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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) Honorary National Chairman ROBERT L.B. TOBIN National Chairman MRS. MARGO H. BINDHARDT

National Vice Chairman MRS. MARY H. DARRELL

This DIRECTORY OF OPERAS/MUSICALS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES is the latest in the series of COS Directories. These form part of the COS Bulletin, which is a quarterly publication. Regular news issues contain information on such topics as news from opera companies, including new companies, government and national arts organizations, new operas and premieres, opera in academia, new editions and adaptations, new and renovated theaters, book reviews, announcements of competition winners, etc. An extensive performance listing mentioning opera and musical theater productions by all opera companies, academic workshops, and non- profit theaters closes each issue. Subscription is by membership.

Central Opera Service Bulletin Vol. 24, No. 4 1984 Directory

Editor: MARIA F. RICH Assistant Editor: JEANNE HANIFEE KEMP Editorial Assistants: CHERYL KEMPLER FRITZI BICKHARDT NORMA LITTON

The COS Bulletin is published quarterly for its members by Central Opera Service. Permission to quote is not necessary but kindly note source. Please send any news items suitable for mention in the COS Bulletin as well as performance information to The Editor, Central Opera Service Bulletin, Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023. Copies this issue: $12.00 Regular News Issues: $3.00 ISSN 0008-9508 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction v

Key to Abbreviations viii

Operas/Musicals for Young People 1 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

-iv- 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, com- posers 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-

-v- 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 com- posers, 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

-vi- 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 run- ning time, acts and scenes, and the number of sets; next come cast re- quirements, 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 perfor- mances.

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

-VI1- 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, t- sx - 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

-viii- composer/librettist title/gen.info./ premiere/ comments source/length/cast/orch. Abel, Sam The Dreamnakers pfg.org. Campion, pfd. by children Narcissa Freelance Players, Jamaica Plains, MA 1983

Adolphe, Bruce The Tell-Tale Heart (1978) GAL /AMC same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/5sc; 1 se* after Poe s,t,b,2bs Boston & New England Conservatories Theatre 1/22/82 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 BM History for youth, pfd. by adults and children narr.chl.ch P

Ahlstrom, David Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC Stein, Gertrude Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 3a/2sc; 2 sets based on play by Gertrude Stein 2s,m,a,t,b,bs Voices/SF, San Francisco 10/29/82 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. The Hours Rise Up comp. c/o ASCAP cummings, e e For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 26m; la/8sc audience participation 2s,2a,t,b,ch-ssa,chl.ch after poems of e e cummings 2ps,6pc OR p,str OR p Voices/SF, San Francisco 12/17/82 (conc.pf.) Tape avail. COMMENTS: May be performed simply with mime and dancers, Premiere well received, (composer)

Ahlstrom, D. The Secret Box with the Big Brass Combination Lock comp. c/o ASCAP Evans, Philip Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 30m; la/lsc; 1 set based on play of same name by Evans s,a,t,b,actr,chl.ch Voices/SF, San Francisco 5/6/83 p,lute,vlo,Orff insts OR p Videotaped

Ahlstrom, O. Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters SSM /AMC Stein, G. Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 29m; 3a/2sc; 1 set after play by Gertrude Stein 2s,m,b,bs,ch Cincinnati Conservatory Opera Wksp. 3/1/53 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. -1- Ahlstrom, D. The Tumbler of Notre Dane comp. c/o ASCAP same 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 BM Madrigal opera for children, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act based on Mary Howitt poem s,t,spk,dcr,ch llll,1110,tp,pc,hp,cbsn

Aitken, Hugh Fables TP /AMC same 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 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 The Updated Alice pfg.org. Seeber, Rory & Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 70 m; 2a/13sc; 4-6 sets Rick audience participation 4women,5men, after Lewis Carroll 5men or women Bonfils Theatre, Denver, CO 11/1/82 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...lack- luster...flat. But children who gather around players attest "Alice" hits its target. (R. Cruise, "Rocky Mountain News")

Alexander, Nick A Walk with Mr. Peeps ShP Garrett, Patsy Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 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 AMC Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 35m; la/3sc; 1 set based on W.W. Jacobs short story s,2t,2b Edinboro State College, PA 11/13/72 p, 4 winds OR p-4hnds

-2- All wood, Peter Bendigo Boswell Wei Taylor, Jeremy Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 2 acts James Children's Music Theatre, George Square, cast of 30 ic Scott, David Edinburgh, Scotland 8/23/82 1111,0000,pic,ent.pc, 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, The Staring Match AMC Daniele Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 105m; 2a/4sc; 3 sets McNeely, Jerry (1964) 2s,2t,2b,bs-b,bs, girl-s,spk,ch 2222,2221,2pc,tp,hp,p eel,bells ,str Anderson, L. Hansel and Gretel BM adapt. Humperdinck Serio-comedy for children, pfd. by children 60m adaptation of Humperdinck's opera Toured by Vienna Choir Boys Angelini, Louis The Ragsman and the Gypsies comp. /AMC Nassar, Eugene Musical play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults and children 55m; la/5sc; 2 sets Paul 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) Archer, Robyn The Live Adventures of Superwoman AuMC same Musical play for young audiences South Australian Theatre in Education '71 Argento, The Boor BH /AMC Dominick Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 55m; la/lsc; 1 set Olon-Scrymgeour, after Chekhov's "The Brute" s,t,b John Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 5/6/57 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. Christopher Sly BH /AMC Manlove, John Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 70m; la/2sc; 2 sets based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" 3s,m,3t,b,2bs-b,bs University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 5/31/63 (not '67) 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.

-3- Argento, D. Jonah and the Whale BH Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 2 acts based on Biblical story s,t,b,bs,narr,ch Plymouth Congregational "Church, Minneapolis 3/19/74 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. Postcard From Morocco BH Donahue, John Fantasy for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 90m; 3 acts; 1 set eomm. & prem: Minnesota Opera 10/4/71 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. The Shoemaker's Holiday BH /AMC Olon-Scrymgeour, Comic ballad opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 150m; 2 acts J. after Thomas Dekker's play 2s,m,a,3b,2bs-b,bs,ch The Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis 6/1/67 1011,1210,pic,a-fl, 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 Jericho Road comp. c/o AMC Barr, Isabel Biblical opera/play, pfd. by adults 60m; 2 acts Harriss based on Miracle play by Isabel Harriss s,a,t,b Philadelphia Grand Opera 3/12/69 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 The Ballad of the Bremen Band EAM /AMC Billings, James Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 45m; 1 act after Grimm 3m,2t,3b,bs,4chl Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/25/77 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. Daughter of the Double Duke of Dingle Jer Billings, J. Comic fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and 45 m; 1 act adults s,boy-s,m,2t,2b,bs Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/17/78 1011,1000,pc,p,vln,dbs 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. Meanwhile, Back at Cinderella's Jer Billings, J. Comic satire for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 65m; la/4sc New York Lyric Opera 5/5/76 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 The Boy with a Cart comm.org. Fry, Christopher pfd. by children and adults 1 act comm: Danforth Foundation prem: Mary Institute Choir, St. Louis 5/8/68 Arnold, M.J. H.M.S. Pinafore ShP adapt. Sullivan Comedy for children 60m adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan cast of 6, eh P Arnold, Malcolm The Turtle Drum OUP Serraillier, Ian Folktale for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 40m based on a Japanese folktale ch OPT 4sgrs comm. & prem: BBC Making Music Series pc OPT fl,tpt,gtr,dbs BBC, London 1978 Am.prem: Third Street Settlement, NYC 2/3/79 COMMENTS: Music is simple, language rich and beautifully descriptive. (L. Smith, Opera for Youth)

Asher, Sandra F. A Song of Sixpence PfP For young children to perform 50m (1976) cast of 10 P Ashwander, Donald Dandelion pfg.org. same & Martin, Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or children 60m; 1 scene Judith audience participation cast of 4 fantasy based on Darwin's theory of evolution p-4hnds Paper Bag Players, NY 1968 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 Sacrapant, the Sorcerer TP(Nov) Morgan, Paul Drama for children, pfd. by children 40m; 1 set based on George Peele's "Old Wives Tale" 6sgrs,5spks,ch Upper Poppleton Primary School, York, England 1968 pe Am.prem: Children's Opera Theatre of the Virginia Opera, Norfolk 4/26/80 COMMENTS: Story has direct appeal to children, but also holds adult interest. (J. Shulson, "Newport News Daily Press") -5- Averill, Louise A Christmas Carol CMC same Drama after Dickens Averill, Richard Treasure Island com p. c/o pfg.org. Odle, Robert Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults based on R.L. Stevenson American Theatre Co., Tulsa, OK 2/13/81 Avril, Lloyd Heads or Tails pfg.org. pfd. by adults 1 act Glassboro State College, NJ 2/23/68 Baber, Joseph Rumpelstiltskin MKM /AMC Gardner, John Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 150m; 2a/7sc; 1 set after Grimm 3s,m,a,3t,2b,2bs, University of Kentucky, Lexington 1/21/77 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 comp. Fairy tale after Oscar Wilde Nebraska Synfonia, Omaha 4/80 Bach, J. The Student from Salamanca comp. c/o AMC same Farce for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 1 act after Cervantes' "La Cueva de Salamanca" s,m,2t,b,bs-b New York City Opera 10/9/80 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. The System GAL same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act after Poe s,m,2t,bs-b,bs, Mannes College of Music, NYC 3/5/74 mime,eh-ttbb 2232,3331,pic,b-cl, 2pe,p,cel,hp,str ALSO PFD. BY: Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb 11/77

Bacon, Ernest A Tree on the Plains comp. c/o ASCAP Horgan, Paul Folk drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 2a/3sc; 1 set Converse College, Spartanburg, SC 5/2/42 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 This Merry Company OUP & Alison Medieval plays for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 50m same 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)

Bailey, Maurice Goldilocks and the Three Bears OUP same Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by children 35m; la/lsc; 1 set based on fairy tale cast of 5,2ch (1977) p.pc.rcdrs

Bainbridge, Beryl The Lost Ring AuMC same Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60m Victorian primary schools, Australia 1967 cast of 5

Bainbridge, B. Sparrers comp. c/o AuMC same (1969) 90m cast of 20 Recorded: Australian Broadcasting Co. Bainbridge, B. Tom and the Waterbabies comp. c/o AuMC same (1966) 120m cast of 30,ch,chl.ch Recorded: Australian Broadcasting Co.

Baker, Dianne My Robot Buddy PDS Slote, Alfred Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults 60m; 2a/3sc; 1 set based on book by Alfred Slote cast of 15 (1980) P ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Children's Meeting House, Loveland, OH 9/82

Baksa, Robert Red Carnations AB /AMC same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by 1 adult and 2 h.s. 35m; la/lsc; 1 set based on "Red Carnations" by Glenn Hughes s,t,b comm. <3c prem: Met Opera Studio, NYC 1969 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 The Magic Abduction and Cosi Marriage of Tutti Giovanni adaptor adapt. Mozart Comedy, pfd. by h.s. same based on and adapted from Mozart Aspen Music Festival Experimental Wksp. 8/72

Balkin, Alfred America's About... NVM same 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. City Scene NVM same 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. The Musicians of Bremen NVM same (A Not-So-Grinm Modern Musical Fairy Tale) 90m; 2a/12sc; 1 set Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. cast of 10-30 audience participation 1010,0110,4sx,p,gtr, after Grimm pc.dbs Western Michigan University Opera Wksp., Kalamazoo OR p,pc,dbs,synth 4/29/72 (rev. 1982) 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. We Live in the City TP same Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children 40m; la/8sc; 1 set audience participation up to 30 Adams Elementary School, Washington, DC 1970 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 Stars Over Christnas ShP Young, Vivian M. Christmas carol play for grades K-9, pfd. by children 45m ch P COMMENTS: Various classes, all seated in auditorium, come to stage for their part of the play, (publisher)

Banks, Don Cinderella AuMC Pantomime for grades K-9 Emilie Littler Prods., London 1956

Banks, D. Dick Whittington AuMC Pantomime for grades K-8 based on legend of Dick Whittington Emilie Littler Prods., London 1957

Barab, Seymour At Last I've Found You AMC same pfd. by adults la/3sc; 2 sets after story by Evelyn E. Smith s,m,t,b,bs,actr oomm: North Carolina Arts Council P North Carolina Opera, Charlotte (tour) 12/81 Videotaped

-8- Barab, S. Chanticleer BH Richards, M.C. Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 40m; la/lsc; 1 set based on Chaucer s,m,t,b Aspen, CO 8/4/56 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. Fair Means or Foul, a Fractured Fairy Tale AMC same Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 60m; la/lsc; 1 set 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. Fortune's Favorites GAL/AMC same astrological opera, pfd. by adults 1 act (1977) s,m,b llll,2110,str OR p ALSO PFD. BY: Singers Theatre, Shrub Oak '81; After Dinner Opera, NYC '8

Barab, S. A Game of Chance BH /AMC Maneher, E. Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act based on "All on a Summer's Day" 2s,m,bs-b Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 1/11/57 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 BH Christmas play, pfd. by children 30 m; 1 act Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 12/57

Barab, S. Little Red Riding Hood BH /AMC same Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 50 m; la/3sc; 3 sets after Grimm s,m,b Music Theatre for Children, NYC 10/13/62 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. Little Stories in Tomorrow's Paper BH /AMC same Satire on violence for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act; 1 set comm. & prem: Lighthouse School Opera Wksp., s,t,2b,bs NYC 6/7/79 p,el-p,hp,2gtr,dms, dbs.vibe Videotaped COMMENTS: Especially written for the blind and visually handicapped.

Barab, S. The Maker of Illusions GS same 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. The Maletroit Door BH England, Martha pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act based on R.L. Stevenson's "Sire de Maletroit's Door" cast of 3 Manhattan School, NYC 1959 chamb.orch

Barab, S. No Laughing Matter eomp. c/o AMC same (1973) P Barab, S. Not a Spanish Kiss AMC same pfd. by adults 30m; la/lse; 1 set Singers Theatre, Shrub Oak, NY 1977 s,t,b 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. Only a Miracle GS same Christmas comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60 m; la/lsc; 1 set Illinois University Opera Theatre, Urbana 12/1/83 s,t,b,bs 1121,2110,2pc,tp,str Tape avail. COMMENTS: Musical theatre quality. (D. Lloyd, Illinois University)

Barab, S. The Perfect Wife BH adapt. Pergolesi Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act freely adapted from "La Serva padrona" s,bs-b,mute Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln 11/4/71 chamb.orch ALSO PFD. BY: numerous Barab, S. A Piece of String AMC pfd. by adults 100m; 3a/5sc; 1 set after Guy de Maupassant 2s,boy-s,m ,2t ,5b, 3bs University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 5/85 P

-10- Barab, S. The Pink Siamese BH Otto, Susan Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 45m; la/2sc; 2 sets Detroit Institute of Arts 4/10/59 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 AMC Comedy, pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act based on Milne's "Man in the Bowler Hat" 2s,t,b,bs,spk Sullivan St. Playhouse, NYC 4/19/58 P Barab, S. The Ransom of Red Chief BH Comedy, pfd. by adults 1 act based on O.Henry Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 12/64 Barab, S. Tales of Rhyme and Reason: BH same Always Arguing; Braggarty Rabbit; A Kiss from Alice; 15 m ea; 6 scenes Lordly Lion; What Will the Neighbors Say; Bigger and narr.der/mime Better 1121,2110,pe,hp,str Moralistic fables for K-6, pfd. by adults OR p various sections premiered by: Little Orchestra Society 12/2/67; Pittsburgh Symphony 12/7/70; Indianapolis Sym- phony 11/14/70; Third Street Music Settlement 11/8/81 COMMENTS: Conceived as six separate "dramatic recitations with piano or orchestral accompaniment"; no sung passages, (publisher)

Barab, S. The Toy Shop GS /AMC same Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 50m; la/lsc; 1 set New York City Opera Education Dept. 6/3/78 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 SFr same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 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 The Case of the Missing Part of Speech ShP same & For grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m Hutchinson, ch Janet P Tape & guides avail. COMMENTS: The learning of grammar with music and drama, (publisher) -11- Barlow, B. The Revolt of the Foolish Molar ShP same & For grades K-4, pfd. by children 20m Copp, Marie ch Tape avail. COMMENTS: To motivate children to systematic dental care, (publisher)

Barnes, Edward The Frog Who Became a Prince BM same Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 20m; la/lsc; 1 set based on Elinor Horwitz' "Strange Story of the Frog Who s,b Became a Prince" p.synth.pc OR p Virginia Opera Theatre (touring company), Norfolk 9/28/81 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. Zetabet BM same Musical adventure for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 35 m; la/9se; 1 set based on Scott Corbett's "The Mysterious Zetabet" s,b Opera New England, Boston 11/1/82 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 Byron, the Wonderful Bandit CMC Oldfield, Jack & Musical for young people 3 m,5b Conway-Marmo, (1965) P Helen

Barthelson, Joyce Chanticleer CF same Comedy, pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act audience participation s,a,t,b,bs-b,ch,narr based on Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale" 2222,4220,tp,pc,p,hp,str Met Studio, NYC 4/15/67 conc.pf. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Offstage mikes required. ALSO PFD. BY: National Federation of Music Clubs, RI '68; Manhattan School, NYC '82

Barthelson, J. The King's Breakfast CF /AMC same Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; la/lsc; 1 set based on Maurice Baring's "Catherine Parr" s,b,spk Community Opera, NYC 2/73 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 Androcles and the Lion PDS & Bond, Matt Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/8sc; 2-3 sets same based on legend of Androcles cast of 18,ch Ha'Penny Players, Long Beach, CA 1978 fl,cl,sx,tpt,dbs,dms,p

Barton, D. ic Ton Sawyer PDS Bond, M. For grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 90m; 3a/10sc same based on Mark Twain cast of 32 (1975) 2020,0210,p,pc,s ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Mariposa Jr. High School, CA 5/17/82 -12- Barton, Edward The Enchanted Wood PfP same Musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children 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 Sky Happy Jen & Carter, John Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 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. Wheels Jen & Carter, J. Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; la/lsc; 1 set cast of 2,ch,narr full h.s. orch OR p

Beckett, The Magic Mirror eomp c/o ASCAP William Wheeler pfd. by adults 3 acts Youth Concerts, Newark, NJ 4/27/55

Beckler, Stanworth The Catbird Seat AMC same Comedy, pfd. by adults 40m; la/3sc; after James Thurber 2s,2t,2b,ch (1973) 1121,3221, pic.pc.p.str

Bedford, David The Death of Baldur EAM(UE) Bagg, Terry 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. Fridiof's Saga EAM(UE) Bagg, T. 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")

-13- Bedford, D. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner EAM(UE) Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 60m based on poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 3t,b,2spk,2mime,2ch comm. & prem: New Music in Action, London 1979 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 An Army of Two ShP same Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 40 m; 1 act based on incident in War of 1812 2s,t,2spk, (1982) 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 Hello Out There BM same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 35m; la/lsc; 1 set after play by William Saroyan s/m,t,b Columbia University Opera Wksp., NY 5/27/54 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 Forever Figaro BM adapt. Rossini Biography for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts same from the life and works of Rossini s,m,bs-b Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, MO 5/20/78 (tour) p COMMENTS: A warm, genial, thoughtfully conceived homage to Rossini. (F. Peters, "St. Louis Post Dispatch")

Benjamin, Arthur The Devil Take Her BH Collard, Alan Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act & Gordon, John B. Royal College of Music, London 12/1/31 (not '32) 3s,2m,2a,t, Am.prem: Columbia University, NYC 2/13/41 (not '42) 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. Prina Donna (1933) BH Cliffe, Cedric Comedy, pfd. by adults 60 m; 1 act & prol London 2/23/49 2s,m,t,b,bs Am.prem: Philadelphia 12/53 conc.pf. 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 Hammer in his Hand comp. c/o ASCAP Vance, Eleanor Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 60m; 3a/6sc; 2 sets Graham based on John Henry legend cast of 7, ch Lincoln School, Mass. 4/65 chamber orch OR p

