Alice in Wonderland (opera)

Alice in Wonderland is a 2007 operatic adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. It is the first opera of Korean composer Unsuk Chin, who co-wrote the English libretto with the Asian-American playwright David Henry Hwang. It had its world premiere on 30 June 2007 at the Bavarian State Opera as part of the 2007 Munich Opera Festival. Conducted by Kent Nagano and featuring Sally Matthews in the title role and Dame Gwyneth Jones as the Queen of Hearts, the production was hailed as "World Premiere of the Year" by the German opera magazine Opernwelt. A DVD was subsequently released by Euroarts.

Roles

Role	Voice type	World Premiere cast, 30 June, 2007 Conductor: Kent Nagano	American Premiere cast, 13 June 2012 Conductor: Michael Christie
Alice	soprano	Sally Matthews	Ashley Emerson
Cheshire Cat	soprano	Piia Komsi/Julia Rempe	Tracy Dahl
Mad Hatter/Duck	baritone	Dietrich Henschel	Aubrey Allicock
White Rabbit/Badger/March Hare	countertenor	Andrew Watts	David Trudgen
Mouse/Pat/Cook/Dormouse/Invisible Man	Tenor	Guy De Mey	Matthew DiBattista
Owl/Ugly Duchess/Two	mezzo-soprano	Cynthia Jansen
Queen of Hearts	dramatic soprano	Gwyneth Jones	Juile Makerov
Old man/Crab/King of Hearts	bass	Steven Humes	Bradley Smoak
Old Man/Eaglet/Fish-Footman/Five/Executioner	tenor	Christian Rieger
Dodo/Frog-Footman/Seven	bass	Rudiger Trebes
Caterpiller	solo bass clarinet	Stefan Schneider	Seán Curran/James Meyer
Chorus of Baby Animals, Creatures, Royal Entourage, 12 Jurors, Children, and Royal Children

Scenes

• Scene I – Dream I
• Scene II – The Pool of Tears
• Scene III – In the House of the White Rabbit
• Interlude I – Advice from a Caterpillar
• Scene IV – Pig and Pepper
• Scene V – A Mad Tea Party
• Scene VI – The Croquet Ground
• Interlude II
• Scene VII – The Trial or Who Stole the Tarts?
• Finale – Dream II

External links

• "Looking-glass Opera" by Alex Ross, The New Yorker (30 July 2007)
• Alice in Wonderland, Bavarian State Opera