)
Quest, The (Vollrath, C.)
Rumpelstiltskin (Palas, L.)
Rumpelstiltskin (Pinne, P.)
Rachel (Bratt, C.G.)
Rumpelstiltskin (Simonds, T.)
Raggedy Ann (Raposo, J.)
Rumpelstiltskin (Tobias, H.)
Raggedy Ann and Andy (Raposo, J.)
Rumpelstiltskin; see also: Half-Past Wednesday;
Ragnarok (Bedford, D.)
Ragsman and the Gypsies, The (Angelini, L.)
You'll Find the Magic
Rainbow, The (Davies, P.M.)
Runaway Snowman, The (Gallina, J.)
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Runaways (Swados, E.)
Running Gag (De Pury, M. & Herrick, L.)
Ruth (Van Grove, I.)
Ruth and Naomi (Kondorossy, L.)
Short Night's Journey Into Day (Class developed)
Shovel-Toothed Witch, The (Papale, H.)
Shylum in the Forest, A (Benson, W.)
Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing (Fox, M.)
Signor Deluso (Pasatieri, T.)
Sacrapant, the Sorcerer (Aston, P.)
Silence Bottle (Yannatos, J.)
Sailing of the Nancy Belle, The (Davis, A.)
Silent Night (Hopson, H.)
Saint George (Snyder, T.)
Silent Night; see also: A Gift of Song
Saint George and the Burley Griffin (Whittaker, V.) Silver Dove, The (le Fleming, C.)
Saint Nicholas (Britten, B.)
Silver Fox, The (Larsen, L.)
Salesgirl, The (Hamm, C.E.)
Simple Decision, A (Busch, D.)
Sally Back and Forth (Park, S.F.)
Sinbad the Sailor (Gingold, N.)
Sam Slick (Jones, K.)
Sinbad the Sailor (Pendergrass, C.)
Samuel (Brantley, R.)
Sing a New Song to the Lord (Brush, R.)
Sanderson's Other World (Savage, J.)
Sing Out, Sweet Land (Kerr, W.)
Santa and the Snowmobile (Gallina, J.)
Sing Out, Sweet Land (Siegmeister, E.)
Santa Claus' Beard (Gingold, N.)
Singer's Glen (Parker, A.)
Santa's Video Voyage (Kupferschmid, S.)
Singin' Billy (Bryan, C.F.)
Sappho (Tgettis, N.)
Singing Tortoise, The (Da Costa, N.)
Savoyards, The (Robinson, S./Sullivan)
Sire de Maletroit, The (Duke, J.)
Scandal at Mulford Inn, The (Byrd, W.C.)
Sire de Maletroit Door, The; see also: The Maletroit
Scarecrow, The (Tate, P.)
Door
Scarlet Mill, The (Zador, E.)
Sit wells at Sea, The (Rydberg, S.)
Scene: Domestic (Turok, P.)
Six and Four Are Ten (Ridley, U.)
Scent of Sasparilla, The (Hamm, C.E.)
Six Bunnie-Wunnies Meet the Abominable Snowman,
Sci-Fi (Ostrander, L.)
The (Simonds, T.)
Scrooge (Davidson, W.)
Sky Happy (Beall, M. & Carter, J.)
Scrooge (Holden, M.)
Slaughter of the Innocents, The (Crawley, C.)
Scrooge (Leisy, J. & Eberhard, C.)
Sleeping Beauty (Faith, R.)
Scrooge; see also: A Christmas Carol;
Sleeping Beauty (Gingold, N.)
Sleeping Beauty (Pollard, P.)
Mr. Scrooge
Sleeping Beauty (Rydberg, S.)
Sea Journey, The (Lord, D.)
Sleeping Beauty (Tobias, H.)
Seacock Bane, The (Broadbent, C.B.)
Sleeping Beauty (Wiggins, C.)
Search, The (Knight, C.)
Slippery Souls (Oliver, S.)
Seasons in the Sun (Fendrich, S.)
Slow Dusk (Floyd, C.)