Bennett, John A Christmas Carol pfg.org. pfd. by adults after Dickens Music Theatre of Wichita 12/80 Bennett, Richard All the King's Men EAM Rodney Folktale for K-6, pfd. by children 40m; 1 act Cross, Beverly based on Humpty Dumpty 4 singers,3spk,ch Coventry Schools' Music Ass'n, England 3/29/69 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. The Midnight Thief BM Serraillier, Ian For grades 3-6, pfd. by children 20m; 1 act; 1 set based on Mexican folktale 2girls,4boys,ch comm. & prem: BBC Making Music Series, London 1963 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 The Enchanted Kiss TP(Chl) Russell pfd. by adults or children 1 act Simon, Robert Municipal Broadcasting System 12/30/45 ALSO PFD. BY: New School, NYC '69 Benson, Warren A Shylum in the Forest comp. c/o ASCAP McGillicuddy, Jo Fantasy for K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; 2a/4sc; 4 sets Webster Groves HS, St. Louis, 4/23/79 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, Babar, the Elephant CF Nicolai For grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50 m; la/5sc Heyward, Dorothy based on Jean de Brunhoff stories 3s,2m,5b,bs-b,ch,dcrs & Randal, Judith Little Orchestra Society, NYC 2/21/53 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 comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by children or adults 1 act Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale 10/20/74 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 -15- Berkeley, Lennox Castaway MMWCh) Dehn, Paul Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 1 act; 4 sc after Homer's "The Odyssey" 3s,m,2b,bs,ch English Opera Group, Aldeburgh 1967 1121,2110 ,tp,pc,p,hp,str

Berkeley, L. A Dinner Engagement MMB(Ch) Dehn, P. pfd. by adults 60m; la/2sc Aldeburgh, England 6/17/54 2s,2a,2t,b Am.prem: Seattle 1958 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. A Goat's Tale pfg.org. Katz, B. pfd. by adults cast of 5 audience participation after Sholem Aleichem Piccolo Opera, Detroit 1968 ALSO PFD. BY: Piccolo Opera '70-'72

Bernstein, Leonard Trouble in Tahiti GS same Tragicomedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 40m; la/7sc; 7 sets Brandeis Univ., Walt ham, MA 6/12/52 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 con- temporary 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 That Year comp. same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by children or adults 30m; la/7sc; 3 sets Aptos Jr. High School, San Francisco 6/2/82 cast of 4, ch P Bier, Olga Heavens to Betsy PDS same & Taylor, Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 3a/9sc; 1 set Eleanor based on various classical operettas 5men,5women,ch Northbrae Players, Berkeley, CA 1962 1020,0210,pc,p,dbs Bier, O. The Maps of Monotonia PDS same & Taylor, E. For grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults 90 m; 3a/6sc; 1 set (1961) 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 comp. c/o Keene State pfd. by adults College College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA 10/24/72

Birtwistle, Harrison The Mark of the Goat EAM(UE) Crang, Alan Dramatic cantata for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 35m; 1 act BBC Schools Programmes 1966 cast of 2,2ch,spks Am.prem: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1971 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)

-16- Bishop, Jeffrey The Dead Moon MMB Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 50; la/lse; 1 set after English folktale lsgr,5spks,chl.ch Ringling Museum Medieval Fair, Sarasota, FL 3/18/84 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 His Majesty's Pie CMC same Operetta for young people, pfd. by children 1 act (1966) 8 unchanged voices, ch P

Bissell, K. The Miraculous Turnip CMC /PRO-C same Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 60m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets after Grimm 5 unchanged voices, ch Boys Choir of Toronto 8/11/83 2222,2220,pe,str OR p COMMENTS: Minimal sets required, (composer)

Blackford, Richard The Pig Organ (or Pork with Perfect Pitch) pfg.org. Hughes, Ted Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and children 2women,4men,6chl Opera Players of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London 2020,0110,pc,hp,vln,vlc 1/3/80 Blank, Allan Excitement at the Circus SSM /AMC Leitner, Irving Comedy for grades K-2, pfd. by adults and children 20m; la/lse; 1 set based on verse play by I. Leitner 14men,7 women,ehl.ch; Patterson State College Children's Theatre, 1968 doubling possible P Tape avail. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Circus costumes and props; no set required, (composer)

Blyton, Carey The Girl from Nogami pfg.org. Grey, Jack Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m .comm. & prem: Guildhall School for Music, London 3/15/77 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 co nip. Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act based on story by Samad Behrangie 2s,a,t,narr,ch Hartley House Theatre, NYC 9/12/81 p.vln.vlc OPT gtr

Boesing, Paul Dora Dufran's Wild West Extravaganza AMC Boesing, Martha Musical comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 150m; 2a/21sc; 1 set based on life of Martha Jane Cannery - Calamity Jane 8 worn en At the Foot of the Mountain Theatre, MN 1979 fl,rcdrs,dms,gtrs,hca

Boesing, P. & M. The Wanderer: A Ballad of Now comp. Folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. or adult Minnesota Opera (Center Opera) 2/28/69 ALSO PFD. BY: Houston Grand Opera 7/70

Bond, Graham Drip Dry Dreams AuMC same Musical comedy for grades 3-6 Adelaide Arts Festival 1970

Bond, G. The Great Wall of Porridge AuMC same Musical comedy for grades 3-6

-17- Booth, Thomas Gentlenen in Waiting BM Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 27 m; 1 act Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC 12/20/67 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 The Sun and the Wind pfg.org. A musical fable for grades 3-6 after Aesop SUNY-Binghamton 4/29/77

Boswell, William Frog Hopping comp. c/o pfg.org. pfd. by adults 25m; 1 act Brooklyn College Opera Theatre, NY 2/82

Bottje, Will G. Root! ACA /AMC Maloon, James Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 80m; 2 acts; 1 set based on Machiavelli's "Mandragola" s,a,t,2b,bs-b comm: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 1971 1121,1000,pic,b-el, no record of performance E-hn,pc,tape COMMENTS: Music mildly contemporary, but tonal, (composer)

Bourland, Roger Orpheus ECS McElvain, Richard For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 40m; la/6sc; 1 set audience participation east of 5 based on Greek myth pc,autohp Just Around the Corner Theatre, Cambridge, MA 10/24/82 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 I Think I Can PDS Miller, Barry Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children 45 m; 1 act; 1 set & Kathryn S. audience participation cast of 4 ArtReach Touring Theatre, Cincinnati 1975 P

Boyd, Anne The Little Mermaid GS(Fab) Lee, Robin 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 Alfege comm.org. Foster, Peter 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 Ballad of Robin Hood comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC same Comedy-drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; 2a/3sc; 2 sets comm. & prem: Cedar Crest Middle School, Lebanon, PA 4boys,lgirl,ch,spks 1979 2020,1220 ,b-sx,p,pc OR p

-18- Brandt, William E. No Neutral Ground AMC same Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; la/3sc; 1 set Washington State Univ., Pullman 12/10/61 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 comp. c/o pfg.org. Bible story for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 2 acts West Texas State Univ., Canyon 11/16/78

Bratt, C. Rachel AMC Griffith History for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 150m; 5a/10sc; 7 sets Weston, Hazel after lives of Rachel and Andrew Jackson 2s,2m,boy-s,3a,t, comm: Idaho Commission on the Arts and Humanities 6b,bs-b,bs,ch,dcrs prem: Boise Opera and Philharmonic 1972 1211,3101,pc,p,str

Bresgen, Cesar The Enchanted Hedgehog EAM(Sch) same & (Der Igel als Brfiutigam) 5 scenes Andersen, "Opera for big and little people" pfd. by adults and 1101,1100,pc,hp,p,str Ludwig children OR fl,el,tpt,vln,vlc, NUrnberg, Germany 11/13/51 p.pcaec COMMENTS: Score published in English and German, (publisher)

Brett, Richard Captain Stirrick Wei Scott, David Folk drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s. 2 acts <5c Taylor, Jeremy after old London ballads cast of 29 Children's Music Theatre, Haberdashers Askes's School, 0010,0110,dms,gtr, Edinburgh, Scotland 7/7/80 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 The Christmas Rose GAL Kemp-Welsh, Christmas opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 60m; 3 scenes Margaret & (1931) s,m,t,b,bs-b, Cotterell, eh-ssa.eh-satb Constance 2222,2210,tp,pc,hp,str

Bright, Charles The Bottle of Joy PfP (1980) cast 8-12 Brisman, Heskel Whirligig TP /AMC Greenfield, Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 35m; la/2sc; 1 set Jerome after O.Henry s,t,bs-b Ball State University, Muncie, IN 10/25/77 1221,2220,pe.p.str ALSO PFD. BY: New York University Opera Studio 6/82

Britain, Radie Happyland comp. e/o ASCAP Greenfield, Ada Fantasy for grades 6-9, pfd. by children 60m; 2a/2sc (1946) cast of 10,chl.ch,dcrs P

Britten, The Burning Fiery Furnace GS(Fab) Benjamin Parable for church performance for grades 3-12, pfd. by 64m Plomer, William 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... -19- 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. Curlew River GS(Fab) Plomer, W. Parable for church performance 71m based on Japanese Noh play t,2b,bs,boy-s,3chl,ch-tbb Southwall Cathedral, London 7/13/64 fl,hn,pc,org,vla Am.prem: Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY 6/26/66 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. The Golden Vanity GS(Fab) Graham, Colin Vaudeville for boys K-6, pfd. by children 17 m based on old English ballad 5boys,ch Vienna Boys Choir, Aldeburgh, England 6/3/67 p.dms Am.prem: Princeton, NJ 5/17/68 ALSO PFD. BY: various churches and boys' choruses

Britten, B. Let's Make an Opera BH Crozier, Eric 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. The Little Sweep BH Crozier, E. (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-

Britten, B. Noye's Fbidde BH Miracle play for children, pfd. by children and adults 50m; 1 act optional audience participation 3boy-s,3girl-s,a,bs-b, based on Chester Miracle Play spk,chl.ch English Opera Group, Aldeburgh 6/18/58 adult: rcdr,p-4hnds,org, Am.prem: New York City 3/16/59 tp,str-qnt child: rcdrs.bgls.bells, pc,str Videotaped PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Animal costumes for children. -20- 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. Paul Bunyan GS(Fab) Auden, W.H. Musical fable for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 114 m; 2 acts & prol 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. The Prodigal Son GS(Fab) Plomer, W. 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. Saint Nicholas BH Crozier, E. Cantata, pfd. by adults and children 50m based on life of St. Nicholas t,4boy-s,ch-satb,chl.eh Aldeburgh, England 7/24/48 p-4hnds,pc,org,str Am.prem: Dayton, OH 12/21/53

Broadbent, The Seacock Bane comm.org. Christopher pfd. by children Bowers comm. & prem: Cranbrook School, Kent, England 7/80 same

Brock, James Eyefellgloffen-Hootenannie-Merryberry-Cruiich PfP Comedy, pfd. by adults cast of 10 (1980) -21- Broekman, David Barbara Allen com p. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults 1 act based on traditional song Kaufman Auditorium, NYC 12/26/54

Brooks, Rapunzel ACA /AMC Richard J. Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 45m; la/3sc; 3 sets Mason, Harold after Grimm s,m,t,b comm. & prem: Tri-Cities Opera, Binghamton, NY 1/71 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. The Wishing Tree comp. c/o BMI /ACA Richards, John Comedy-drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults 60m; 3 acts; 3 sets Brookside Elementary School, Conklin, NY 5/13/77 cast of 9,eh P COMMENTS: Contains songs and spoken dialogue, (composer)

Brouwer, Washington Exchange librettist Margaret Musical for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 2a/4sc; 4 sets Davidson, North Texas State Univ., Denton 1/81 east of 4,ch,dcrs Norma Lewis 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 The Dragon comp. Gaston, Paul Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 150m; 2a/6sc; 2 sets based on play by Yevgeny Schwarz cast of 8,oh Southern Illinois Univ., EdwardsviUe 6/2/83 P COMMENTS: Lighting effects are important, (composer)

Brubeck, Dave La Fiesta de la Posada ShP Christmas carol pageant for children, pfd. by children 35m and adults s,a,t,b,chl.ch Mexican posada celebration p,2tpt,dbs,pc (1976)

Bruce, Neely Americana, A New Tale of the Genii comp. Connor, Tony Allegorical opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 4 acts based on American Revolution cast of 12,ch NEA grant; Wesleyan University, CT 4/80 (reading) orch of 36,tape, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT 6/8/85 (cone.) bluegrass band

Brumby, Colin The Marriage Machine JAS same Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; 1 act (1971) 2s,m,t,b P.tape

Brumby, C. The Prince Who Couldn't Laugh JAS /AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act audience participation 2s,t,b,spk Brisbane, Australia 2/69 P

Brumby, C. Rita and Dita JAS /AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act audience participation 2s,t,b,narr Brisbane, Australia 5/68 P

Brumby, C. Rita and Dita and the Jolly Swagman JAS /AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act audience participation 2s,t,b (1971) p -22- Brumby, C. Rita and Dita and the Pirate JAS/AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act audience participation 2s,t,b,narr Brisbane, Australia 1969 P

Brumby, C. Rita and Oita in Toyland JAS/AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act audience participation 2s,t,b Brisbane, Australia 1970 P

Brumby, C. The Three Suitors JAS /AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act audience participation cast of 10 Brisbane, Australia 1967 P

Brumby, C. The Two Suitors JAS /AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act audience participation 2s,2t,b,narr Brisbane, Australia 1969 P

Brumby, C. The Wise Shoemaker JAS /AuMC same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act audience participation 2s,t,b,narr Brisbane, Australia 5/68 P

Brumleu, Ernest The Pied Piper HCO Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 40m after German folktale cast of 10,ch Children's Opera Wksp., Milwaukee 1955 P

Brunelle, Philip Gallimaufry pfg.org. adapt, various Christmas celebration for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 120m; 5 scenes Marshall, Yale based on the works of various composers and writers 6men,3women,ch Minnesota Opera, St. Paul 12/13/74 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. The Newest Opera in the World pfg.org. Balk, H. Wesley Musical improvisation, pfd. by adults or h.s. 113m; 5 acts Minnesota Opera, St. Paul 5/4/74 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 Sing a New Song to the Lord BPC same Sacred opera for grades 7-9, pfd. by h.s. 30m; 1 act (1982) ch P

Bryan, Singin' Billy comp. est. c/o ASCAP Charles F. Comedy, pfd. by adults 150m; 2 acts; 2 sets Davidson, Donald Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN 4/23/52 s,a,2t,2b,ch ALSO PFD. BY: Florida State Univ., Tallahassee '54; West Texas State Univ., Canyon '55; George Peabody College, Nashville '55

-23- Bryan, John Hamelin Town OUP Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by children 15m after German folktale p OPT gtr Washington-Lee School, Bristol, VA 4/82

Bucci, Marc The Boor MTI(Fr) Haum, Eugene Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act; 1 set after Chekhov s,t,bs-b Finch College, NY 12/29/49 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. The Dress MTI(Fr) same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 28m; 1 act YM-YWCA, NYC 12/8/53 2s,b 1121,1100,E-hn,b-cl, p,pc,str ALSO PFD. BY: Iowa State Univ., Ames '56; Capital Univ., Columbus, OH '57; Wash- ington Univ., St. Louis '58; Delta Productions, NYC '58; Louisiana Tech, Ruston '59 Bucci, M. The Hero BM(MCA) Rogers, David pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act after Gilfrey's "Far Rockaway" cast of 10,ch WNET-TV 9/24/65 2232,2110,pc,hp,p,str Stg.prem: Washington Univ., St. Louis 4/21/68 Videotaped ALSO PFD. BY: Lamar State Univ., TX '70

Bucci, M. Sweet Betsy from Pike MTI(Fr) same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 25m; la/lsc; 1 set based on song of same title s,b,t/b,s/m narr YMHA, NYC 12/8/53 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. Tale for a Deaf Ear MTI(Fr) same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 1 act based on Elizabeth Enright's "Moment Before the Rain" cast of 5 comm. & prem: Berkshire Music Festival, Lenox, MA 2ps 8/5/57 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 MTI(Fr) Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act after Thurber 1121,2210,pic,E-hn, ABC-TV 12/29/53 b-cl,pc,hp,p,str ALSO PFD. BY: Little Orchestra Society, NYC '57; Delta State College, Cleveland, MS '74

-24- Burgess, Brio Rooftops eomp. c/o ASCAP same Folk comedy, pfd. by adults 1-3 hrs; 4a/5sc; 3 sets (1982) cast of 8 p,p-hp,tamb,el-gtr, 3a-gtr

Burgess, B. Space-Visions eomp. c/o ASCAP /AMC same Folk comedy, pfd. by adults 1-3 hrs; 4a/8sc; 4 sets (1973) cast of 7,ch p,bells,chms,p-hp, a-gtr,rcdr Burgstahler, Elton Hat Spat eomp. c/o ASCAP Comedy, pfd. by adults 1 act Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield 5/2/65

Burkhard, Paul Swiss Nativity (Die Zeller Weihnacht) GS same Christmas play with music for grades K-6, pfd. by children chl.ch Eng.trans: Gure- (1965) 3tpt,3tbn,org,hpcd, witsch, Eleanor dms.redrs COMMENTS: Can accommodate 70 to 110 boys and girls, (publisher) ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools

Burnand, N. Pickwick pfg.org. Solomon, pfd. by adults after Dickens Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, AR 8/56 ALSO PFD. BY: Inspiration Point, AR '60

Burnham, Cardon The Nitecap BH same Comedy, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA 3/14/56 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 ShP Pageant for children, pfd. by adults and children 30m cast of ll,ch,narr

Burtch, Mervyn Alice in Wonderland comm.org. 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

Burton, Stephen The Pied Piper of Hamelin DRY Douglas Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m; 2a/6so; 1 set same after German folktale cast of 12 (1983) reed,dms,p,vln

Burton, Steven Star Child eomp. pfd. by children Holton Arms Lower School, Bethesda, MD 12/76

Busch, Dennis The Alchemist of Trenton eomp. same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 35m; la/lsc; 1 set (1982) s,2t,bs ob,2hn,vln,vlc COMMENTS: Set in alchemists laboratory in 1750. Sets needed. Written in neo- classical style, (composer)

-25- Busch, D. A Simple Decision com p. /AMC same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m; la/lsc; 1 set (1982) s,2t,b,bs ob,2hn,vln,vlc

COMMENTS: Set in Salem, MA, in 1776. Period costumes necessary, (composer)

Bush, Alan The Ferryman's Daughter TP(Nov) Bush, Nancy Folktale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 2 sc (1962) cast of 5,eh P

Bush, A. The Spell Unbound TP(Nov) Myth for grades 7-9, pfd. by children 70m based on mythology cast of 5,chl.ch (1953) p

COMMENTS: Music based on Elizabethan airs, (publisher)

Bush, A. Wat Tyler TP(Nov) Bush, N. Historic opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts based on Peasants' Revolt of 1381 2s,2m,7t,2b,2bs-b, Berlin Radio 4/3/52 3bs,ch stg.prem: Leipzig, Germany 1953 2222,4331, pic.cbsn, British prem: Keynote Opera Society, Sadler's Wells, pc.hp.str London 6/22/74

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 The Blind Beggar's Daughter TP(Nov) same

Bush, G. If the Cap Fits GAL same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 35 m; 1 act after Moliere's "Les Prlcieuses ridicules" s,t,b (1964) llll,2H0,p,po,str

Bush, G. Lord Arthur Saville's Crime TP(Nov) pfd. by children 1 act after Oscar Wilde comm. & prem: Guildhall School of Music, London 12/5/72

Butler, Patrick & Shiveree! PDS Patricia Melodrama for grades 8-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/7sc; 1 set same (1980) 6men,5women,ch,dcrs P

COMMENTS: Good for high school or community theatre production. Music simple, 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 The Scandal at Mulford Inn BH Clifton Jr. Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 35 m; 1 act Shockley, Cincinnati College of Music, OH 4/1/53 s,a,2t,2b,2bs Charlotte 1121,2110,tp,pc,str

ALSO PFD. BY: Music-Drama Guild of Cincinnati '54

-26- Cadman, Charles Belle of Havana TP Wakefield Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. Brown, G.M.

