Details
- Instrument:
- Voice
- Ensembles:
- Large Ensemble
- Genres:
- Children Opera Romantic Period Contemporary
- Publishers:
- Andre van Haren
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Late Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community Mission
- Number of Pages:
- 364
SKU: A0.983295
Composed by André van Haren. Children,Contemporary,Opera,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 364 pages. Andre van Haren #3508869. Published by Andre van Haren (A0.983295).In "Raoul’s Rescue Mission" (a short children's opera based on a children's book by the composer), the main character, a little mouse named Raoul, is forced to go on a mission to rescue his baby sister out of the claws of the mean neighbourhood cat, Tomcat.
The opera is to be performed by four singers. Tenor 2 and baritone are doubling roles as shown below and could for example change masks to make clear which character they are playing at any given time. BabySis’ (represented by a doll) 2-bar part, is sung off-stage by the soprano.
SINGERS:
Soprano: Mother/BabySis
Tenor 1: Raoul
Tenor 2: Narrator/ComeOn/Sewer
Baritone: Father/TomCat/GuardDog
INSTRUMENTATION:
1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in Bb, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horns in F, 1 Trumpet in Bb, 1 Trombone, 1 Tuba.
Percussion, 2 players: Bass Drum, Shaker, Suspended Cymbal, Woodblock, Xylophone, Glockenspiel.
1 Harp
1st and 2nd Violins, Violas, Cellos, Basses.
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