Second Hurricane, The (Copland, A.)
Smike (Holman, R.)
Second Shepherds' Play, The (Doolittle, Q.)
Secret Box with the Big Brass Combination Lock, Smoky Mountain (Hunkins, E.)
Snack Shop, The (McClain, F.)
The (Ahlstrom, D.)
Sneezes (Ogden, M.)
Secret Circuit (Martin, J.)
Snoopy Visits Northland (DiChiera, K.)
Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (Hamm, C.E.)
Snow Queen, The (Palmer, K./Grieg)
Selfish Giant, The (Hollingsworth, S.)
Snow Queen, The (Vander, J.)
Selfish Giant. The (Perry, J.)
Snow White and Rose Red (Gingold, N.)
Selfish Giant, The (Pradell, L.)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Gingold, N.)
Selfish Giant, The (Wilding-White, R.)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Sprenger, C.H.
Selfish Giant, The (Wilson, C.)
Set of Six Poems for Children (Simons, N.)
& Attley, M.)
Seven Brides for Dracula (Nestor, L.)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Valenti, M.)
Sharing the Prophets (Gottlieb, J.)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Wolf, S.)
Shephardes Playe, The (La Montaine, J.)
Snow White Goes West (Eiler, J.)
Shepherd King, The (Parker, J.)
Snowhite and the Space Gwarfs (Ellis, D.)
Shepherd Songs (Martin, G.)
Snowman of Kashmir, The (Kay, P.)
Shepherd's Play, The; see also: Mak the Sheep
Snow Wolf, The (Williamson, M.)
So How Does Your Garden Grow? (Russell, R.)
Stealer; The Second Shepherd's Play
Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep, The (Smith, J.) Sofa, The (Maconchy, E.)
Solar (Tate, P.)
Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains, The
Solomon and Balkis (Thompson, R.)
(Vaughan Williams, R.)
Sherlock Holmes and the Curious Adventure of the Some Pig (Larsen, L.)
Something New for the Zoo (Hoiby, L.)
Clockwork Prince (Hitt, J.A.)
Something Special (DePue, W.E.)
Shining Chalice, The (van Grove, I.)
Something's Gonna Happen (Colgrass, M.)
Shiveree! (Butler, P.)
Song of Happiness (Gingold, N.)
Shizuka's Dance (Kondorossy, L.)
Song of the Maypole (Dreyfus, G.)
Shoe of Little Noby, The (Gordon, P.)
Song of Sixpence, A (Asher, S.F.)
Shoemaker and the Elves, The (Pinne, P.)
Song of the Woods (Miller, M.R.)
Shoemaker's Holiday, The (Argento, D.)
Songs of Hoy (Davies, P.M.)
Shoes and Ships (Lora, A.)
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Sorcerer, The (Malucelli, K./Sullivan)
Taxi Tales (Sosin, D.P.)
Sour Prince, The (Fleseh, E.)
Teen (Emerson, R. & Derwingson, R.)
Sourwood Mountain (Kreutz, A.)
Telemachus, Friend (Wiener, S.D.)
South in Sonora (Cadtnan, C.W.)
Telephone, The (Menotti, G.C.)
Space Dragon of Galatar, The (Paynter, J.)
Tell-Tale Heart, The (Adolphe, B.)
Space Opera (Williams, L.)
Tell-Tale Heart, The (Horacek, L.)
Space Opera One [As We Travel Through the Stars] Temporary Diversion, A (Paynter, J.)
(Jennings, R.)
Tender Land, The (Copland, A.)
Space-Visions (Burgess, B.)
Terrain of the Kings, The (Williamson, M.)
Sparrers (Bainbridge, B.)
Terry's Christmas (Randolph, E.)
Speak Up! (ZanineUi, L.)
That Year (Bielawa, L.)
Spell Unbound, The (Bush, A.)
There Goes the Old BaU Game (Poston, D.)
Spider and the Fly, The (Ahrold, F.)
Theseus and the Minotaur or Knockout at Knossos
Spider Monkey Uncle King, The (Kelly, B.)