Cadman, C.W. Bells of Capistrano Ftz Roos Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.

Cadman, C.W. Ghost of Lollypop Bay TP Operetta for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults or h.s.

Cadman, C.W. The Golden Trail eomp.est. c/o ASCAP Brown, G.M. Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 135m; 3 acts story of early California 10sgrs,6spks,ch

Cadman, C.W. The Hollywood Extra SB Brown, G.M. Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.

Cadman, C.W. Lelawala, Maid of Niagara eomp.est. c/o ASCAP Brown, G.M. Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 3 acts 8sgrs,9spks,ch

Cadman, C.W. Meet Arizona SB Brown, G.M. Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.

Cadman, C.W. Naranoka SB Brown, G.M. Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.

Cadman, C.W. South in Sonora TP Roos Operetta for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s.

Caggiano, Philip The Ring Avon /MOG adapt. Wagner Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 80m same no singing 50 chl.actrs,3adults based on "Der Ring des Nibelungen" recorded orch. Somers Intermediate School, NY 1/30/80 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 A Gift of Song BH /AMC Elizabeth Family Christmas opera for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 65m; 3 scenes same story of composer of "Silent Night" 3s,m,t,2b,spk Pasadena Youth Music Council, CA 12/3/61 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. In the Fullness of Time com p. same Miracle play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults San Marino Community Church, CA 12/3/78 COMMENTS: Combines medieval Mystery/Miracle Play with contemporary chamber opera, (composer)

CaldweU, M.E. The Night of the Star TP /AMC same Christmas opera for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act Pasadena Symphony, CA 12/5/65 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. Pepito's Golden Flower i ShP /AMC same Opera for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 60m; 1 act story of early California mission s,m,2b,ch,chl.ch,dcrs Pasadena Jr. League, CA 1954 1111,1100,pic,hp,pc,str OR p

Campbell, Anne of Green Gables SFr Norman Musical comedy for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts Harron, Donald based on book by L.M. Montgomery 12men,17women (bk) comm. & prem: Charlottetown Festival, PEI, Canada 1964 1121,2210,pic.tp, Am.prem: New York City Center 12/71 pc,hp,str 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 Albert and Tiberius comp. c/o WV Univ. Gratwick, For grades K-6, pfd. by children Morgantown Lycoming CoUege, Williatnsport, PA 5/56 20m; 1 act 5rcdrs,tpt,str

ALSO PFD. BY: Fairmont St. College, WV '73

CapiUupo, Just So Stories pfg.org. Rinaldo Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 60m Harris, Aurand after Kipling Florida 10/3/71 ALSO PFD. BY: Music Theatre for Young People, Wichita, KS '80

Carden, Joy The Music Lesson comp. same 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 Through the Looking Glass comp. same &. Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 90m; 8 sc; 1 set Leayman, after Lewis Carroll 3women,7(men& women) Charles Actors' Company of Pennsylvania, Lancaster 1974 doubling (rev. 1980) p.dms.dbs 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 Brothers and Sisters pfg.org. Dietz, Steven For grades K-12, pfd. by adults Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis Carlson, R. The Cookie Jar pfg.org. Donahue, John C. For grades K-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis 3/4/72

Carlson, R. Pippi Longstocking pfg.org. same & For grades K-12, pfd. by adults Olso-, Thomas based on story by Astrid Lindgren Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis 10/15/82

Carlton, John & Hoodwinked SFr Liebman, Steve Musical farce for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 8men,3women same story of Robin Hood p

Carmines, Al Christinas Rappings comp. c/o ASCAP same Christmas musical for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults Judson Memorial Church, NYC 12/14/78 ALSO PFD. BY: Madison Avenue Baptist Church, NYC '84

Carmines, A. The Duel comp. c/o ASCAP same Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults SOm; 1 act based on historic Hamilton-Burr duel 2s,m,t,b,bs eomm. & prem: Metropolitan Opera Studio, Brooklyn, NY 8 insts 4/22/74 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 Professor Kobalt and the Catfish That Cried AuMC Davey, Richard Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 40m audience participation s,m,t,bs-b (1970) Recorded: AuBC COMMENTS: To be performed in the round.

-29- Carroll, J. Professor Kobalt and the Krimson Krunpet AuMC Davey, R. Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 40m audience participation s,m,b (1971) p OPT cl

Carroll, J. Professor Kobalt's Kinetic Kontraption AuMC Davey, R. Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 40m audience participation s,m,b (1974) P

Carroll, Peter Margaret in Fairyland BH For grades K-6, pfd. by children 20 m; 1 act Children's Opera, Milwaukee, WI 1955 cast of 5,eh

Carter, Ernest The Blond Donna (Fiesta of Santa Barbara) CFP /AMC Trow Opera comique, pfd. by adults 3 acts; 5 sc same Heokseher Theatre, NYC 12/8/31 2s,2a,t,3b,bs-b,3bs

Carter, Kit It's a Dungaree World IEC same & Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults and h.s. 75m; 2a/13sc; 4 sets Clark, I.E. Backstage, Inc., Schulenberg, TX 2/74 cast of 20 or more P ALSO PFD. BY: various

Cassels-Brown, Sredni Vashtar comp. Alastair Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 75m; l-2a/22se; 1 set Adams, Richard after Saki (H.H. Munro) s,2m,t (1983) 1120,0020,pic,b-cl,tp> xyl,vibe,str-qt COMMENTS: Upper and lower stage is required; scenes indicated by lights & one drop, (composer)

Castelnuovo- Aucassin and Nieolette comp.est. c/o ASCAP Tedesco, Puppet opera Mario 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)

Caulfield, Michael The Happy Prince AuMC Fairy tale for grades K-6 45m; 1 act after Oscar Wilde cast of 3 (1974) 3 insts Chaikin, Jack W. A Firefly Named Torehy comp. Waber, Bernard 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. Robert the Rose Horse comp. Heilbroner, Joan For grades K-3, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act based on children's book cast of 2,eh Storybook Opera Players, Brooklyn Centre, Long Island p,el-p,pc,synth Univ. 5/9/83 Tape avail. COMMENTS: Requires slide projection facilities; cost-effective because of elimination of staging expenses, (composer)

-30- Chanler, Theodore The Pot of Fat GS(AMP) Pickman, Hester For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act after Grimm s,2b,bs Longy School of Music, Boston 5/9/55 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 The Rose and the Ring comp. same & Comedy, pfd. by children and adults 3 acts Chapman, E. after Thackeray cast of lO.ch.ehl.ch Hampton, VA 4/27/59 llll,1100,tp,DC,str Chappell, Janes and the Giant Peach EAM(UE) Herbert For grades 3-9, pfd. by children and adults 1 act based on story by Roald Dahl 11 adults,chl.ch Buxton Festival, England 1983 2 kbds.pc

COMMENTS: Simple, catchy tunes and very marked rhythms, At the end, the applause was tumultuous. (E. Forbes, "Opera")

Chappell, H. Mak the Sheep Stealer EAM(UE) Taylor, Don 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, An English Lesson CMC Gabriel pfd. by adults 1 act Courtnay Youth Music Center, Canada 6/78 Chauls, Robert Alice in Wonderland BM /AMC same Adventure for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 75m; 2a/8sc after Lewis Carroll s,2m,3t,b,2bs-b,ch available in one-act and two-act versions 2011,2220,pie,p,hped, Valley Opera, Los Angeles, CA 4/78 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. The Magic Rhyme comp. same Fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 20m; 1 set proj. prem: San Francisco 1986 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, Firerose comp. Richard J. Light-hearted drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 60 m; 2 sets same Oxford School, West Hartford, CT 12/4/81 2men,3women P.pc Tape avail. -31- Chitty, A.W.I. Peace and Goodwill BM Christmas play, pfd. by children 45 m; 1 scene cast of 15,ch Christiansen, Little Miss Christie PDS Arne Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or adults and 120m; 2a/8sc; 1 set Kelly, Tim & children or h.s. 8men,14women Kittleson, Ole Jessieville School, Jessieville, AR 9/82 2010,0210,pc,p,a-sx, t-sx,bs Christiansen, A. Tumbleweeds PDS Kelly, T. & Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/2sc; 1 set Kittleson, O. after comic strip by Tom K. Ryan 14men,17women Rocori H.S., Cold Springs, MN 10/30/83 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 The Doll with the Blue Bonnet E1P Margaret Operetta for grades K-9, pfd. by children 60 m; 3a/5sc; 2 sets adapt. Dvorak based on Indian legend; music adapted from DvoTak cast of ll.ch same (1976) 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. Will Jack Be Here for Christinas? E1P same Operetta for grades K-9, pfd. by children 75m; 3a/3sc; 2 sets Lackland AFB Childrens Theatre, San Antonio 1957 cast of 6,ch P Guide avail. COMMENTS: If space permits, more players may be added to the cast, A large group will add zest to the operetta, (composer)

Clarke, Henry The Loafer and the Loaf AMC Leland Fantasy, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m; la/lsc; 1 set Sharp, Evelyn Indian Hill Camp, Stockbridge, MA 7/54 s,m,t,b,bs,mime rev.vers: University of California, Los Angeles 1956 1110,0110,pic,b-cl,str OR fl.p Class developed Decisions MOG same For grades 3-6, pfd. by grades 5-6 Young World Inc. PS 75, NYC 5/14/82 Class developed In the Balance, We're Just Small People MOG same pfd. by children PS 183, NYC 1983 Class developed Justice Prevails pfg.org. same For grades 3-6, pfd. by grades 4-6 5 boys F.R. Noble School, Hartford, CT 10/67 Class developed The Hobbit pfg.org. same For grades K-6, pfd. by children 36 children after Tolkien P Cinnabar Opera & Cinnabar Elementary School, Petaluma, CA 1983 Class developed Mot Just Kidstuff pfg.org. same pfd. by children based on poetry of Georgia students Atlanta Children's Theatre 3/9/81

-32- Class developed The Old Rose-by-Telegraph Trick pfg.org. same pfd. by children University of Tennessee at Martin, 5/12/69

Class developed A Short Night's Journey into Day pfg.org. same Comedy, pfd. by students 1 act Tulsa University students in Tulsa Public Schools 1/2/70

Class developed Squeak to Me of Love pfg.org. same pfd. by students University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette 2/27/73

Class developed Three Days to Perfection pfg.org. same For grades K-12, pfd. by children and h.s. based on Stephen Manes' "Be a Perfect Person in Just 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 BM(HWG) /AMC Easter Pageant, pfd. by children chl.ch,narr (1955) org

Clokey, J.W. Childe Jesus SB Nativity play, pfd. by children 25min.

Clokey, J.W. The Nightingale SB Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children or h.s. 150m after Andersen 5sgrs,7spks,ch

Clokey, J.W. The Pied Piper of Hamelin eomp.est. c/o ASCAP Bieswenger, A. Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or children 1 act after German folktale Miami University, Oxford, OH 5/14/20

Clokey, J.W. When the Christ Child Came SB Christmas opera 25m solos.ch

Closson, David M. The Twelve Dancing Princesses AMC same Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children 50m; 3a/4sc; 3 sets after Grimm 19chl,2ehl.ch (1956) P

Clyde, Arthur G. Jonah com p. same For grades K-12, pfd. by adults and children 60m; 4 sets Biblical story cast of 6 Music Series at Zwingli, Souderton, PA 1977 p,gtr OPT dbs.dms Tape avail.

Cockshott, Apollo and Persephone BB Gerald W. Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 27 m; 1 act same based on myth s,t,bs Cheltenham, England 1955 llll,1000,p,pc,str OR p Am.prem: After Dinner Opera, NYC 2/56 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. A Faun in the Forest TP(Fox) same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 1 act England 1958 s,t,b Am.prem: After Dinner Opera, NYC 8/9/59 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. (Tri- Cities 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 Looking Under Footprints KPC same Poetic drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 45m; Wise; 1 set Foothill College, Los Altos, CA 1978 (reading) cast of 3,ch fl,gtr COMMENTS: Cost-effective production well within most budgets, (composer)

Cohen, David Aucassin and Nicolette librettist Hammood, Emily Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 70m; 2a/4sc; 1 set medieval love-romance 7 men,3women,ch,chl.ch University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 3/63 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 comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults after Dickens St. Norbert College, West De Pere, WI 12/5/70

Cohen, Steve The Cop and the Anthem BM /AMC Hubbard, Alison Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 40m; la/2sc; 3 sets after O. Henry 2s,m ,a ,3t ,bs ,bs-b,ch New York University Opera Studio 6/11/82 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 Half-Past Wednesday (Runpelstiltskin) comp. c/o ASCAP same & Jonas, Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 60m; 2 acts; 2 sets Nita & Barlow, after Grimm cast of 6,ch Anna Marie N.Y. Production Co. (1963) jazz combo Recorded: COL COMMENTS: Broadway type "popular" style music. Appeals to children. (M. Gordon, Piccolo Opera)

Cole, Hugo Asses' Ears TP(Nov) For grades K-9 65m; 3a/3sc (1952) cast of 10,eh 1010,0000,p,str OR p

-34- Cole, H. Persephone TP(Nov) For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 70m based on myth cast of 6,ch (1955) 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 TP(Nov) Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 90m; 3 acts (1952) 7 girls,mime,eh 1100,0000,pic,pc,str OR P COMMENTS: Written for girls' voices (SSA). (composer)

Coleman, Satis N. Christinas GS Nativity story for grades K-9, pfd. by children COMMENTS: A pantomime using carols of many countries, (publisher)

Colgrass, Michael Something's Gonna Happen CF same form: The Tower 45m; 1 act; 1 set Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children cast of 18 modern day version of "Jack and the Beanstalk" P,fl Huron Elementary School, Toronto 5/78 Tape avail. Am.prem: Roosevelt Island, NYC 5/81 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 Catherine Parr BM(Leeds) Baring, Maurice Comedy, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act; 1 set London, 1933 m,b,bs Am.prem: CBS Radio 5/9/48 Am.stg.prem: Meadow Heath Theatre, NH 8/4/50 ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Futures, NY '53; Third Street Music School, NYC '56

Combs, Ronald The Monkey's Paw eomp. same Drama, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act after story by William Jacobs University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 2/74

Combs, R. The Three Wishes eomp. pfd. by adults 1 act Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 4/30/68 ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 12/69

Converse, The Holy Night GS Florence Masque adapted from old French Christmas songs Page, Kate

Coombes, Peter Bows Against the Baron AuMC Children's musical activity workshop South Australia Education Dept. 1975

Cooper, Rose Oh, Penelope eomp. Marie For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 2 acts Erwin, Susan based on incident in life of Penelope Barker during cast of 19,ch Graham Revolutionary War full orch Elon College, NC 5/10/76

-35- Cope, Eddie Airport 1904 IEC C ear ley, Buster Melodrama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2 acts 3men,3women COMMENTS: A real hiss-the-villain, cheer-the-hero melodrama. An army theatre toured five European military bases with this piece, (publisher)

Copland, Aaron The Second Hurricane BH /AMC Denby, Edwin Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. and 3 adults 90m; 2 acts Grand Street Playhouse, NYC 4/21/37 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. The Tender Land BH /AMC Everett, Horace Folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 100m; 3 acts; 1 set New York City Opera at City Center 4/1/54 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 The Glass Christmas Tree pfg.org. Wheeler, Billy A Christmas opera, pfd. by adults Stage One: Louisville Children's Theatre, KY 12/3/83 Corse, Larry The Open Window com p. same For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act; 1 set after Saki (H.H. Munro) s,a,t,3b Clayton Jr. College, Morrow, GA 5/19/82 llll,0000,pc,p,vln,dbs

Cotel, Morris The Jest of Hahalaba MMP /AMC same pfd. by adults 1 act; 1 set after play by Lord Dunsany s,t,bs-b,bs (1961) 1021,1110,pc,p,vlc

Cox, David Abigail and the Bushrangers JAS Beath, Betty pfd. by children 20min. St. Margaret's School, Brisbaine, Australia 1974

Cox, D. Abigail and the Mythical Beast comp. /AuMC Beath, B. 2 acts Cox, D. Abigail and the Rainmaker JAS Beath, B. Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children 20m; la/lsc; 1 set Australia 1976 s,a,6 actr,verse-ch,ch Am.prem: Children's Ensemble of Athens, OH, at fl.pc Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration 4/15/82 COMMENTS: Only production problem is a rainstorm. Good project for Australian experience. (Opera for Youth)

Cox, D. Francis AuMC Beath, B. pfd. by children 40m; 1 act (1974) cast of 8,ch,dcrs p,pc

-36- Cox, D. Marco Polo AuMC Beath, B. pfd. by children 40m; 1 act (1972) cast of 7,ch P.pc

Cox, D. The Raja Who Married an Angel AuMC /AuMC Beath, B. For grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults rcdrs,pc,gong,glock based on Balinese legend Guides avail.

Cox, David Harold The Children in the Forest pfg.org. pfd. by children after Russian folktale Cookham Festival, London 1969

Cox, Joe Os - Land of Magic pfg.org. & Tallman, Comedy, pfd. by adults 2 acts OR 1 act/6Om Randolph after books by L. Frank Baum Marvin, Jim 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, The Nightingale comp. Dorothy Lamb For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 40m; 8 so; 3 sets same after Andersen 2s,t,b,2spks,3dcrs Vassar College, NY 1954 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 CF /AMC Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 75m; la/5sc; 2 sets after Lorea's "The Billy-Club Puppets" s,a,t,2b,bs,spk comm. & prem: Wellesley College, MA 4/15/70 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 Barnardo Boy CMC Helwig, David 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. The Creation CMC Gordon, Diane 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)

-37- Crawley, C. The Slaughter of the Innocents CMC Wright, Robert Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children or h.s. 55m; 1 act; 1 set Biblical subject; based on medieval Mystery Play "Drama 6adults,9h.s.,chl.ch of Herod" fl,3tpt,pc,p,org,str Leicester College of Education, Leicester Cathedral, OPT rcdrs England 1975 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. Three Little Pigs CMC same Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by children 20m; la/lsc; 1 set audience participation cast of children after nursery tale Orff insts OR p Kingston Ontario Elementary Schools 1983 OR gtr OR autohp COMMENTS: Could be performed as cantata without action, (composer)

Cribari, Donna Rapunzel comp. Linen, Camille Comedy, pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act Winslow, Village Players, Port Chester, NY 4/7/84 s,a,t,b Lucinda (bk) p.pe.tpt.fl

Cross, Henry The Elves and the Shoemaker BM(JF) Fairy tale, pfd. by adults

Cross, H. Peter Rabbit BM(JF) pfd. by adults after Beatrix Potter Voorhees School, NJ 4/14/77

Cross, James A. Vive le Louvre! comp. Cross, Ariadne K. Drama-comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 140m; 2a/10sc; 3 sets based on evacuation of Louvre Museum during WW II 5women,13men,ch Theatre Bristol, VA 5/7/82 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 Ahmet the WoodseUer OUP Serraillier, Ian Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children 20m; 1 act; 1 set after Margaret Lawrence's "Prophet's Camel Bell" cast of 6,ch,dcrs Finchley Children's Music Group, London (1965) pe OR Am.prem: St. Albans School, Washington, DC 1970 1110,1100 ,pc,pic,tp,hp,dbs COMMENTS: Play within a play. Can be done as puppet theatre, (publisher)

Crosse, G. The Demon of Adaehigahara OUP Hughes, Ted Folktale, pfd. by children 30 m; 1 act after Japanese folktale narr,2ch oomm: Walker Trust & Arts Council of Great Britain rcdrs ,pc ,dbs ,p,xyl ,glock Shropshire Education Committee Festival, Shrewsbury 1969 Am.prem: Pittsburgh Symphony Youth Concerts 3/83

-38- Crosse, G. Holly from the Bongs OUP Nativity story, pfd. by children 30m comm: 69 Theatre Co. 8sgrs,2spks,ch Manchester Cathedral, England 12/74 p,pc OPT tpt,str-qt,org,pc

Crosse, G. Potter Thompson OUP Gardner, Alan pfd. by children and adults 90m; la/6sc comm. & prem: Finchley Music Group, t,2chl.sgrs,chl.ch at St. Mary Magdalene's Church, London 1/9/75 cl,hn,pc,cel,p,org,hp,vlc

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 Doctor Syn pfg.org. Platt, Johanna 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, Aladdin McFaddin IEC Michael Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; la/4sc; 2-3 sets Denson, Wil after "Arabian Nights" 4men,6women,ch Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 1978 P ALSO PFD. BY: Bonfils Theatre for Children, Denver '78

Cunningham, M. Figg and Bean SSM same Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 55m; 1 set Not intended for young children m,t,b after John Madison Morton's play "Box and Cox" fl,cl,hn,str Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 3/7/75 Tape avail. COMMENTS: This is a "wordy" opera. It calls for extremely advanced musician- singers. 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 Family Ties PDS Fendrich, Comedy for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults 90m Schubert based on television series 5men,9women (1983) 1000,0110,pc,dbs,sx,p

Curnow, P. Yearbook! PDS Fendrich, S. Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s. 90m; 2a/llse; 1 set & Steven Mapleton H.S., Denver 4/82 6men,8 worn en 1010,0210,a-sx,pc,p,dbs

Currie, Russell The Cask of Amontillado comp. /AMC Laanes, Carl Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; la/3sc; 2 sets after Poe t,b comm: Bronx Historical Society 1011,1000,a-fl,vln,vlc,vla, Bronx Arts Ensemble 4/3/82 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)

-39- Dabrusin, Ross The Night Harry Stopped Snoking pfg.org. Da vies, John 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 comp. e/o ASCAP pfd. by adults after story by George Houston Bass Brooklyn Philharmonia Children's Series, NY 2/13/82 da Costa, N. The Singing Tortoise comp. c/o ASCAP Folktale for K-2, pfd. by children and adults 20min. audience participation cast of 3,ch based on Haitian folktale fl.p.pc Brooklyn Philharmonia Children's Series, NY 2/13/82 COMMENTS: Difficult rhythms. (V. Goodall, Rutgers University)

Dalton, Jane Once Upon a Tine Ftz same pfd. by adults 3 acts audience participation after Rumpelstiltskin

Dashow, James The Little Prince comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults multi channel, digitally after Saint-Exupery synthesized, electronic music

Davidson, Wayne Aladdin and his Magic La«p comp. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 55m; 1 act after "Arabian Nights" s,m,t,b,bs,spk Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 12/1/80 (tour) p COMMENTS: Created for touring. ALSO PFD. BY: among ten most performed contemporary operas within last five years.

