Through the Looking Glass (opera)

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Alice Liddell
Alice Liddell

Through the Looking Glass is a chamber opera by the Australian composer Alan John to a libretto by Andrew Upton, based on Lewis Carroll's book and on the life of Alice Liddell, the girl on whom Carroll based his story. The work was commissioned by the Victorian Opera and the Malthouse Theatre in association with Opera Australia; it premiered on 20 May 2008 at the Merlyn Theatre (Malthouse Theatre); the performance time is approximately 70 minutes.

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[edit] Roles

Role Voice type Premiere cast, 20 May 2008
Conductor: Richard Gill
Alice
(both the young girl in the story
and the adult Alice Liddell)		 mezzo-soprano Dimity Shepherd
Lewis Carroll,
Train Driver,
The Red King,
Humpty Dumpty,
The White Knight		 tenor David Hobson
Tiger Lily,
Passenger,
The White Queen,
Pudding,
Ensemble		 soprano Margaret Haggart
Rose,
The Red Queen,
Passenger,
Sheep,
Unicorn,
Ensemble		 mezzo-soprano Suzanne Johnston
Violet,
Passenger,
Tweedledee,
The White King,
Ensemble		 tenor Kanen Breen
Daisy,
Guard,
Tweedledum,
Mutton
Ensemble		 bass Gary Rowley
Young Alice,
Fawn		 Stephanie Pidcock,
Jacqueline Bathman,
Dana Hehir,
alternating with:
Emilia Bertolini,
Francesca Codd,
Hayley Heath
Director Michael Kantor
Set & costume design Peter Corrigan
Lighting design Paul Jackson
Dramaturge Maryanne Lynch
Musical Preparation David McSkimming
Assistant Conductor Nicholas Carter
Assistant Director Anna Tregloan

[edit] Reception

The work was placed on the syllabus of the Victorian Certificate of Education Theatre Studies program.

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