(Kay, P.)
Spirit of Fundy, The (Symonds, N.)
Theseus, the Hero of Athens (King, D.)
Spirit Owl, The (Hunkins, E.)
Thief and the Hangman, The (Ellstein, A.)
Spoon Mountain (Rogers, F.)
Thirteen Clocks, The (Bucci, M.)
Spriditis (Jansons, A.)
This Is Christmas (Burt, A.)
Squeak to Me of Love (Class developed)
This Is My Country (Wright, G.)
Sredni Vashtar (Cassels-Brown, A.)
This Merry Company (Bagenal, A. & M.)
Stackalee (Schlein, I.)
Three Against Christmas (Imbrie, A.)
Star Child (Burton, S.)
Three Bears, The (Nordoff, P.)
Star Power (Wright, G.)
Three Billygoats Gruff, The (Pradell, L.)
Starbird (Mollicone, H.)
Three Billygoats Gruff, The (Reed, B.)
Starbottle for the Plantiff (Neff, L.K.)
Three Blind Mice (Verrall, J.)
Staring Match, The (Amfitheatrof, D.)
Three Days to Perfection (Class developed)
Stars Over Christinas (Bampton, R.)
Three Feathers, The (Wolf, S.)
Statue for the Mayor, A (Cole, H.)
Three Kings, The (Gibbs, A.)
Statues at Turtle Bay, The (Goodman, A.)
Three Little Jitterbugs (Gingold, N.)
Steadfast Tin Soldier, The (ZanineUi, L.)
Three Little Pigs (Crawley, C.)
Steadfast Tin Soldier; see: The Little Tin
Three Little Pigs, The (Ohlson, M.)
Three Little Pigs, The (Richter, A.)
Soldier
Three Little Pigs, The; see also: The True Story of
Stockings Were Hung, The (House, L.M.)
Stone Princess, The (Love, L.)
the Three Little Pigs; The Three Wee Pigs
Stone Soup (Dorff, D.)
Three Pigs, The (Winters, G.)
Stone Wall, The (Williamson, M.)
Three Ships (GalUna, J. & Bacak, J.E.)
Stoned Guest, The (Schickele, P.)
Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (Ahlstrom, D.)
Story of Babar the Elephant, The (Poulenc, F.)
Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (Rorem, N.)
Story of Celeste, The(Kleinsinger, G.)
Three Strangers, The (Maconchy, E.)
Story of Ferdinand, The (Haufrecht, H.)
Three Suitors, The (Brumby, C.)
Story of Lt. Cockatoo, The (Tate, P.)
Three Sundays of a Poet; see: The Unicorn, the
Strange Night, A (Polgar, T.)
Gorgon, and the Manticore
Student from Salamanca, The (Bach, J.)
Three Volunteers, The (Williams, K.)
Sun and the Wind, The (Boroff, E.)
Three Wee Pigs, The (Erickson, E.)
Sunday Excursion (Wilder, A.)
Three Wise Monkeys, The (Oliver, S.)
Susannah, Don't You Cry (Loomis, C.)
Three Wishes, The (Combs, R.)
Suzanne and her Double (Gingold, N.)
Through the Looking Glass (Care, R.)
Sweet Betsy from Pike (Bucci, M.)
Through the Looking Glass (White, M.)
Sweetree (Forman, J.)
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found
Swiss Family Robinson, The (Markham, S.)
There (Josephs, W.)
Swiss Family Robinson, The (Tandowsky, J.)
Thursday's Child (Rodgers, L.)
Swiss Nativity [Die ZeUer Weinaeht] (Burkhard, P.) Tiger of Chungshan, The (Scarim, N.)
System, The (Bach, J.)
Time Flies (Oliver, S.)
Tin Pan Ali (Nield, D.)
Takeover, The (Dreyfus, G.)
Tiniest Town in Mexico, The (Herzog, E.)
Tale for a Deaf Ear (Bucei, M.)
Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol (Merman, J. & Leisy, J.)
To Let the Captive Go (Stewart, F.)