Davidson, W. Scrooge comp. same Christmas opera for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 3s,m,t,2b,bs after Dickens P Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 11/30/79 (tour) Educational materials avail. COMMENTS: Created for touring.

Davies, Peter Cinderella MMB Maxwell Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by children 50m; 2a/10se same Papdale Primary School & Kirkwell Grammar School, cast of 11,ch Orkney Islands, Scotland 6/21/80 rcdrs,pc,p,str-qt Am.prem: Sheridan School, Washington DC 4/82 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.

-40- Da vies, P.M. The Rainbow BH same For grades K-6, pfd. by children 25 m; 1 act; 1 set Stromness Primary School, Orkney Islands, cast of 8,chl.ch Scotland 6/20/81 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. of Hoy MMB(Ch) same 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. The Two Fiddlers BH same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 50 m; 2 acts after story by George Mackay Brown s,t,2b,bs,2ch Kirk wall Grammar School, Orkney Islands, Scotland of unchanged voices 6/16/78 2121,1210,tp,6pc,p, Am.prem: Manhattan School Prep Division, NYC 4/21/79 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. Paradise bland OUP Lewis, G. pfd. by children 50m; 1 act (1966) cast of 5,eh P

Davis, Allen The Ordeal of Osbert BH /AMC same For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 40m; la/4sc after P.G. Wodehouse s,2t,bs-b,spk Plymouth Rock Center, Duxbury, MA 1949 llll,1110,tp,pc,p,cel,str ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Washburn Univ., KS '72; Youngstown State Univ., OH '76

Davis, A. The Sailing of the Nancy Belle BH /AMC same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 25m; la/lsc; 1 set comm. & prem: Syracuse University, NY 1948 m,t,bs fl,pe,p,oel,str COMMENTS: Comic nautical curtain-raiser, written to be performed by workshops, (publisher)

Davis, Carl The Peace pfg.org. Wells, John Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Aristophenes 4men,2women,chl.ch comm. & prem: Scottish Opera Opera-go-Round 1978 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")

-41- Davis, Cinderella ECS [Catherine K. Folk tune operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children 3 acts (1933)

Davis, K.K. The Drum BM Christmas play, pfd. by children or adults 15m (1966; second vers. 1968) 12sgrs,2mime,ch org.bells OR p COMMENTS: Two versions published, one for adults, one for children, (publisher)

Davis, K.K. The Unmusical Impresario, or The Disappointed Impresario GS same & Kent, Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 55m; 1 act Heddie 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 Mother Goose pfg.org. Goldberg, Moses For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults Stage One: Louisville Children's Theatre 2/1/83

De Lisa, Victor Hoses, Prince of Egypt AMC De Lisa, Emilia Biblical story for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 120m; 2a/8sc after Bible s,m,a,t,bs-b,4ch (1976) U21,2210,tp,pc,str

Dennison, Sam Ruby of Secrets com p. & Riley, Janet Adventure for grades K-12, pfd. by 1 child and adults 60m; 3a/6sc; 4 sets Kuhn, Pat or h.s. cast of 16, ch. & St. Denis, John Plays & Players Children's Theatre, Philadelphia 9/18/81 p COMMENTS: Needs good sound technician, good stage manager, good lighting technician. Appeals to all audiences. (J. St. Denis, Plays and Players)

Denson, Wil Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter PDS same Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 1 act; 1 set after American folktales 10men,3women University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 1980 P

De Pue, Wallace Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde comp. /AMC Earl Adventure for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults 120m; 3a/13sc; 1 set same after R.L. Stevenson s,m,3t,2b,bs Bowling Green State Univ., OH 4/25/74 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. Something Special comp. /AMC same Comic barbershop opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/5sc; 1 set parody on heavyweight championship of 1892 5t/b,b,bs,ch-ttbb,2actrs Maumee Chapter SPEBSQSA 1976 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)

-42- De Pue, W.E. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs com p. /AMC same Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; la/lsc; 4 sets after folktale 2s,m,a or t,b Bowling Green State Univ., OH 6/3/82 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, Kegger pfg.org. Marianne Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children or 60m; la/30sc; 1 set Terry, Megan adults or h.s. cast of 12,eh Omaha Magic Theatre, NE 9/10/82 p,synth,Casiotone,dms, 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. & Running Gag pfg.org. Herrick, Lynn Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. Terry, M. Omaha Magic Theatre, NE 7/81 COMMENTS: A look at the American craze for jogging. Dett, R. The Ordering of Moses Tus Nathaniel Oratorio, pfd. by children 1 act Cincinnati 5/7/37 ALSO PFD. BY: Manhattan School of Music Prep. Division, NYC '76 Deutsch, Walter The Christmas Story EAMOJE) pfd. by children and adults 40m based on Austrian carols solos ,spk,ch 3rcdr,2vln,vlc,gtr,p Diack, J.Michael Bastien and Bastienne CF adapt. Mozart Pastoral romance, pfd. by h.s. 30min. adaptation of Mozart opera cast of 2 (1940) COMMENTS: Can be performed with "Boy Mozart", (publisher) Diack, J.M. Boy Mozart CF adapt. Mozart pfd. by h.s. 35min. adaptation of Mozart (1948)

COMMENTS: Can be performed with adaptation of "Bastien und Bastienne" as second act. (publisher) -43- Diack, J.M. Papageno CF adapt. Mozart For grades K-6, pfd. by children 50m; 1 act adaptation of "The Magic Flute" cast of 3,eh (1937) ALSO PFD. BY: Children's Opera Wksp., Milwaukee 1955

DiChiera, Karen Look to the Land com p. Hill, Joan Folk drama for grades K-12, pfd. by h.s. 50 m; 3a/4sc; 4 sets story of California Gold Rush cast of 15,dcrs,ch Ludington Magnet Middle School, Detroit 3/79 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. Pete the Pirate comp. Hill, J. Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 40m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets audience participation cast of 15 Westchester Elementary School, Birmingham, MI 2/78 p OPT pc Tape and guides avail. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Children must be a candy machine.

DiChiera, K. & Riwpelstiltsldn comp. DiChiera, David Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 50 m; la/3sc; 3 sets Hill, J. after Grimm s,t,2b,spk Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 1978 (tour) 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 comp. c/o pfg.org. Holiday revue, pfd. by adults and children Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit 12/82 COMMENTS: Combines traditional Christmas music and children's songs with some new music.

DiChiera, K. Vigilence comp. Hill, J. Historical drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children 15m; la/lsc; 1 set on Underground Railroad movement of Civil War cast of 12 Pembroke Elementary School, Birmingham, MI 1971 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. Under One Roof comp. c/o pfg.org. Hill, J. For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults cast of 2 after story by Henry Holt P Michigan Opera Theatre Education Dept. (tour) 1982

di Giacomo, Beauty and the Beast comp. Frank Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act after Mme. L. de Beaumont Regent Theatre, Syracuse 5/24/74 -44- Diller, Angela & A Christmas Carol Pageant GS Page, Kate S. Christmas pageant for grades K-12, pfd. by children 35m (1950) ehl.eh Dobson, Elaine The Facemen AuMC Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 20m (1970) 2s,a,t redr.p.pe Dodds, Andrea The Adventures of Edam Stilton PDS Werner, Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 90m; 2a/2sc; 1 set Stanley A. Jr. 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 com p. pfd. by adults Buxton Festival, England 7/80 Doolittle, Alice in Wonderland eomp. Quenten Multi-media musical, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 10 scenes Barnieh, Zina after Lewis Carroll s,b,6dcrs Alice Productions, Pumphouse Theatre, Calgary, Canada p,vla,cl,pc 5/77 Tape avail. 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. The Second Shepherds' Play CMC Wylie, Betty For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 45m; la/lsc; 1 set Jane after medieval Mystery Play cast of 6,ch,chl.ch Storybook Theatre, Pumphouse Theatre, Calgary, Alberta 1100,1200,pc,str-qnt 11/82 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. Esmerelda, the Adventures of a Baby Elephant com p. Serbin, Suzanne Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 45m; la/2sc; 1 set Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles 3/66 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 Stone Soup, An Operatic Fable comm.org. same & Comic fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 40m; la/8sc; 1 set McQuilkin, Frank 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 AuMC Musical play for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. after "Treasure Island" Dougherty, Celius Many Moons GS same Fantasy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act after Thurber 2s,m,a,t,b OR s,m,t,b Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 11/3/62 lllltU10,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 Song of the Maypole AIM Kellaway, Frank Cantata for children, pfd. by adults 12min. Canberra, Australia 1967 ch 2222,2221,tp,pc,str OR p Dreyfus, G. The Takeover AIM Kellaway, F. pfd. by adults 60 m; 1 act Canberra, Australia 10/69 ch 1010,0110,tp,pc, e-gtr,p,str Dubbiosi, Stelio The Pied Piper pfg.org. For grades K-6, pfd. by adults after German folktale Amato Opera, NY 12/65 Duffy, John The Eve of Adam Mau Marks, David Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 60m; la/7sc Stockbridge School, MA 6/2/55 cast of 5 0020,0110,a-sx,p,pc, vln.vlc ALSO PFD. BY: Stockbridge School 5/57

DuFresne The Penny Hedge pfg.org. pfd. by adults Youth Opera Co., Leeds, England 5/18/83 Duke, John Captain Lovelock CF Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 35 m; 1 act; 1 set after Ludwig Holberg's "The Changed Bridegroom" 3s,2m Seagle Colony, Schroon Lake, NY 8/18/53 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. The Sire de Maletroit com p. c/o ASCAP Duke, Dorothy pfd. by adults 1 act after R.L. Stevenson's "Sire de Maletroit's Door" Seagle Colony, Schroon Lake, NY 8/15/58 Duke, J. Yankee Peddlar CF Duke, D. Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m Seagle Colony, Schroon Lake, NY 8/17/62 s,2m,t,b,bs-b P COMMENTS: Fourteen musical numbers invariably propel the plot. ("Springfield Sun- day Republican") Amusing romp. ("Amherst Journal Record") ALSO PFD. BY: various

-46- Dunhill, Thomas Alicia TP(Nov) Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 75m after Dickens cast of 12,ch (1937) str

DuPage, Florence New World for Nellie comp. c/o ASCAP same For grades 7-9, pfd. by h.s. 1 act after story by Rowland Emett Advent Tuller School, Westbury, NY 6/11/65

Dvorkin, Judith Blue Star WrW same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 50m; la/lOse; 2 sets After Dinner Opera, NYC 12/5/83 (reading) 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. Cyrano WrW same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60 m; la/6sc; 2 sets after Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" 2s,3t,3b Hamick-Adams Productions, Winston-Salem, NC 12/5/64 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 ABC comp. Howard Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. or children 20m; la/lsc; 1 set same and adults s,ch-satb P COMMENTS: Operatic soprano and pop chorus. A playful look at the alphabet, (composer)

Dworsky, The Marvelous Land of Oz pfg.org. Richard A. Musical comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 2 acts Briggle, Gary after L. Frank Baum Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis 4/18/81

Eakin, Charles The Box TP /AMC same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 30 m; la/4sc; 2 sets after Chekhov story 2s,m,t,bs University of Colorado, Boulder 12/9/65 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 The Brementown Musicians AMC same Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 18m; la/2sc; 1 set after Grimm ch-satb Boston Lyric Opera 1976 ob,hn,hp,vln OPT tape

-47- Eastwood, Thomas Christopher Sly OUP Duncan, Ronald Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s. 100m; 2 acts after Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" London, 1960

Eaton, John The Lion and Androdes ShP Anderson, David Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults and children 40m; la/3sc; 1 set & Walter, Eugene after Eugene Walter's "The Lion's Share" 2s,m,t,b,bs,chl.ch Public School 47, Indianapolis, IN 4/73 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 The Lord of Misrule comp. same Folklore for grades 7-9, pfd. by children 45m; la/lsc; 1 set 15th & 16th century English Christmas tradition boys-ch.narr comm: Skaggs Foundation p OR chamb.orch prem: San Francisco Boys Chorus 12/78

Edmunds, J. The Pastoral Kingdom comp. same Folklore for grades 7-9, pfd. by children 40m; la/lsc; 1 set after Middle English texts boys-eh,narr San Francisco Boys Chorus 11/63 fl.vlc.pc.p

Edwards, Ross Quern Quaeritis JAS /AuMC Williams, Graham Nativity play, pfd. by children 35m (1967) chl.ch 1001,0110,tp,hp,glock, pc.harm OR org COMMENTS: A succession of carols and chants, (composer)

Effinger, Cecil Pandora's Box GS Monsour, Sally Myth for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults 15m University of Colorado, Boulder 1962 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 Aladdin comp. c/o BMI Bargy, Jeanne Folktale, pfd. by adults after "Arabian Nights" Prince Street Players Eiler, J. Cinderella MTI Bargy, J. Fairy tale, pfd. by adults P after Perrault Prince Street Players 1965 -48- Eiler, J. Jack and the Beanstalk MTI Bargy, J. Folktale, pfd. by adults 60m Prince Street Players, NYC 1966 P

ALSO PFD. BY: Music Theatre for Young People, Wichita 6/80

Eiler, J. Mother Goose a Go-Go com p. c/o BMI Bargy, J. pfd. by adults Prince Street Players

Eiler, J. Pinocehio MTI Bargy, J. pfd. by adults after Collodi Prince Street Players 1966

Eiler, J. Snow White Goes West com p. c/o BMI Bargy, J. pfd. by adults Prince Street Players

Eiler, J. The Wizard of Oz comp. c/o BMI Bargy, J. pfd. by adults Prince Street Players

Elkus, Jonathan A Little Princess comp. c/o ASCAP Watson, Nancy Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children Dingman 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 TP(Nov) /AMC Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 60m; la/7sc; 6 sets after Mark Twain 12sgrs,5spks,ch San Francisco Boys Chorus at Everett Jr. H.S. 5/22/53 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. Treasure Island comp. c/o ASCAP Snyder, Bruce Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults 90m; 2a/5sc; 5 sets after R.L. Stevenson 13sgrs,2spks,ch-ssa (1961) U21,2200,pic,tp, pc.p.str ALSO PFD. BY: various, incl. San Francisco Boys Chorus '67

Ellis, David Br'er Rabbit's Big Secret PDS Jackson, Eugene 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. Snowhite and the Space Gwarfs PDS Jackson, E. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 2a/8sc; 7 sets (1981) cast of 6,ch 2tpt,tbn,gtr,dbs,p,pc ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Children's Musical Theatre, Mobile 3/82 -49- Ellstein, The Thief and the Hangman BM Abraham pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act Wishengrad, Ohio University, Athens 1/17/59 2m,2t,2b,2bs Morton 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 SB adapt. Humperdinck pfd. by children 90min. after Grimm's fairy tale and Humperdinck's opera cast of 5,eh (1927)

Elsmith, B. & Miracle of the Tumbler ECS Leonard For Christmas or Easter based on medieval legend Emerson, Roger Teen Jen Derwingson, Pop-rock musical for grades 7-12, pfd. by children 45m; la/6se; 1 set Richard (1981) cast of 7,eh full orch Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: Parts are probably available for the entire class, (publisher)

Epps, Ben Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber pfg.org. same & Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults Mirrione, Jim biography of Joe Louis Creative Arts Team of NYU, at Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration 4/5/83 Erickson, Elaine Babouseka [sic] comp. Morton, David 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. Daylight Dreams comp. same & Brown, Setting of Haiku poems for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 30m; la/lOsc Marilyn audience participation s,m,b,3mime-dcrs University of Iowa, Iowa City 11/81 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. Little Red Riding Hood comp. same Fairy tale for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 8m; 1 act after Grimm 2 mime University of Iowa, Iowa City 7/13/73 tape Tape avail. COMMENTS: Children mime the story in front of projected slides, (composer) -50- Erickson, E. The Nightingale com p. same Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children llm; 1 act after Andersen 6 mimes University of Iowa, Iowa City 2/75 tape COMMENTS: Children mime the story in front of projected slides, (composer)

Erickson, E. The Three Wee Pigs comp. same & Morton, Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 9m; 1 act D. Methodist Church Pre-Sehool, Mt. Vernon, IA 10/81 ch Casio calculator,tape Tape avail. COMMENTS: The audience members are the performers, (composer)

Ericson, Julia The Nutcracker and Princess Pirlipat WWM adapt. Tchaikovsky Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s. 40m; la/3sc; same after story by E.T.A. Hoffmann ch (1982) p-4hnds Guides avail. COMMENTS: Minimal staging; settings accomplished by props, (publisher)

Erwin, Gail The Little Hatch Girl pfg.org. same Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults and children 60m; la/5sc; 1 set after Andersen 8adults,2chl,ch,chl.ch Emmy Gifford Children's Theatre, Omaha 11/26/82 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 AuMC Puppet theatre for children Marionette Theatre, Sydney, Australia

Everitt, Margaret Tunesmith of Boston comp. A. For grades 3-6, pfd. by adults Massachusetts 1976

Fahrner, Raymond Balooooons comp. c/o Northern pfd. by adults Ohio Univ. Collage Productions, Ada, OH 3/4/83

Fahrner, R. Hirror-go-Round comp. c/o Northern For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults Ohio Univ. Collage Productions, Ada, OH 3/4/83 Electronic music

Fahrner, R. Tales From the Arabian Nights comp. c/o Northern For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults Ohio Univ. Collage Productions, Ada, OH 1981

Fahrner, R. Yuck, its Muck comp. Klein, Jeanne For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults The Group, Northern Ohio University, Ada 1982

-51- Fair, Rosemary Jenny, the Mail-Order Bride PDS same Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/8sc; 6 sets (1975) 3men,3women,ch P ALSO PFD BY: recent pf. Blackfoot Community Players, ID 7/9/82

Faith, Richard The Little Match Girl com p. Ard, Michael 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. Sleeping Beauty comp. Ard, M. Fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 90m; 2a/4sc; 2 sets after Perrault 4men,9women,ch,chl.ch University of Arizona Opera Theatre, Tucson 12/3/71 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 Maze! and Shlimazel pfg.org. Goldstein, Folk drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children 55 m; 3sc; 1 set Elayne after story by Isaac Bashevis Singer s,m,t,2b,bs-b,5chl,mime Camerata Opera Theatre, Cherry Hill, NJ 7/20/83 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 PfP Comedy, pfd. by children 40m (1975) 2girls,2spks

Fendrich, Shubert Give My Regards to Broadway PDS adapt. Cohan Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/3sc; 1 set 5men,10women,ch same (1981) 1010,0210,a-sx,dbs,p,pc ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Children's Theatre Workshop, O'Fallon, IL 7/82

Fendrich, S. Happy Days PDS same & Fendrich, Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/5sc; 1 set Steven based on televison series 7men,9women,ch Madison High School, Madison, KS 11/82 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. In St. Louis, At the Fair PDS adapt. Victorian Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/3sc; 1 set songs (1978) 5men,12women,ch same 1020,0210,p,pc,a-8X, t-sx,dbs ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL 8/82

Fendrich, S. Seasons in the Sun PDS adapt, various Comedy-drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90 m; 2a/4sc; 1 set pop songs B&B Players, Franklin H.S., Franklin, PA 12/82 3men,6women,ch same 1010,0110,a-sx,t-sx,p, pc.dbs

Fewell, Marvin Light Horse Harry Lee pfd. by adults 1 act comm. & prem: Waldo Workshop Opera, Arlington, VA 6/76

Fisher, William The Happy Prince comp. c/o ASCAP Gut man, John Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 1 act after Oscar Wilde Iowa State University, Iowa City 3/10/62 ALSO PFD. BY: Iowa State repeated '62 & '66

Fishman, Jack Bim! Ban! Bits! pfg.org. Palmer, Bruce pfd. by children 1 act New Theatre, NJ (tour) 1976 Fitelberg, Jerzy Henny Penny BM Brant, Neil Fable for grades K-6, pfd.'by children 30m; 1 act; 1 set (1950) 6sgrs,2spks 1021,2210,tp,p,str

Flagello, Nicholas The Piper of Hanelin BM same Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 60m; 3 acts after German folktale 5men,3women,ch, comm. & prem: Manhattan School of Music, NY 4/18/70 ehl.eh.narr 3222,3321,tp,cel,hp, p,str ALSO PFD. BY: Hartt School of Music, CT 1/74

Flesch, Ed The Sour Prince IEC same Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 40m; lact; 1 set Chateau Players, Illinois tour 1972 3men,3women P COMMENTS: Especially designed for touring by high school or community theatres to elementary schools, (publisher)

Fletcher, Grant The Carrion Crow comp. /AMC same Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 45m; la/lsc; 1 set after radio play by John Jacob Miles s,m,3t,2b,bs,2mime Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington 3/53 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 Slow Dusk BH same Rural tragedy for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act; 1 set University of Syracuse, NY 5/2/49 s,m,t,b 2222,4220,tp,pc,hp,str continued Videotaped -53- 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 Sweetree comp. Carleton, Jesse Folk comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 90m; 7sc; 1 set Vermont Maple Festival, St. Albans 4/15/83 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 comp. c/o PRS Comedy, pfd. by h.s. 30m; 1 act National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 7/22/52 cast of 5 Forrest, H. A Matinee Idyll comp. c/o PRS Comedy, pfd. by h.s. 1 act National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 8/17/54 Forsblad, Leland The Boy Who Cried "Wolf!" SB Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by children 15m after Aesop 1 solo.ch Forster, John Grownups comp. c/o ASCAP Blumenthal, Vicky Comedy, pfd. by children 1 act First All Children's Theatre, NYC 4/12/80 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 Journal- News") 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 Griffelkin CF Reed, Alastair Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 120m; 3 acts NBC-TV 11/6/55 4s,m,ch stg.prem: Tanglewood, MA 8/6/56 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. Introductions and Goodbyes CF Menotti, Gian Satire on cocktail parties, pfd. by adults 9m; 1 act Carlo New York Philharmonic 5/60 b.lOmime.eh stgd: Spoleto, Italy 6/60 1011,1100,xyl,pc,p,hp,str OR p.xyl OR p 4-hnds ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

Foss, L. The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County CF Karsavina, Jean Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 45 m; la/2sc; 2 sets after Mark Twain m,2t,2b,2bs,ch Indiana Univ., Bloomington 5/18/50 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 The Iron Man AuMC /AuBC Hughes, Ted Musical theatre for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults Australian Broadcasting Education Section, Adelaide 1975 COMMENTS: Series of ten radio broadcasts.

Fox, M. Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing com p. c/o AuMC Vil6, James <5c Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 45m; la/5sc; 4 sets Susan 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, Domestic Relations (To Beat or Not to Beat) comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC Arthur Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 20m; 1 act; 2 sets same after O.Henry's "A Harlem Tragedy" s,m,2b State Univ. of New York, Potsdam 12/17/72 llll,1100,p,str ALSO PFD. BY: Texas A&I Univ., Kingsville 3/74

Franchetti, The Princess comp. c/o ASCAP Arnold pfd. by adults 15m; 1 act; 1 set Hartt School of Music, CT 3/16/52 2s,a,b

Franco, Johan The Prince and the Prophecy ACA For grades K-6, pfd. by children 40m; 5 acts; 7 sets soloists.ch P

Frantz, Al The Lion and the Mouse BM same Fable for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or children 60m; 2a/2sc loosely based on Aesop 3men,lwoman,ch Lenehan Jr. H.S., Iowa 11/19/80 p OPT pc

Fraser-Simson, H. Toad of Toad Hall SFr Milne, A.A. (bk) Fantasy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 2 acts; 10 sets after Kenneth Grahame 19men,8women Liverpool Repertory Theatre, England 12/21/29 PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Requires fantastic costumes.

Freed, Arnold Zodiac comp. e/o ASCAP Masque for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 40min. John Marshall H.S., Rochester, MN 5/19/65 ch,narr,dcrs chamb.orch

Freed, Isadore The Princess and the Vagabond comp.est. c/o ASCAP Wilson, Pearl C. pfd. by adults 2 acts Hartt School of Music, CT 5/13/48

Freedman, Allen J. The Lion Who Wouldn't SFr Wingate, Gifford For grades 3-6, pfd. by children or adults 1 set W. 6men,4women P -55- Freedman, Harry Abracadabra CMC Moore, Mavor Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 50m; la/8sc; 1 set Courtenay Youth Music Centre, BC, Canada 7/22/79 s,m,a,t,2b,bs 1010,0220,3sx,gtr,dbs,dms

French, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow SFr Herbert S. Jr. Folk drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. and 9men,7women Donaldson, John children p after Washington Irving

Freund, Don The Bishop's Ghost comp. Payton, Henry H. Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/lsc; 1 set Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis 10/29/75 (tour) 3s,2m,2t,2b,bs gtr,str-qnt ALSO PFD. BY: Southern Opera Theatre '76

Friedman, Gary The He Nobody Knows SFr Holt, Will For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. cast of 12 after book by Stephen M. Jospeh fl.sx.tpt.flg.tbn, Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway, NY 1970 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, The Ransom of Red Chief comp. Sarah Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and 1 child 45m; la/5sc; 2 sets same after O.Henry s,boy-s,2t,b,spk Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC 4/2/82 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 Feelin' Good Jen same & Revue for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 40m; la/lsc; 1 set Gallina, Michael (1981) cast of 10,ch,spk p,gtr,dbs,dms OR p Tape and guides avail. Recording avail.

Gallina, J. & M. Follow That Star WWM same Christmas story for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 30m; la/4sc Middle School, Sterling, NJ 12/18/82 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. The Runaway Snowman Jen same Comedy-drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m; la/9sc; 1 set (1981) 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. Santa and the Snowmobile ShP same For grades 2-5, pfd. by children cast of lO.eh.narr (1982) P Tape avail.

Gallina, J. * Three Ships Jen Bacak, Joyce E. Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; la/lse; 1 set story of Columbus cast of 12,ch (1982) full oroh OR p Tape & guides avail. Recording avail. COMMENTS: Parts are probably available for entire class, (publisher)

Gallina, J. The Wackadoo Zoo WWM same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m; la/3sc; 1 set (1982) 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 Alice Through the Looking Glass pfg.org. same Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children after Lewis Carroll Acting School, Loughton, Essex, England 2/67

Gardner, Janet The North Pole Goes Rock and Roll ShP same Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children ch (1982) P Tape avail. COMMENTS: Santa changes his image, (publisher)

Gardner, John Bel and the Dragon OUP Kraemer, Timothy For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 60m; 2 acts; 1 set audience participation 2s/2t,m/b,a,2spks,ch St. James Norlands Church, London, England 12/73 2ps,pe,org,str Am.prem: Opera Workshop, Pittsburgh 8/19/81 COMMENTS: The Dragon is played by as many children as possible, (publisher)

Garlick, Anthony The Christmas Tribute ShP Carols, pfd. by adults and/or children 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 CF /AMC Fable for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act after Oscar Wilde 2s,m,a,t,b Pennsylvania Opera Theater, Philadelphia 10/21/73 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 pfg.org. pfd. by adults 1 act University of Arizona, Tucson 4/13/73 Gates, Keith Tom Sawyer librettist Robertson, Jon Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and/or h.s. 2a/6sc; 5 sets after Mark Twain 2s,2m,5t,3b,3bs,6spks, comm: Governor's Program for Gifted Children ch.chl.ch prem: McNeese Univ., Lake Charles, LA 7/22/83 Ull,1100,p,pc,vln, via,vie

Gaul, Harvey Alice in Wonderland BM For grades 3-6, pfd. by children or adults 60 m; 3 acts after Lewis Carroll cast of 19,ch P

Gesensway, Louis The Great Boffo and his Talking Dog TP Davis, Christopher pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act audience participation s,t,b,bs Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia 2/7/61 llll,2110,tp,pc,p,str

Gesner, Clark The Utter Glory of Morriasey Hall SFr same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 set (1979) 4men,18 women 1121,1310,pe,str COMMENTS: Set in English girl's school, (publisher)

Giannini, Vittorio Beauty and the Beast BM Simon, Robert A. Fairy tale opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/2sc after Mme. L. de Beaumont s,2m,a,4t,b,bs CBS Radio 11/24/38 2121,2220,tp,pc,str stg.prem: Hartt School of Music, CT 2/14/46 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. The Taming of the Shrew BM same & Fee, Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 150m; 3 acts Dorothy after Shakespeare 2s,5t,2b,4bs Music and Drama Guild, Cincinnati, OH 1/31/53 2222,4321,tp.pc.cl.p, hp.str Videotaped

Gibbs, Armstrong The Great Bell of Burley TP(Nov) Bush, Nancy Historical drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 3 acts (1951) cast of 9,ch 2ps

Gibbs, A. The Three Kings BH Nativity play, pfd. by children and/or adults 105m; 4 acts Prospect Hill School, New Haven, CT 12/15/64 solos,ch

Gibson, Robert The Adventures of Ton Sawyer BM same Play with music, pfd. by children 60m; 9sc after Mark Twain cast of 15,ch (1976) 2ps

Gideon, Miriam The Adorable Mouse Jos same Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults llm; lact after French folktale solo Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY (1960) 1011,1000,tp,hpcd OR 1010,2000,tp,p,str Recording avail.

-58- Gill, Richard Jinini AuMC pfd. by h.s. 60m; 1 act based on Aboriginal legend s,boy-s,t,b,bs,ch (1969) 3231,5301 ,pc,pic,p,org, str.didjeridu, rhythm sticks, nulla nullas, woomeras COMMENTS: Australian Aboriginal instruments can most likely be obtained from: Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, 580 N. School Lane, Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 299- 3016 or Australia House, 44 Exchange St., Portland, ME 04101 (207) 772-6765 Gill, R. The Pied Piper of Hamlyn AuMC Drama for 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 54m; 1 act after German folktale 7sgrs,spk,ch (1965) 3232,3220 ,tp,pc,str

Gillis, Don The Gift of the Magi comp. est. c/o ASCAP Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 1 act after O.Henry lwoman,3men,ch Texas Wesleyan College, Ft. Worth 12/7/65 P ALSO PFD. BY: Community Opera, NYC 12/71

Gillis, D. The Libretto comp.est. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults 1 act Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman 12/60 Gillis, D. Park Avenue Kids BM same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s. 105m; la/2sc Elkhart H.S., Elkhart, IN 5/12/57 s,b,bs-b,ch 2232,4331,tp,str ALSO PFD. BY: National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI '59

Gillis, D. Pep Rally BM same Spoof of college life, pfd. by adults or h.s. 105m; 1 act National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 8/15/57 3s,2t,4b,bs,ch 3332,4541,6sx,pc,p, cel,hp Gingold, Norbert The Boot of Mr. Ticklewood pfg.org. For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children San Francisco Children's Opera 6/3/68 Gingold, N. Cinderella pfg.org. Gingold, Heddy Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and 135m; 3a/3sc; 2 sets adults 6adults,18chl,chl.ch San Francisco Children's Opera 11/55 2121,2210,pc.str repeated in many seasons COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)

Gingold, N. A Date with Santa comp. Gingold, H. 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. The Emperor's New Clothes pfg.org. Gingold, H. 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- Gingold, N. GoUiloeks Becomes Queen pfg.org. Gingold, H. Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and adults San Francisco Children's Opera 1/19/64 repeated many seasons

Gingold, N. Johnny Appleseed pfg.org. Gingold, H. 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. Little Red Riding Hood comp. Gingold, H. 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. The Magic Lamp pfg.org. Gingold, H. Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children San Francisco Children's Opera 1957 repeated many seasons

Gingold, N. Princess Honey Becomes Queen pfg.org. Gingold, H. Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children San Francisco Children's Opera 1956

Gingold, N. Puss 'n Boots comp. Gingold, H. 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. Santa Claus' Beard comp. Gingold, H. 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. Sinbad the Sailor comp. Gingold, H. 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. Sleeping Beauty comp. Gingold, H. 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)

Gingold, N. Snow White and Rose Red pfg.org. Gingold, H. 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. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs pgg Gingold, H. 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 repeated many seasons Tape avail. COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)

Gingold, N. Song of Happiness pfg.org. Gingold, H. Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children San Francisco Children's Opera 1/26/60 Gingold, N. Suzanne and her Double pfg.org. Gingold, H. Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and 3 acts children San Francisco Children's Opera 3/26/83 Gingold, N. Three Little Jitterbugs pfg.org. Gingold, H. Musical fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children San Francisco Children's Opera 11/13/55 Gingold, N. Wolferl pfg.org. Gingold, H. Opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children 135m; 2a/7sc; 5 sets based on Mozart's life 10adults,7chl,chl.ch San Francisco Children's Opera 1/81 2121,2210,pc,str Tape avail. COMMENTS: No production or casting problems. (R. Kuras, S.F. Children's Opera)

Gitter, Marshall Hoedown Heaven PDS & Heltzler, Gary Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/2sc; 1 set Nowell, Janie B. Pretense Theatre, Jacksonville Beach, FL 1980 4men,3women 1010,0110,a-sx,p,pe,dbs

Glen, Robert & Out of This World Wei McAfferty, Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 45m Maureen 7boys,3girls,boy-ch same 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 The Butterfly That Blushed PDS same 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 David eomp. c/o ASCAP /AMC M. Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults 75m; 3a/13sc; 1 set same after biblical story s,boy-s,3t,4b,2bs-b,4bs,ch (1967) p OR org Goldstaub, Paul R. The Marriage Proposal AMC same Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; la/lsc; 1 set after Chekhov s,t,b Mankato State University, MN 5/25/78 1110,0000,p,pc

Goldstein, William A Bullet for Billy the Kid TP(Fox) Shofer, Marvin pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act CBS-TV 1965 4sgrs,2spks,ch chamb.orch ALSO PFD. BY: Springfield Jr. College, IL 2/67

Goldstein, W. A Total Sweet Success TKFox) Shofer, M. pfd. by adults 70m after Mark Twain's "The £1,000,000 Bank Note" cast of 6,ch,dcrs Lincoln Center Experimental Theatre, NY 10/66 chamb.orch Goodman, Alfred The Statues at Turtle Bay AMC Rein, Robert 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 The Shoe of Little Noby com p. c/o ASCAP Scanlon, Marie Christmas opera, pfd. by adults /AMC C. after story by Francois Coppge 60m; 2 acts; 1 set (1957) 2s,2m,2a,3t,bs,mime,ch many small roles 2222,4231,tp,pc,str Gordon, P. A Tale from Chaucer com p. c/o ASCAP Scanlon, M.C. pfd. by adults /AMC after Chanticleer story in "The Canterbury Tales" 40m; 1 act Trenton State College, NJ 5/66 s,t,b,bs 2222,2210,tp,pc,hp, cel,str OR p

Gorney, Jay The Geografoof BM Austin, James Musical parable, pfd. by children or adults and children 30m; 1 act cast of 10,7dcrs 1121,lU0,p,str

Gottlieb, Jack Sharing the Prophets GS same Musical encounter, pfd. by children 45m ch p,pc,dbs,tape

COMMENTS: Provocative and entertaining way for young people to explore contemporary spiritual values, (publisher)

Gray, David A Christmas Carol TP(Nov) Christmas drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Dickens cast of 32,ch Nottingham, England 1/60 tp,pc,glock,hp,p,str

Greenberg, Noah The Play of Daniel OUP adapt, anon, Medieval Christmas play, pfd. by adults 60 m trans: Auden, New York Pro Musica 12/57 12sgrs,ch,narr W.H. medieval insts COMMENTS: English narration of Latin text, (publisher) ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

-62- Greenberg, N. The Play of Herod OUP adapt, anon Medieval Christmas play, pfd. by adults 80m trans: Auden, New York Pro Musica 12/63 20sgrs,ch,narr W.H. medieval insts COMMENTS: English narration of Latin text, (publisher) ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

Griffiths, Philip My Daughter Coppelia OUP

Gross, Eric The Ugly Duckling BM(Leeds) /AuMC Kitson, Alan "Pantomime", pfd. by adults 150m after Andersen pop or light music ensemble

Gross, Robert The Bald Soprano com p. c/o BMI /AMC Allen, Donald Absurdist comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 85m; la/lsc; 1 set after Ionesco s,m,a,t,b,bs Occidental College, Los Angeles 5/62 llll,1100,pc,hp,str

Groth, Howard Petruehio pfg.org. pfd. by adults 100m; 3 acts; 3 sets Arkansas State College, Conway 3/29/54 s,2t,2b,bs ALSO PFD. BY: Arkansas State College, Conway '56

Gruenberg, Louis Jack and the Beanstalk comp.est. Erskine, John "A Fairy Opera for the Childlike", pfd. by adults 3a/13se; 5 sets Juilliard School, NYC 11/19/31 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 Cinderella and the Fairy comp. same pfd. by adults based on Perrault New York Intercity Opera, Cooper Union 11/19/77 COMMENTS: Part One of trilogy: "The Phantom Princess".