Tale from Chaucer, A (Gordon, P.)
To Please Mr. Plumjoy; see: A Christmas Eve with
Tale of Issoumbochi, The (Ward-Steinman, D.)
Tale of Peter Rabbit, The (ZanineUi, L.)
Music
Tales from the Arabian Nights (Fahrner, R.)
Toad of Toad Hall (Fraser-Simson, H.)
Tales of Rhyme and Reason [Six Short Pieces]
Tod's Girl (Kelly, R.)
(Barab, S.)
Tom and the Waterbabies (Bainbridge, B.)
Taming of the Shrew, The (Giannini, V.)
Tom Sawyer (Barton, D. & Bond, M.)
Taming of the Shrew, The; see also: Christopher Tom Sawyer (Elkus, J.)
Sly; Petruchio
Tom Sawyer (Gates, K.)
Tartuffe (Mechem, K.)
Tom Sawyer (O'Toole, A.)
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Tom Sawyer (Reinstedt, M. & B.)
Tom Sawyer (Skeens, G.)
Tom Sawyer to the Rescue (Lackey, L.)
Tom Sawyer; see also: The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer; Huckleberry Finn
Tom Thumb (Pradell, L.)
Tom Thumb (Tobias, H.)
Tom Thumb; see also: Pollicino
TOMO - Opera Fantasy for Children (Horvit, M.)
Tony Beaver (Marais, J.)
Too Dear; see: The Prisoner
Tooth for Paul Revere, A (Siegmeister, E.)
Total Sweet Success, A [The £1,000,000 Bank Note]
(Goldstein, W.)
Tower, The (Levy, M.D.)
Tower, The; see: Something's Gonna Happen
Town Musicians of Bremen, The (Zytowski, C.I
Schubert)
Toy Shop, The (Barab, S.)
Toys in the Haunted Castle (Zawadsky, P.)
Transformations (Susa, C.)
Treasure Island (Averill, R.)
Treasure Island (Elkus, J.)
Treasure Island; see also: Pieces of Eight
Tree on the Plains, A (Bacon, E.)
Tree That Found Christmas, The (Kleinsinger, G.)
Trial of the Gyspy (Menotti, G.C.)
Trip, The (Schwartz, S.)
Triumph of Punch, The (Vernon, A.)
Trixie True, Teen Detective (Hamilton, K.)
Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein, L.)
True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The
(DePue, W.E.)
Tub, The (Wilding-White, R.)
Tubby and the Jazz Band (Kleinsinger, G.)
Tubby Goes to the Circus (Kleinsinger, G.)
Tubby the Tuba (Kleinsinger, G.)
Tumbledown Dick (Larsen, L.)
Tumbler of Notre Dame, The (Ahlstrom, D.)
Tumbleweeds (Christiansen, A.)
Tunesmith of Boston (Everitt, M.A.)
Turtle Drum, The (Arnold, M.)
Turtleshell, The (Winstead, W.)
Twelve Dancing Princesses, The (Closson, D.M.)
Twilight of Magic, The (Hemenway, E.)
Two Circustories (Merman, J.)
Two Fiddlers, The (Davies, P.M.)
Two Imposters, The (Kondorossy, L.)
Two Suitors, The (Brumby, C.)
Two Tickets to Omaha [Perfidy Confounded]
(Hannay, R.)
Ugly Duckling, The (Gross, E.)
Ugly Duckling, The (Pradell, L.)
Ugly Duckling, The (Seale, S.)
Ugly Duckling, The (Tobias, H.)
Uncle Billy's Candy Shop (Obenchain, V.)
Under One Roof (DiChiera, K.)
Unicorn in the Garden, The (Smith, R.)
Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore, The
(Menotti, G.C.)
University Greys, The (Kreutz, A.)
Unmusical Impresario, The (Davis, K.K.)
Updated Alice, The (Alcorn, N.)
Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall, The (Gesner, C.)
Valley and the Hill, The (Williamson, M.)
Vigilance (DiChiera, K.)