Gualillo, N. The Phantom Princess comp. same 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 TP same For grades 7-12, pfd. by jr.h.s. or h.s. 60m; 3 acts after story by Kate Douglas Wiggin 10boys,9girls,ch P

Hagemann, V. A Christmas Carol TP same & Jones, Christmas operetta, pfd. by adults and children 2a/4sc Eleanor (bk) after Dickens 14 men ,4 women,girl-ch (1975) P

Hagemann, V. The Pied Piper TP

-63- Halley, Paul The Prince and the Pauper pfg.org. same pfd. by children and adults Sroka, Elliott (bk) after Mark Twain Cathedral School Choristers and Players, Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC 3/11/83

Halpern, Sidney The Monkey's Paw AMC Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 1 act after W.W. Jacobs Off Broadway Opera Co., NYC 4/4/65 Halstenson, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf pfg.org. Michael pfd. by adults 15m University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 6/8/81 p Hamilton, Kelly Trizie True, Teen Detective SFr same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 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 A Christmas Eve with Music or To Please Mr. Plumjoy GAL Hamilton, Christmas opera, pfd. by adults 1 act Christian Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh, PA 1957 3sgrs,mime,ch llll,1000,pic,pc,p Hamm, Charles The Box com p. c/o Dartmouth Edward pfd. by adults College same Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 2/4/61 1 act Hamm, C.E. The Cask of Anontillado com p. c/o Dartmouth pfd. by adults College after Poe 1 act Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, OH 3/1/53 Hamm, C.E. The Monkey's Paw com p. c/o Dartmouth Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults College after W.W. Jacobs la/3sc Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, OH 5/2/52 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 comp. c/o Dartmouth pfd. by adults CoUege Virginia Intermountain College, Bristol 3/1/55 1 act ALSO PFD. BY: Virginia Intermountain College, Bristol '60

Hamm, C.E The Scent of Sasparillw comp. c/o Dartmouth pfd. by adults CoUege Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, CA 9/5/54 1 act Hamm, C.E The Secret Life of Walter Mitty comp. c/o Dartmouth same Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults College after Thurber 1 act Ohio University, Athens 7/30/53 ALSO PFD. BY: Louisiana State Univ. '53; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music '54; Cincinnati Music and Drama Guild '54 Hand, Colin The King of the Golden River TP(Nov) Alton, Edwin H. Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m after story by John Ruskin cast of 6,ch (1965) rcdrs,pc,p OPT vln.vlc

-64- Hannay, Roger Two Tickets to Omaha (Perfidy Confounded) eomp. c/o ASCAP Lamb, Jerome pfd. by adults 2 acts Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 7/21/60

Hanselmann, Paul The Chips are Down PDS Fendrich, Shubert Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 2a/3sc; 1 set (1963) 3men,4 women P ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Palace Showboat Dinner Theatre, Stockton, CA 9/82

Hanson, Daryl Christopher Colunbus comp. c/o AMC Stimmel, Bert Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 60m Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale 5/1/76 4men,4 women 1121,2010,pic,pc,dbs, gtr,p,hpcd

Hanson, D. The Happy Prince AMC Stimmel, B. Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 2s,a,3t,b,ch after Oscar Wilde P (1977) Harder, Eleanor Beauty and the Lonely Beast PDS same 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. Gold Fever PDS same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/2sc; 1 set (1974) 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. New Clothes for the Empress PDS same 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 Dragons comp. same 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. Frustration TP /AMC same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 5min. spoof on "PelUas et Mglisande" s,a Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 1969 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 The First President comp. c/o ASCAP Williams, William For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 1 act Carlos Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., Rutherford, NJ 1964

-65- Harrison, Lou SoM Morris, William For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 40 m; 1 act after Grimm s,a,b YWHA, Kaufman Aud., NYC 5/14/59 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 BM Christmas opera, pfd. by children cast of 8,ch P

Haskins, Robert The Legend of Sleepy Hollow AMC Koppenhaver, For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults and children 1 act Allen J. after Washington Irving 2s,m,2t,b,bs-b,ch,chl.ch Springfield Civic Opera (Ohio Lyric) 10/30/76 vln,p

Haskins, R. A Piano Cones to Arkansas pfg.org. Koppenhaver, Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 17m; la/lsc; 1 set A.J. audience participation s.t.bs after 1854 story by Thomas B. Thorpe fl.gtr.dbs.p Ohio Lyric Theatre, Springfield 1978 (tour) Guides avail. COMMENTS: Designed to be performed in elementary school classrooms.

Hatch, Owen A. Once Upon a Chriatnas ShP Rettke, Marian 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 BB same Pantomime opera, pfd. by adults 30m; la/3sc based on three folktales 2s>2a,t,2b,spk,ch,narr American Legion Hall, Chichester, NY 8/18/51 2222,2210,pic,tp,pc, (rev. 1957) 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. A Pot of Broth AMC same pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act after W.B. Yeats m,t,b After Dinner Opera, NYC 1964 (WNYC radio) 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 com p. c/o BMI Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act Rochester Pops Orch., NY 1964 Haufrecht, H. We've Come from the City ACA Musical play for h.s. or camps, pfd. by children 25m; 1 act cast of 3, spk,ch 1121,2310,3sx,tp,pc,str

Haupt, Lois Hansel and Gretel GS adapt. Humperdinck For grades K-6 1 act adaptation of Humperdinck opera P (1930)

-66- Haussner, Karl The Donkey's Shadow (Des Esels Schatten) BH completion of pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2 acts sketches left after CM. Wieland's novel "The Abderites" s,a,2t,b,3bs by R. Strauss Ettal, Germany 1964 2222,2220,tp,pc,p,str Am.prem: Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff 8/14/70 COMMENTS: English translation by Maria Pelikan.

Hays, Henry The Little Match Girl pfg.org. Brian Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act after Andersen College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN 1/77 ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Oregon, Eugene 12/77

Hazell, Chris Holy TP(Nov) Pop cantata for unison voices 22m Emmanuel Lutheran Church, NYC 4/24/77 ch p OPT dms.dbs

Head, Michael The Bachelor Mouse BH Bush, Nancy Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children 60 m; 3 scenes St. Christopher's School, London, England 7/51 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 Mr. Punch comp. /CMC same 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 & Flying/Falling pfg.org. Johnson, David Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s. 70m; 1 act; 1 set same & Emmy Gifford Children's Theatre, Omaha 7/15/82 5adults,7h.s. Duncan, Nancy 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 Benny and the Bear comp. Hemenway, Sarah Comedy for grades K-2, pfd. by adults 40m; la/4sc; 1 set Boston Children's Opera Co., Manchester, NH 5/80 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. The Twilight of Magic comp. Hemenway, S. Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 45m; la/6sc; 1-2 sets after Hugh Lofting 2s,m,b Third Street Music Settlement, NYC 1/12/84 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 The Last Leaf AMC same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 55m; 1 act after O.Henry s,m,a,2b,bs San Jose State University Opera, CA 6/17/79 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. The Last of the Mohicans AMC Lewis, Janet Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 180m; 3a/10sc; 1 set after James Fennimore Cooper 2s,2t,3b,bs-b,bs,ch comm. & prem: Wilmington Opera, DE 6/12/76 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 Pollicino EAM(Sch) Werner Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 80m Di Leva, after "Tom Thumb" story by Collodi lladults,14chl,ch,chl.ch Giuseppe Montepulciano Festival, Italy 8/80 adult orch: vln.p Eng.trans: Am.prem: Cabrillo Festival, CA 8/83 child orch: rcdrs,trn-fl, Blumer, K-hn,gtr,Orff insts, Rodney pc,3vln,3vlc,dbs COMMENTS: Directors should be breaking down doors to get at this work. Out- standing 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

Herrmann, A ChristMS Carol TP(Chl) Bernard Musical TV play, pfd. by adults 1 act Anderson, after Dickens Maxwell CBS-TV 12/23/54

Herzog, Edward The Tiniest Town in Mexico PDS Novak, David Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 60m; 2a/2sc; 1 set or h.s. cast of 8,ch (1961) fl,2tpt,p,pe, gtr,vln,dbs ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Malcolm Price Laboratory School, Cedar Falls, IA 1/83

HiU, Mabel Wood The Roae and the Ring AMC Coit, Dorothy Satire for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 2a/6sc after William Makepeace Thackeray cast of 22 llll,1100,tp,p,str

-68- Hill, Mirrie Old Mr. Sundown AIM /AuMC Pirani, Leila Operetta for grades 3-6 30m (1935) cast of 5,eh P

Hiller, Lejaren Chang Fu, the Witch of Moon Mountain eomp. c/o ASCAP Smalley, Webster Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 65m; 1 act; 1 set based on form of Pekin Opera cast of 11 Univ. of Texas, Austin 11/29/82 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. The Long Christmas Dinner EAM(Sch) /AMC Wilder, Thornton Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 50m; la/lsc; 1 set set in New England 3s,m,2a,2t,2b,bs Mannheim, Germany 12/17/61 2122,1221,cbsn,pic, Am.prem: Juilliard School, N.YC 3/13/63 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. The Magic Devil Lion SFr Haubold, Cleve "Oriental Adventure for Children and Bright Adults", pfd. 1 set by children cast of 6,ch

Hitt, J.A. Sherlock Holmes and the Curious Adventure of the SFr Haubold, C. Clockwork Prince 1 set Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 6men,4women P

Hoddinott, Alun What the Old Man Does Is Always Right OUP Piper, Myfanwy Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children 60m; 1 act after Andersen cast of 9,ehl.ch (1980) 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 Something New for the Zoo BM Hupler, Dudley Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act reading: O'Neill Theatre Center Conf., CT 7/19/80 s,m,t,b prem: Prince George's Civic Opera, MD 5/7/83 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 Scrooge pfg.org. Bernhard, Jim Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" cast of 42 Theatre Under the Stars, Houston, TX 12/22/78 orch. of 21 Prem.new vers: University of Texas, Austin 12/10/82 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, Harrison Loved his Umbrella BM /AMC Stanley Musical cartoon for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act Levine, Rhoda after book by R. Levine cast of 14 Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC 5/24/81 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 BM(Col) same & Fandel, J. Fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act after Andersen 2s,2m,t,b Curtis Institute, Philadelphia, PA 3/29/54 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. The Selfish Giant BM /AMC same & Moult on, Fable for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 1 act Henry after Oscar Wilde s,boy-s,bs-b,4chl,mime Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC 5/24/81 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")

Holman, Derek Doctor Canon's Cure pfg.org. Davies, Robertson For grades 3-9, pfd. by children and adults 50m 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, stove- pipe-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 Snike Wei & May, Simon Dramatic comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts; 7 scenes May, S. & loosely based on "Nicholas Nickleby" llmen,3women,ch Barnett, Clive Kingston Grammar School, England 1973 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 Dr. Musikus MMB(Ch) same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act audience participation m,t,b,bs-b London Opera Players, England 1970 P

Hopkins, A. Lady Rhoesia MMB(Ch) same Satire, pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act after Ingoldsby legends 2s,2t,b,2bs Sadler's Wells, London, England 3/48 2222,4231 .tp.xyl.pc, hp.str

Hopkins, John A Light Shining in the Darkness GS Music-theatre Nativity story for children 30m lsgr,8spks,narr,ch, mimes.dcrs rcdrs,pc,2gtr,p-4hnds, 3vln,vlc

Hopson, Hal Silent Night Jen Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 20m; la/lsc; 1 set audience participation cast of 7,ch story of writing of "Silent Night" rhythm insts Sc handbells (1980) Tape and guides avail.

Horacek, Leo The TeU-Tale Heart comp. c/o WV Univ. Golz, Joseph Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act after Poe West Virginia University, Morgantown 8/7/68 ALSO PFD. BY: West Virginia Univ. '69 & '75; Nebraska Wesleyan Univ. '80 <3c '81

Horovitz, Joseph Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo TP(Nov) Flanders, Pop-cantata, pfd. by children 26min. Michael (1973) unison or 2-part ch p.dbs.dms ALSO PFD. BY: Holy Cross Lutheran School, Detroit 3/83

Horovitz, J. Gentleman's Island MMB(Che) Snell, Gordon Comedy, pfd. by adults 30m; la/2sc after W.S. Gilbert t,b Cheltenham Festival, England 1959 1111,1000,pc.p.str

Horvit, Michael Adventure in Space comp. c/o ASCAP same Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 55m; la/3sc; 2 sets Piccolo Opera, Detroit, MI 10/12/81 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. TOMO - Opera-Fantasy for Children comp. c/o ASCAP same Drama for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and children 55m; la/lsc; 1 set University of Houston Opera Wksp. 11/21/68 s,m,b,ch,chl.ch,dcrs 2222,1210,tp,pc,hp,str

House, L. Masquerade in Vienna TP Marguerite Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 3a/3sc adapt. J. Strauss adaptation of "Die Fledermaus" s,2m,2t,4b,5spks,ch same p OR chamb.orch OR full oreh

House, L.M. Professor Owl RAH same Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children 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. The Stockings Were Hung TP Laukandt, Christmas operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set Renata (1957) cast of 31 P

Hovhaness, Alan The Blue Plane CFP same 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 pfg.org. Sutton, Vern 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 Wind in the Willows PDS same 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 The Proposal BM Brucker, Roger Chamber opera, pfd. by adults 17 m; 1 act Southwestern College, Winfield, KS 1958 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 HLe(WD) (arr) Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children la/lsc; 1 set Billman, Larry (bk) adapt, from 1951 Disney film after Carroll eh OPT soloists orch OR p,gtr,bs,dms Tape and guide avail.

Hunkins, Eusebia Child of Promise com p. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults 1 act Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, AR 7/25/65

Hunkins, E. The Magic Laurel Trees CF /AMC Hammood, Emily Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by children or h.s. 75m; 2a/7sc after Grimm's "12 Dancing Princesses" 14boys,15girls,ch; comm. & prem: Laurel School of the Theatre, possible doubling Shaker Heights, OH 1974 2fl,p,pc

COMMENTS: Huge cast [but doubling possible]. (Opera for Youth)

Hunkins, E. Mice in Council CF same Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act after Aesop cast of 8,ch-satb (1952) p,2tpt,snare-dms

Hunkins, E. The Reluctant Hero CF same Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 16m; 1 act after Aesop's "Mice in Council" 2t,2b,ch-ttbb (1952) P

Hunkins, E. Smoky Mountain CF same Folk opera, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90 m; 2 acts; 1 set based on Appalachian tunes 2s,m,2t,b,bs,ch Monmouth College, IL 2/54 2021,1000,2gtr,bjo,acc, hea.str OR p OR p.vln OR p,gtr ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools & highschools

Hunkins, E. The Spirit Owl CF same pfd. by adults 2 acts American Indian story; uses Indian themes 7sgrs,spks (1956) 2121,2211,pc,str

Hunkins, E. Wonderous Love CF same 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. Young Lincoln CF same Biography 1 act Knox College, Galesburg, IL 10/59 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. Young Lincoln II CF same Biography 1 act (1960) s,4m,a,3t,3b,bs-b,ch,chl.ch P COMMENTS: Can be combined and performed with "Young Lincoln", (publisher) -73- Hurd, Michael Little Billy TP(Nov) same A comic nautical opera for grades K-6 30m; 1 act (1966) 4sgrs,spk,ch P

Hurd, M. Mr. Punch TP(Nov) same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 30m Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama, cast of 8 GBteborg, Sweden 4/70 p,pe

Hurd, M. Rooster Rag TP(Nov) same Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by h.s. 13m; la/lsc; 1 set after "Chanticleer" 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 The Giggling Goblin comp. c/o BMI Bratton, Karl For grades 3-6, pfd. by children 15m; la/4sc; 1 set after Bratton's "Tales of the Magic Mirror" narr.ch Cincinnati College-Conservatory, OH 6/12/74 P Tape avail.

Hyde, Herbert The Kitchen Clock Ftz Comfort, For grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children 40 m; 1 act & prol Florence C. (1927) cast of 9,chl.ch ALSO PFD. BY: Children's Opera, Milwaukee, WI '55

Imbrie, Andrew Three Against Christmas, or Christmas in Peeblestown CFP Wincor, Richard Christmas fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 90m; la/4sc University of California, Berkeley 12/3/64 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")

Israel, Brian Winnie the Pooh pfg.org. Israel, Joseph For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act after A.A. Milne Opera Theatre of Syracuse, NY 6/1/79 James, Jerry Oregon Country PDS same 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 Spriditis ChP Baumanis, Vilnis Folk drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 105m; 2a/7sc; 7 sets after play by Anna Brigadere cast of 18, ch NY Latvian Choir, Boston, MA 6/30/78 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 Cinderella comp. e/o ASCAP same Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 120m; 3a/10sc; 2 sets University of Florida, Gainesville 1956 5women,4men,ch full orch

Jason, Daniel Kris Kringle Rides Again HLe(EBM) Christmas operetta, pfd. by children or adults 120m; 2 acts cast of 15,ch 1121,2110,p,str

Jebeles, The Audition AMC Elizabeth Wenk Satire for grades 9-12, pfd. by adult or h.s. 35m; la/lsc; 1 set same Shades Valley Music Club, Birmingham, AL 3/7/79 7s chamb.orch,p,gtr OR p

Jenni, Donald The Emperor Clothed Anew ACA /AMC same Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 45m; la/2sc after Andersen s,m,t,b,bs,5spks de Paul University, Chicago, IL 4/2/65 P Jennings, Richard Space Opera One (As We Travel Through the Stars) comp. Multi-media opera, pfd. by adults 1 act University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 10/79 Johnson, A. Paul Anzollo and Valeria pfg.org. pfd. by adults 1 act Sarasota Opera, FL 2/17/84 Johnson, Harriett Pet of the Met eomp. c/o ASCAP Freeman, Lydia Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act; 1 set & Don after book by Don Freeman s,t Little Orchestra Society, NYC 1/56 chamb.orch Johnson, Lockrem A Letter to Emily AMC same pfd. by adults 40m; la/2sc after Robert Hupton's "Consider the Lilies" s,m,b,bs Cornish Institute, Seattle, WA 4/22/51 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 Door-Window-Drawers-Dryer-Box AMC same Five Shaggy Dog Operas 70m Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s. s,m,t,b Drama Ensemble Space, NYC 9/78 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. The Four Note Opera GS /AMC same Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s. 70m; lact; 1 set Cubiculo Theatre, NYC 5/16/72 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. & The Little Mermaid librettist Holley, Mary S. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 45m; 3 acts; 2 sets Holley, Mary S. after Andersen 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 CMC pfd. by adults 1 act Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 7/4/67 stg.prem: McGill University, Montreal 12/15/67 Josephs, Wilfred Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Pound There pfg.org. Fantasy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children after Lewis Carroll Leeds Young Opera Group, Harrowgate Festival, England 8/4/78

Joubert, John The TWNov) Tunnicliffe, Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. llsgrs,3spks,ch Stephen after Tolstoy's "Too Dear" llll,1000,tp,pc,2ps,str Queen Elizabeth Grammar School for Boys, Barnet, England 1973 Joubert, J. The Quarry TWNov) Holbrook, David Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 60m; 1 act; 1 set Copland School, Wembley, England 1965 5sgrs,5spks,ch llll,1000,tp,pc,p,str Joyce, Mary Ann A Christmas Carol PDS Holloway, Sr. Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 75m; la/lsc; 1 set Marcella Marie after Dickens cast of 20,ch (1975) p ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Union Theatre Ass'n, Buffalo, SC 12/82

Jurman, Carl Melian and the Magic Nutcracker pfg.org. Robinette, For grades 3-6, pfd. by children Joseph Children's Theatre Workshop of Glassboro, NJ 12/82 Kalmanoff, Martin Aesop, the Fabulous Fabulist com p. e/o ASCAP same Comic-drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 40m; la/7sc; 4 sets Camp Pemigewasset, NH 8/69 5men,3women P Kalmanoff, M. Alexander Gratia* Bell comp. c/o ASCAP same form: Smart Alee and the Talking Wire 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets Drake, Arnold Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 4men,lwoman (bk) Producers Ass'n for Young Audiences, NYC 3/77 P Tape and guides avail. ALSO PFD. BY: Producers Ass'n (tours) '77-'78 & '83