Vive le Louvre! (Cross, J.A.)
Voice, The (Kondorossy, L.)
Voice Still and Small, A (Sargon, S.A.)
Voyage of St. Brendan, The (Paynter, J.)
Wackadoo Zoo, The (Gallina, J.)
Wacky and his Fuddlejig (Swann, D.)
Walk with Mr. Peeps, A (Alexander, N.)
Wanderer: A Ballad of Now, The (Boesing, P. & M.)
Washington Exchange (Brouwer, M.)
Washington, George; see: George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln; Let George Do It
Wat Tyler (Bush, A.)
Watch Out! or the Music Will Get You (Miller, H.)
We Live in the City (Balkin, A.)
Welcome to the Zoo (Solly, B.)
We're Gonna Drive Them Crazy (Scarim, N.)
We've Come from the City (Haufrecht, H.)
What Men Live By (Martinu, B.)
What the Old Man Does Is Always Right
(Hoddinott, A.)
What Will the Neighbors Say; see: Tales of Rhyme
and Reason
What's New? (O'Leary, M.)
Wheel of the World, The (Crosse, G.)
Wheels (Beall, M.K. & Carter, J.)
When the Christ Child Came (Clokey, J.W.)
Where Love Is, God Is Also; see: Once Upon a
Christmas
Where the Rainbow Ends (Smolover, R.)
Where the Wild Things Are (Knussen, O.)
Whirligig (Brisman, H.)
White Butterfly, A (Leichtling, A.)
Who Am I (Barab, S.)
Wicked Sam and the Devil (Polifrone, J.)
Wild Swans (Paynter, J.)
Wild Things, The (Pradell, L.)
Wild West Show, The (Wesley-Smith, M.)
Wild West Woman (Parks, R.D.)
Will Jack Be Here for Christmas? (Clark, M.M.)
William TeU (Tobias, H.)
Willie Tree, The (Wilder, A.)
Willow Pattern Plate, The (Mendosa, D.)
Wind in the Willows (Hulett, M.)
Wind in the WiUows (Rydberg, S.)
Wind in the Willows (Strauch, C.)
Wind in the WiUows; see also: Toad of Toad Hall
Windstorm in Bubbleland (Rogers, F.)
Winnie the Pooh (Israel, B.)
Winter Star, The (Williamson, M.)
Wir bauen eine Stadt; see: Let's Build a Town
Wise and the Foolish, The (List, K.)
Wise Shoemaker, The (Brumby, C.)
Wise Woman and the King, The [Die Kluge]
(Orff, C.)
Wish is a Dream, A (Mendosa, D.)
Wish Machine, The (Wodmansky, W.)
Wishing Tree, The (Brooks, R.J.)
Witch's Broom, The (Rea, A.)
Wizard of Oz, The (Eiler, J.)
Wizard of Oz, The (Puras, E.)
Wizard's Ring, The (Rea, A.)
Wolferl (Gingold, N.)
Wonderous Love (Hunkins, E.)
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Worst Thing in the World, The (Moore, C.)
Xingu (Hoyland, V.)
Yankee Pedlar (Duke, J.)
Yearbook! (Curnow, P.)
Yehu (Zador, E.)
Yolanda (Ramsier, P.)
You'U Find the Magic (Roberts, J.)
You'U Never Get It Off the Ground (Kalmanoff, M.)
Young Abe Lincoln (Ziskin, V. & Javits, J.)
Young Dracula (Kelly, T.)
Young Goodman Brown (Lenel, L.)
Young Lincoln (Hunkins, E.)
Young Lincoln II (Hunkins, E.)
Young Pioneer, The (Micciche, J.)
Young Tom Edison (Kalmanoff, M.)
Young Visiters, The (St. Pierre, D.)
Yucatan Relics, The (Spira, R.)
Yuck, it's Muck (Fahrner, R.)
Yuwidi (Moore, R.)
ZeUer Weihnacht, Die; see: Swiss Nativity
Zetabet (Barnes, E.)
Zodiac (Freed, A.)
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