Kalmanoff, M. The Beautiful Beast comp. c/o ASCAP Cahalan, Joe Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 45m; la/3sc; 3 sets after "Beauty and the Beast" 5women,3men Delano Playhouse Theatre Co., MonticeUo, NY 6/77 P Kalmanoff, M. Christopher comp. c/o ASCAP same & Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets Forscher, Jon story of Columbus 4men,l woman Producers Ass'n for Young Audiences, NYC 3/76 P Tape and guides avail. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Ship of Columbus' time at sea. ALSO PFD. BY: Producers Ass'n (tour) '77

-76- Kalmanoff, M. Give Me Liberty comp. c/o ASCAP Adams, Robert Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets K. after life of Patrick Henry 5 men ,1 woman Producers Ass'n for Young Audiences, NYC 3/75 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. Legends Three comp. c/o ASCAP same Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 60m; la/4sc; 1 set Brenner, Marlene Biblical stories 4men,2women (bk) Jewish Heritage Theatre, NYC 11/23/69 P COMMENTS: Present-day characters quick-change into Biblical personalities, (composer) Kalmanoff, M. The Magic Beanstalk comp. c/o ASCAP Cahalan, J. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 45m; la/3sc; 3 sets Delano Playhouse Theatre Co., Monticello, NY 1976 5men,3women P Kalmanoff, M. The Magic Land of Opera comp. c/o ASCAP adapt: various Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 30m; la/3sc; 1 set famous opera (1972) 7men,5women composers P same

Kalmanoff, M. Mr. Scrooge comp. c/o ASCAP Lebowitz, Gerald Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets after Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" 6men,2women Storyland Theatre, NYC 12/3/66 P ALSO PFD. BY: Memphis State Univ. '69 Kalmanoff, M. Opera, Opera CF Saroyan, William Satire on "grand" opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act; 1 set After Dinner Opera, NYC 2/22/56 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 comp. c/o ASCAP same 4 Cahalan, J. Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 45m; la/3sc; 3 sets Delano Playhouse Theatre Co., Monticello, NY 1978 4men,3women P Kalmanoff, M. You'll Never Get It Off the Ground comp. c/o ASCAP same & Drake, A. Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets story of Wright Brothers 3men,2women (1980) P PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Representing flight, (composer)

Kalmanoff, M. Young Ton Edison comp. c/o ASCAP same & Comic-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets Adams, R.K. based on "Young Tom and the Wonderful Why" 5men,3women Harnick-Adams Productions, Washington, DC 12/62 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 Royal Auction BM Chorney, Comedy, pfd. by adults 45m; la/2sc Alexander & University of California, Los Angeles 2/26/58 cast of 8 Shrager, Sidney 2ps Kaplan, Larry Clap Your Hands PfP same For grades K-9, pfd. by h.s. 60 m; 2 acts (1978) 7boys,10girls,ch p OPT stg.band Kaufmann, Walter The Hoosier Tale com p. c/o pfg.org. same History, pfd. by adults 3 acts story of early settlers (a white trader who marries large cast, 3ch an Indian girl) full orch comm: Indiana Historical Society for Indiana Sesquicentennial celebration prem: Indiana University, Bloomington 7/30/66 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, Jack and the Beanstalk comp. Patrick For grades K-6 1 act Hartke Theatre, Washington, DC 11/24/74 ch,soloists chatnb.orch, pc ensemble Kay, Don Rapunzel TAC /AuMC Sansom, Clive Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults 40m; 1 act after Grimm s,a,t,2b,spk,ch (1966) rcdr/fl,cl,pc,p OR full orch Guides avail.

Kay, Norman A Christmas Carol pfg.org. Morgan, John TV Christmas opera Videotaped after Dickens Harlach (Wales) TV 1980 Kay, N. Robin Hood pfg.org. Adventure for grades 3-12 after legend Buxton Festival, England 7/84

Kay, Peter The Snowman of Kashmir EAMttJE) Janski, Stefan pfd. by children and adults 30m; 1 act; 1 set comm: English National Opera (1975) 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. Theseus and the Minotaur, or Knoek-Out at Knossos EAM(UE) Kay, Heather Myth for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 40m; 1 act after Greek myth east of 4,ch (1976) P.pe COMMENTS: Tuneful pop musical style. Text employs phrases that are uniquely British. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)

Kay, Ulysses The Boor CF same & pfd. by adults or h.s. 40m; 1 act Ussachevsky after Chekhov s,t,b comm: Koussevitzky Foundation llll,1110,tp,pc,p,str prem: University of Louisville, KY 4/68

-78- Kayden, Mildred Mardi Gras com p. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults 1 act WNYC Radio, NY 5/22/58

Keane, David The Devil's Constructs CMC /AMC Fanstone, David Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s. 40m; la/lsc; 1 set comm: Ontario Arts Council cast of 7 prem: Napanee Senior Secondary School, Ont. 10/12/78 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 AuMC Children's musical

Keane, R. Heidi Wei /AuMC Kennett, Ken Children's musical, pfd. by children and adults 60min. after Johanna Spyri cast of 5 Townsville Theatre Co., Queensland, Australia 1971 p.pc

Keane, R. Heidi and the Clown Wei /AuMC Kennett, K. Children's musical, pfd. by children and adults 60min. (1972) cast of 6 P

Keene, Marta Another Rainy Christinas ShP Lyn For grades K-6, pfd. by children Tape avail.

Kelly, Brian Herod, Do Your Worst TP(Nov) Fuller, John Christmas drama, pfd. by h.s. 60min. Lord William's School, Thame, Oxon, England 1968 5sgrs,6spks,ch fl,tp,pc,2ps,str

Kelly, B. The Spider Monkey Uncle King TP(Nov) Fuller, J. Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and h.s. 55min. Cookham Festival, England 1971 10sgrs,5spks,3mime,ch p,pc OPT tp.str

Kelly, Robert Tod's Girl TP same Folk opera, pfd. by adults 55m; 1 act Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 1/8/71 s,m,a,t,b,bs llll,1110,pc,str

ALSO PFD. BY: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana 5/73

Kelly, Tim Ratcatcher's Daughter PDS adapt, various Melodrama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m; 2a/2sc; 1 set same or h.s. 5men,7women (1974) p

ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Alamagordo Players Wksp, NM 6/82

Kelly, T. Young Dracula PDS adapt, various Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/10sc; 1 set same (1975) 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 The Little Chianey Sweep PDS Kelvin, Richard 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. The Magical Pied Piper PDS same & Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or children and 60m; la/lse; 1 set Kelvin, R. 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 Feathertop comp. c/o BMI same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts Peyton, Bruce after Hawthorne p.hped.hp.pe.dbs (bk) Pennsylvania Stage Co., Allentown 10/29/80 ALSO PFD. BY: American Stage Festival, Milford, NH 6/81

Kerley, Jane The Magic Nutcracker GS adapt. Tchaikovsky pfd. by children 1 act dramatized children's version of ballet suite (1925) Kerr, Walter Sing Out, Sweet Land comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults la/8sc Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 4/56 s,a,t,ch Kessler, Mary Christmas Cards for You ShP Alice Christmas tableaux for grades K-6, pfd. by children 40min. (1962) ch P COMMENTS: Comprised of original songs and traditional carols, (publisher)

Kessler, Kiddy City comp. Minuetta Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 50 m; 2a/2sc; 2 sets same Winn Brook School, Belmont, MA 5/61 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 Intelligent System comp. c/o BMI /AMC same For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/5sc; 1 set audience participation 2s,m,t,b,bs theory of evolution 1021,1000,pc,kbd, Donaueschingen Music Festival, West Germany 10/20/84 tape,2vln Tape avail. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: 35mm film required - available for rental as are sets and costumes, (composer)

Kievman, C. Multinationals and the Heavens GS(AMP) /AMC same 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 ShP Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 60min. (1977) ch 2fl,dbs,gtr,pc,org COMMENTS: Easily staged dramatization of life as lived by most of us. (publisher)

King, Carole Really Rode SFr Sendak, Maurice Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 2 acts after book by Sendak cast of 9,ch Musical Theatre Lab, Washington, DC 10/17/79 p,reed,gtr,dbs,dms ALSO PFD. BY: Center Stage, Bronx, NY 6/84

King, David Goldilocks and the Three Bears AuMC Hailstone, Kerry English pantomime for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 120m (1973) cast of IS 2ps,pc King, D. I Love You, Humphrey B. Bear AuMC Hailstone, K. Musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children Barry Eggington Prod., South Australia 1973

King, D. Theseus, the Hero of Athens AuMC Hailstone, K. An entertainment for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 120m Education Dept. of South Australia 1976 cast of 25 2ps King, Diane Bits and Bytes PDS Dixon, Michael Comic-drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children and adults 60 m; la/7sc; 1 set Bigelow or h.s. flex.oast 5-10 & Patch, Jerry 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, archy and mehitabel TP(Chl) George Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; 1 act Darion, Joe 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 BM For grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.8. 12m (1948) soloists.ch ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Third Street Music Settlement, NYC '82 -81- Kleinsinger, G. PeeWee the Piccolo (1946) Ryt Tripp, Paul The Story of Celeste (1946) narr Tubby the Tuba (1947) full orch The Return of Tubby the Tuba (1949) Tubby Goes to the Circus (1949) Tubby and the Jan Band (1951) For grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. COMMENTS: Each of these works, although written for narrator and orchestra, can be individually staged, (librettist)

Kleinsinger, G. The Tree That Found Christmas TP(Chl) Darion, J. For grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act after Christopher M or ley Little Orchestra Society, NYC 12/17/55

Knight, Colin The Search JAS Knight, Norma Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children 20 m; la/4sc; 1 set (1975) cast of 3,ch P Recorded: AuBC COMMENTS: Music and story simple; a fun piece. (H. Hawn, Opera for Youth)

Knussen, Oliver Higgledy, Piggledy, Pop, or There Must Be More to Life GS(Fab) Sendak, Maurice 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. Where the Wild Things Are GS(Fab) Sendak, M. Fantasy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 45m; 2 acts after book by Sendak 3s,2t,2b,bs National Opera, Brussels, Belgium 11/28/82 3232,4030,4pc,p,hp,str Am.prem: New York Philharmonic, NYC 6/7/84 conc.pf. proj.Am.stg.prem: Minnesota Opera, St. Paul 9/85 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 The Princess and the Magic Pea PDS & Corns, Helen Fairytale comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and/or 90m; la/7sc; 1 set Rosenthal, Pat children or h.s. 6boys,7girls,ch after Andersen p (1982) ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Unified School District 237, Smith Center, KS 11/82 Kondorossy, Leslie The Fox com p. /AMC Hall, Shawn For grades 7-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 35m; la/lsc; 1 set after novel by Kalman Mikszath s,a,b,mime Cleveland, OH 1/28/61 1201,2210,pic,tp,pc,hp, str OR 1010,1000,pic.tp.pc, vln.vlc.dbs

-82- Kondorossy, L. Kalanona and the Four Winds com p. /AMC Hall, S. Folk opera, pfd. by children 30 m; Wise after Hungarian folktale ch Sunbeam School Choir, Cleveland, OH 9/12/71 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. The Midnight Duel comp. /AMC Kulin, Caroline pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act; 2 sets American New Opera Theatre, Cleveland, OH 3/8/55 s,a,2t,2b,bs 1121,2210,pic.tp.pe, hp,str

Kondorossy, L. The Mystic Fortress comp* pfd. by adults 1 act WSRS Radio, Cleveland, OH 6/12/55

Kondorossy, L. Night in the Puszta comp. Hall, S. For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act; 1 set after Jeno Poharnok s,m,t,b,bs,boy-a,ch~ssa Cleveland Music Hall, OH 6/28/53 1110,1000,pic,tp,pc, hp,str ALSO PFD. BY: Voice of America 7/53

Kondorossy, L. Poorest Suitor comp. /AMC Hall, S. Folktale, pfd. by children 26m; la/lsc after Blackfoot Indian folktale ch Sunbeam School, Cleveland, OH 5/24/67 p,bongo Tape avail. COMMENTS: Good pianist-accompanist necessary. Children enjoyed the preparation and presentation; audience responded enthusiastically, (composer)

Kondorossy, L. The Pumpkin comp. /AMC Kulin, C. & Comedy, pfd. by adults 22m; 1 act; 1 set Klavins, Janis after comedy by B. Pasztor 2s,a,b Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH 5/15/54 conc.pf. llll,2U0,pio,tp,pe, stg.prem: American New Opera Theatre, Cleveland 6/54 hp.str

Kondorossy, L. Ruth and Naomi comp. /AMC Hall, S. & For grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults 20m; 1 act; 1 set Glass, Richard after Biblical story 2s,2a,2t,b,ch,chl.ch Church of the Master, Cleveland Heights, OH 4/28/74 1110,1000,pc,tp,org,str

Kondorossy, L. Shizuka's Dance comp. /AMC Hall, S. Folktale, pfd. by children 22m; la/lsc; 3 sets after Japanese story ch Sunbeam School, Cleveland, OH 4/22/69 p,vln,ob,fl,gtr,pc Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: Good pianist necessary, good high school instrumentalists. Child per- formers enthusiastic, audience liked it very much, (composer)

Kondorossy, L. The Two Importers comp. /AMC Hall, S. Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; 1 act; 1 set after comedy by G. Vaszary s,a,t,b WSRS Radio, Cleveland, OH 4/10/55 llll,1110,tp,pe,p,str stg.prem: Cleveland Little Theatre 10/21/56

-83- Kondorossy, L. The Voice com p. /AMC HaU, S. & Linek, Modern fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 20m; 1 act; 1 set Steven American New Opera Theatre, Cleveland, OH 5/15/54 s.t.ch llll,2110,tp,pic,pc, hp.str

Korn, Peter Jona HekH in Frankfurt BM /AMC same For grades 2-9, pfd. by adults 120m; 3a/5sc; 3 sets after Johanna Spyri 2s,m,t,b,bs-b,spk,ch-ssa Saarland Opera, Saarbrticken, Germany 11/78 3222,3221,sx,tp,4pc, hp,cel/p,acc,str COMMENTS: German and English texts in score, (publisher)

Kraft, Leo The Caliph's Clock com p. c/o ASCAP Oriental comedy, pfd. by adults 150m; 2 acts; 1 set Queens College Opera Wksp., NYC 3/29/51 cast of 6,ch Krone, Sherman The Giant's Garden CF Krane, June Fable for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 30m; 2 acts after Oscar Wilde 5s,b,bs College of William and Mary, Norfolk, VA 3/12/60 llll,1210,tp,p,cel,str Kreutz, Arthur Acres of Sky BM Schiller, Zoe Folk drama, pfd. by adults 135m; 2 acts; 5 sets Lunde University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 11/16/50 9s,4t ALSO PFD. BY: Columbia Theatre Ass'n, NYC '52

Kreutz, A. Sourwood BM /AMC Schiller, Z.L. Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 1 act University of Mississippi, Clinton 1/8/59 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. The University Greys BM /AMC Schiller, Z.L. Drama, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2 acts; 3 sets after historical account by Maude Morrow Brown 2s,m,2b,ch comm. & prem: University of Mississippi, University 1121,1210,pc.p.str 3/15/54 OR p 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 Boston Baked Beans TP(Chl) /AMC same New England fable, pfd. by adults 20m; la/lsc; 1 set Juilliard School at Museum of Modern Art, NYC 3/9/52 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. A Mirror for the Sky GAL West, Jessamyn Folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 120m; 2a/12sc; 8-10 sets based on life of John Audubon cast of 12,eh University of Oregon, Eugene 5/23/58 2222,2220,2pc,p,str COMMENTS: Can be staged simply — suggestive (rather than literal) or with elaborate sets, (composer)

-84- Kunz, Alfred The Bacchae com p. c/o CMC Reaney, James Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 90m; 2a/4sc; 2 sets after Euripides full orch (1964)

Kunz, A. Cyex and Alcyone comp. c/o CMC Cummings, Larry Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 40m; 2sc; 1 set after Greek myth chamb.orch (1981)

Kunz, A. The Damask Drum comp. c/o CMC Hecken, Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 35m; 2sc; 1 set Dorothea after Japanese Noh drama Eastwood Collegiate, Kitchener, Ontario 1962

Kupferman, The Curious Fern eomp. c/o ASCAP Meyer Fantasy chamber opera, pfd. by h.s. 55m; la/3sc Reid, Alastair Master Institute, NYC 6/5/57 cast of 6 1121,1110,pc,str ALSO PFD. BY: National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 7/59

Kupferman, M. Draagenfut Girl GMP same Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 3a/8sc; 1 set audience participation 3s,2m,2t,b,bs,eh,dcr8 after "Cinderella" full orch Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY 5/8/58 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. In a Garden comp. c/o ASCAP Stein, Gertrude Fantasy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act uses Stein's poem cast of 3 Finch Jr. College, NYC 12/29/49 llll.lllO.pcp.str COMMENTS: A little girl in a garden dreams she is a queen. ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

Kupferschmid, Santa's Video Voyage ShP Steve Christmas play, pfd. by children Tape avail. same & Althouse, (1983) Jay

Lackey, Lionel Hiss Trotwood*s Decision comp. same Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adult, or h.s. 14m; la/lsc; 1 set after Dickens' "David Copperfield" 3s/3m, 2bs/2b (1980) 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. Mr. Pegotty's Dream Comes True comp. same Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adult or h.s. 14m; lact; 1 set after Dickens' "David Copperfield" 3s,t,b University of North Carolina, Greensboro 11/13/79 1101,0000,vln.vle.p

-85- Lackey, L. Tom Sawyer to the Rescue eomp. same Comedy fop grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 43m; la/2sc; 1 set after Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" 2s,3m,2bs (1979) 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 Goodbye to the Clown eomp. c/o ASCAP Kinoy, Ernest pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act YMHA, NYC 5/22/60 s,m,t,2b 1010,1000,pe.p.str

Laderman, E. The Hunting of the Snark eomp. c/o ASCA»P same pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act after Lewis Carroll s,m,t,2b,2bs Hunter College, NYC 3/25/61 ALSO PFD. BY: Queen's College, NYC 4/78

Laderman, E. Jacob and the Indians eomp. c/o ASCAP Kinoy, E. Drama, pfd. by adults 150m; 3a/2sc; 2 sets after Stephen Vincent Benet s,m,t,2b,2bs,ch Turnau Opera Players, Woodstock, NY 7/26/57 full orch

Laing, Alan Pinocchio CMC Wood, John pfd. by adults after Collodi Stratford Festival, Ontario 8/72

Lamb, Dorothy The Nightingale eomp. same Fairy tale for grades 3-6, pfd. by adults 40 m; la/8sc; 2 sets after Andersen 2s,m,t,b,2spks,3dcrs Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 4/27/54 fl,3rcdrs,hp,pc,2vln,vlc Tape avail. ALSO PFD. BY: repeated 6/54

La Montaine, John Erode the Great eomp. c/o ASCAP same Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults based on medieval Mystery Play Washington Cathedral, DC 12/31/69 COMMENTS: Part III of trilogy ("Novellis, Novellis" & "Shephardes Playe")

La Montaine, J. NoTellis, Novellis eomp. c/o ASCAP same Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/5sc based on medieval Mystery Plays soloists.ch Washington Cathedral, DC 12/24/61 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. The Shephardes Playe eomp. c/o ASCAP same Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults Recording avail. based on medieval Mystery Play Washington Cathedral, DC 12/27/67 (also televised) 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 The Kitchen Sink pfg.org. Posner, David Satire in verse, pfd. by adults 1 act University of Buffalo, NY 2/19/65 2men,2women

Larsen, Libby The Emperor's New Clothes com p. c/o ASCAP Mason, Timothy Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act after Andersen Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 10/13/79

Larsen, L. The Silver Fox ECS /AMC Olive, John Folk drama for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 45m; la/2sc; 1 set audience participation 2s,m,2t,b based on Cajun legend fl,vln,pc,kbds Minnesota Opera & University of Minnesota, St. Paul Tape avail. 4/20/79 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. Some Pig com p. c/o ASCAP Reece, Richard Dramatic comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 1 act based on "Charlotte's Web" 6men,4women University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 6/6/73 fl.d.p.pc COMMENTS: Suitable for touring. ALSO PFD. BY: Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale '77

Larsen, L. Tumbledown Dick com p. c/o ASCAP Sutton, Vern 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 Desire Under the Dryer AMC Walker, Gerald Satire for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; la/lsc (1959) 3s,2m,2t,2b,ch-ttbb P

Lavin, Marie How Chaleu Became Chief (Manu's Legend) AuMC /AuMC Operetta pfd. by children (written for boys) 20m; 1 act boy-ch,dcrs traditional Papua (New Guinea) insts OR bamboo dm, shell rattle, etc.

Lawrence, Roaring Camp Har Jerome & Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m Lee, Robert after Bret Harte; adaptation of Dvorak's music s,b,7spks,ch -dapt. Dvorak full orch

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 The Ballad of Kitty the Barkeep AMC Healy, Robert Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 54m; la/lsc; 1 set based on NY newspaper stories of the Twenties 2s,a,t,5b (1979) pc,2kbds,12el-gtr

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, The Silver Dove BM Christopher Morality play with music, pfd. by children or adults 25m Baxter, Kim (1965) m,b,narr,2ch 2222,4331 ,tp,p,hp,str COMMENTS: Suitable for performance in churches.

Leginska, Ethel The Rose and the Ring comp.est. Ohlson, E.E. Comedy-satire for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 3 acts after William Makepeace Thackeray Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles 2/23/57

Legrand, Michel A Christmas Carol eomp. c/o ASCAP Harnick, Sheldon Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Dickens cast of 38,ch Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT 12/10/82 doubling possible 1110,0000,pc,kbds,vlc

Leichtling, Alan A White Butterfly SSM /AMC Roepke, Gabriella pfd. by adults 48m; 1 act after play by G. Roepke 4s,m,2b Juilliard School American Opera Center, NYC 2/18/71 1132,2220,tp,pc,hp, p.cel.str

Leisy, James & Alice WWM Eberhard, Carl Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 90m; 2a/3sc; 3 sets Leisy, J. and/or h.s. large cast after Lewis Carroll fl,cl,2tpt,p-4hnds,gtr, Pocono Lively Arts, Stroudsburg, PA 12/80 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. The Cuckoo Clock in the Music Box ShP Lambert Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children la/lsc (1980) P Guides avail. COMMENTS: Heidi's music box, which, when dropped, changes to a syncopated 'teek-toke'. (publisher)

Leisy, J. & Piitocchio WWM Eberhard, C. Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60 m; la/4sc; 2 sets adapt, various after Collodi cast of 12,ch Leisy, J. 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. & Scrooge ShP Eberhard, C. Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 90m same after Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" cast of 9,ch (1978) P Tape avail. COMMENTS: Scrooge must be good actor as well as singer, (publisher)

Lenel, Ludwig Young Goodman Brown AMC Lenel, Jane Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act after Hawthorne s,m,t,b,bs-b,ch Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 4/25/63 p,pc,tp ALSO PFD. BY: Wilmington College, OH 4/72

Lessner, George The Nightingale and the Rose com p. c/o ASCAP Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 1 act after Oscar Wilde cast, of ll.dcrs NBC Radio 4/25/42 full orch Tape avail. COMMENTS: Revised for voice and ballet 1962.

Levi, Paul Alan Happily Ever After (A Kids Musical About Divorce) comp. c/o BMI Levi, Toni Serio-comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adult or h.s. 60m; la/16sc; 1 set Mergentime (1982) 3men,3women p.synth.pc Levy, Marvin The Tower BH David Lyric fable for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/5sc Brewster, Santa Fe Opera, NM 8/2/57 2s,m,t,2b,bs Townsend UU,2110,tp,pc,hp,str 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 Banjo (The Singing Rabbit) AuMC Roberts, Ted Musical story for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 30 m soloists.narr gtr,dbs,autohp,dms,hca, penny-whistle,pc Lindblad, Sharon The Elves and the Shoemaker PfP same

List, Kurt The Wise and the Foolish ACA Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 30 m; 1 act YM-YWHA, NYC 6/2/51 2sgrs,spk,mime,ch 1011,1000,pc,str ALSO PFD. BY: Hunter College, NYC '58

Locklair, Dan Good Tidings from the Holy Beast SSM /AMC same Nativity opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 55m; 1 act audience participation 2s,2a,t,bs-b,ch,dcrs based on one of the Chester Miracle Plays 1101,1100,pc,p,org,str Abendmusik, Lincoln, NE 12/21/78 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 -89- 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, Early Dawn ACA Normand pfd. by adults 1 act Porter, University of Denver, CO 8/7/61 R. Russell 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. Hanging Judge com p. c/o pfg.org. Porter, R.R. For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 2 acts written for Denver University Centennial University of Denver, Co 3/64

Lombardo, The Dodo ACA Robert Tragi-comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 20m; la/lsc Lombardo, Roosevelt University Opera Wksp. at Lincoln Park Zoo, t,b,bs,2spks Kathleen Chicago 9/27/79 fl,pic,2cl,p,pc,vln,vla,vlc 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 & The Music Hater com p. c/o ASCAP Eleanor "Instant opera for young people", pfd. by adults 1 act Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD 10/69 ALSO PFD. BY: Ohio State Univ., Columbus '69

Long, Robert The Elements OUP Gulliver, Dorothy For grades 6-9, pfd. by children 70m (1981) 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. The Fire Maid OUP Gulliver, D. Russian folktale for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 50m; la/5sc after Pavel Petrovieh Bashlov's "The Malachite Casket" cast of 7,2ch,dcrs comm. & prem: St. Georges School, Bickley, p OPT rcdrs,pc Kent, England 1974 OPT tp,gtr,strtsolo insts Am.prem: Children's Musical Theatre/Third Street Music Settlement, NYC 2/21/81 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 Susannah, Don't You Cry comp.est. c/o ASCAP Ferguson, Ethel pfd. by adults 2 acts New York, NY 1939 Lo Presti, Playback eomp. c/o ASCAP Ronald Fantasy, pfd. by adults and children 45m; 1 act Harvey, Joy Arizona State University 12/18/70 2adults,lchl COMMENTS: Set in electronics lab where robots are manufactured, (composer)

Lora, Antonio The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ACA Bowe, Morton For grades 3-9 105m; 2a/5sc after Washington Irving s,m,t,2b,bs,ch Lora, A. Shoes and Ships ACA /AMC Ramey, Carolyn Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 60m; la/2sc; 2 sets after O.Henry's "Cabbages and Kings" s,t,b,bs,spk (1961) Un,1010,tp,str

Lord, David The Sea Journey EAM(UE) Brown, Michael pfd. by children 45m; 1 act Dennis Farnham Festival, England 1968 unison ch.narr Am.prem: Downtown Music Productions, NYC 5/85 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 The Stone Princess librettist Bratton, Karl Fantasy for grades 7-9, pfd. by children and/or adults 40m; 3a/6sc after Bratton's "Tales of the Magic Mirror" Desert Sands Jr. H.S., Phoenix, AZ 4/29/72

Low, James Moby Dick eomp. c/o UCLA Drama for grades 7-12 105m; 2 acts after Melville 4men,ch Idyllwild School, CA 9/2/55 Ludtke, Atsumori at Ikuta eomp. William G. Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and children 35m; 2sc; 2 sets Motoyasu, Zembo 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 The Light Princess eomp. same Fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 55m; la/7sc after George MacDonald cast of 7 Newport Opera Festival, RI 8/5/79 1011,0000,p,gtr, pedal vibes,str-qnt Tape avail. COMMENTS: Piece is in the manner of Britten's church parables. (E. Safford, "Prov- idence Journal")

McCabe, John The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe TP(Nov) Lamer, Gerald Fantasy for grades K-9, pfd. by children and adults 4 acts after C.S. Lewis s,b,9chl,ch Manchester Cathedral Festival, England 1969 2121,1210,tp,pc, org,p,str COMMENTS: Good soprano required, (publisher)

McClain, Floyd The Princess and the Frog eomp. c/o pfg.org. Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 1 act Yankton College, SD 6/13/59

-91- McClain, F. The Suck Shop comp. c/o pfg.org. pfd. by adults 1 act Yankton College, SD 6/12/58

McDaniel, The Green Tint pfg.org. William J. pfd. by adults 1 act Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Eureka Springs, AR 7/74 McDonough, The Nearest Star IEC Jerome Christmas musical, pfd. by children 1 act 3girls,ch P

McKay, Neil Ring Around Harlequin comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults 1 act University of Hawaii, Honolulu 4/24/67

McKeel, James Jr. Jargonauta, Ahoy! comp. c/o pfg.org. pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act Midwest Opera Theater of the Minnesota Opera, s,m,t,b St. Paul, MN 12/84 (reading); prem: 5/24/85 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, The Last of the Leprechauns SFr Sr. De La Salle For grades 3-6, pfd. by children or adults 2 sets Holloway, 5boys,4girls,ch Sr. Marcella P Marie CSJ

McKie, Duncan The Black Tulip AuMC For grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 150min. after Alexandre Dumas

McKie, D. The K«peror>s Nightingale AuMC For grades 3-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults 150min. after Andersen Record: AuBC

McKie, D. A Persian Fantasy AuMC For grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 150min. after "Arabian Nights"

McKie, D. A Persian Parable AuMC Tabloid opera, pfd. by adults 20m after "Arabian Nights" s,tjo wind qt.

McNeff, Stephen The Ballad of Aueusin and Nieolette comp. c/o Banff Causley, Charles For grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 120m; 3a/40sc; 1 set after 13th century "chante-fable" cast of 6-12 South West Music Theatre, Exeter, England 5/27/78 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 Night of the OgUes comp. same Comic fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults la/5sc (1983) cast of'12 P

Mack, Glenn Androcles and the Lion AnP Harris, Aurand 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, The Birds BH Elizabeth Political comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 40m; 1 act same 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. The Departure MMB(Ch) Ridler, Anne Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 30m; 1 act London, 1962 m,b,ch llll,2100,p,hp,str COMMENTS: Can be performed separately or with "Three Strangers" and "The Sofa".

Maconchy, E. The Sofa MMB(Ch) Vaughan Williams, Comedy for grades 10-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults 40m; 1 act Ursula after Crebillon's novel, "Le Sopha" s,m,t,b London 12/13/59 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 The Grandmother and the Witch librettist Bratton, Karl Fairy tale, pfd. by children and adults 1 act audience participation First Congregational Church, Appleton, WI 11/72

Malucelli, Ken H.M.S. Pinafore Pnc adapt. Sullivan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set same, (1980) 5boys,2girls,ch adapt. Gilbert Pfd. by various schools P

Malucelli, K. Iolanthe Pnc adapt. Sullivan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set same, (1981) 4boys,5girls,ch adapt. Gilbert Pfd. by various schools P

Malucelli, K. The Mikado Pnc adapt. Sullivan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set same, (1980) 4boys,4girls,ch adapt. Gilbert Pfd. by various schools p OPT pc COMMENTS: Not just another hatchet job, but a skillful reworking of the entire score. (W. Ballard, San Francisco Boy's Chorus)

-93- Malucelli, K. Patience Pne adapt. Sullivan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set same, (1982) 2boys,5girls,ch adapt. Gilbert Pfd. by various schools P

Malucelli, K. The Pirates of Penance Pnc adapt. Sullivan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set same, (1981) 5boys,3girls,ch adapt. Gilbert Pfd. by various schools P

Malucelli, K. The Prince of Macaroni Pnc Alexander, Cliff Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m (1981) 7boys,7girls,ch Pfd. by various schools P COMMENTS: An elegant piece of theatre. (J. Cook, San Francisco State University)

Malucelli, K. Princess Ida Pnc adapt. Sullivan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set same, (1982) 4boys,3girls,ch adapt. Gilbert Pfd. by various schools 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. The Sorcerer Pnc adapt. Sullivan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act; 1 set same, (1981) '. 4boys,3girls,ch adapt. Gilbert Pfd. by various schools P

Mandel, Julie Danny Dunn and the Hoaework Machine SFr For grades 3-9, pfd. by h.s. or adults 1 set after book by Jay Williams and Raymond A brash kin 6men,3women P COMMENTS: Danny discovers what computers can and cannot do. (publisher)

Mandelbaum, The Man in the Man-Made Moon com p. Joel Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults 40m; la/lsc; 1 set same Harvard-Radcliffe Music Clubs, Cambridge, MA 2/56 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 Huckleberry Finn com p. same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 80m; 2a/10sc; 1 set after Mark Twain s,m,3t,2b,bs Castle Performing Arts Center, MD 6/22/85 P Guides avail. COMMENTS: Tours easily with a unit set - only furniture and props required. All actors play multiple characters, (composer)

Mansfield, The Makers of Christaas TP(Nov) Orlando Carol play with music 45 m; 6 scenes May, William J. cast of 19,ch Marais, Josef & African Heartbeat comp.est. c/o ASCAP O'Neill, Charles pfd. by children la/2sc IdyUwild School of Music, CA 8/28/53 cast of 12

-94- Marais, J. Tony Beaver GS Berton, Max Folk opera, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; la/9sc Idyllwild School of Music, CA 8/1/52 2s,3t,3b,4spks,5dcrs,ch llll.lOOO.pio.E-hn, tp,pc,str

Markham, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court BM Sheldon Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60m; 1 act Leisten, Annette after Mark Twain 6men.3women.ch & O'Malley, Sean (1975) p ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools

Markham, S. The Swiss Fanily Robinson BM Leisten, A. & Adventure for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m Coopersmith, or h.s. cast of 9 Jerome after Johan Wyss p or tape Tape avail. ALSO PFD. BY: numerous schools

Marshall, Yale The Business of Good Government pfg.org. Balk, H. Wesley form: Christmas Mummeries and Good Government 2 acts Nativity opera, pfd. by adults 4women,9men,ch after play by John Arden org,hp,2pc,2vibe, comm. & prem: Center Opera (now Minnesota Opera) marimba,chimes at Methodist Church, Minneapolis 12/12/70 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 The Princess, the Poet, and the Little Gray Man DrP Robinette, pfd. by children or adults 50m; 1 act Joseph after Grimm's "The Golden Goose"

Martin, Gilbert Doctor, Doctor! BM same & Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. or adults 85m; 1 act Jakes, John after Moliere's "Le M6deein malgre' lui" 9boys,3girls,ch Franklin Jr. High School, Iowa 3/19/81 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. Shepherd Songs BM Jakes, J. Christmas musical, pfd. by adults and children 70m; 1 act after "Second Shephardes Playe" 8men,4women,4chl,spk,ch (1974) p OPT pe

Martin, Judith Secret Circuit comp. same Space fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 70m; 2 acts; 1 set Brooklyn Philharmonic Children's Series, NY 3/13m/82 s,t,b 1110,0110,2pc,tp, 3synth,vla,vlc,dbs COMMENTS: Well received by audience. Subject interesting to children, Deals with courage, imagination, and ingenuity, (composer)

-95- Martinu, What Men Live By BH Bohuslav 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 The Happy Hypocrite AMC same pfd. by adults 55m; la/4sc; 3 sets after Max Beerbohm s,m,t,4b,2mime,ch (1978) llll,1010,pic,pc,hp,str Maslanka, David Death and the Maiden AMC Wiles, John Drama, pfd. by adults 60m; 3sc after Ray Bradbury 2s,m,3t,bs-b eomm: New York State Research Foundation 2222,2U0,pic,hp,p, (1974) hped,pe,str Mason, Isabel The First Christmas BM Sacred operetta 40m; 5sc (1955) cast of 12,ch,narr COMMENTS: Readings plus dramatizations.

Mathewson, Other Tears, Other Christmatea AMC Ramona Blair Dramatic comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s. la/2sc; 1 set after L.M. Alcott (scene in "Little Women") 2s,4m/2m,2a Los Angeles Schools, CA 12/66 P Maves, David W. The Legend of Befana com p. Maves, Kay K. Christmas cantata for grades K-6, pfd. by children 20m; 6 scenes based on Italian Christmas story of Befana narr.ch Raleigh Public Schools, NC 12/19/64 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. The bin at Betnlehen BM adapt, various Nativity play, pfd. by children 45m; 3sc same cast of 12,ch Mayer, Lutz The Paranoid Parakeet comp. Devany, Edward pfd. by adults 1 act State University of New York, Cortland 5/24/68 3men,3women,6actrs, 2dcrs 2110,U10,pc,str COMMENTS: Singers are doubled by actors.

Mayer, William Brief Candle TP Feist, Milton For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 6m; 3 acts New School for Social Research, NYC 5/22/67 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. Hello, World! BH Otto, Susan 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. One Christinas Long Ago GAL same 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 Kids for America Jen & Diane Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; la/lsc; 1 set audience participation chl (1982) full orch Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: Parts are available for all children in class, (publisher)

Meachem, Alice in Wonderland comp. Margaret M.R. Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and/or h.s. 60m; la/3sc same after Lewis Carroll s,m,b,dcrs University of Maryland, College Park 5/1/82 2111,1100,pic,2pc,p, str-qt,tape Tape avail. COMMENTS: Instrumentalists should be adults or talented h.s. (composer)

Meachem, Christmas of Many Countries comp. M.M.R. Christmas program for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s. ch.dcrs same audience participation . . . . p, Orff insts Pine Cobble School & Pittsfield Community Music School, Tape and guides avail. Williamstown, MA (1965) 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 My Son, the Doctor comp. same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 150m; 2a/6sc Roosevelt University, Chicago 1/15/81 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 Tartuffe GS /AMC same Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 130m; 3 acts after Moliere 2s,2m,t,2b,bs,mime San Francisco Opera Project, CA 5/27/80 2121,2110,tp,pc,hp,str continued Videotaped

-97- 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 Jack and the Beanstalk pfg.org. same Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 70m; la/4sc; 4 sets Broque Opera Co., NYC 5/20/82 (& tour) 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 pfg.org. adapt, various Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 55 m; la/5sc; 5 sets same & King, New American Opera (now Broque Opera), NYC 9/77 2s,m,t,b,bs Marie & Ehringer, chamb.orch OR p Edward 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 Alice in Wonderland AuMC Orr, William Fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 120m after Lewis Carroll sgrs Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1956 p,dms OR orch

Mendosa, D. A Ride on a Broonstiek AuMC McKellar, John Fantasy for children, pfd. by adults 120m Whitcomb, Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1959 sgrs/actors Eleanor (bk) 2ps,dms

Mendosa, D. The Willow Pattern Plate AuMC McKellar, J. Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 120m Lyons, Jill (bk) Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1957 sgrs/actors 2ps,dms

Mendosa, D. A Wish Is a Dream AuMC Orr, W. Fantasy for children, pfd. by adults 120m Phillip Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1960 sgrs/actors 2ps,dms

Mennin, Peter The Pied Piper of Haaelin comp.est. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults and children sgrs,narr,ch,chl.ch after German folktale full orch Cincinnati Music Festival, OH 5/69 (conc.pf.) -98- Menotti, Gian Amahl and the Night Visitors GS Carlo Christmas drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by child and adults 50m; la/lsc; 1 set same or h.s. boy-s,m ,t ,b,2bs,dcr,ch NBC-TV Opera Theatre, nation-wide telecast 12/24/51 1211,1100,pe,hp,p,str stg.prem: Indiana University, Bloomington 2/21/52 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. Amelia Goes to the Ball (Amelia al ballo) GS same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 1 act; 1 set Eng: G. Mead Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia 4/1/37 2s,2m,t,b,bs,ch,dcrs Italian prem. (original): San Remo, Italy 4/4/38 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. The Boy Who Grew Too Fast GS same Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children 50m; 1 act OperaDelaware, Wilmington 9/24/82 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. A Bride from Pluto GS same Science-fiction story for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act; 2 sets Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 4/12/82 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. Chip and his Dog GS same For grades K-6, pfd. by children 35m; la/2sc; 2 sets Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, Guelph Festival, 4s,3a,mime,2spks,ch Ontario 5/4/79 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. The Egg GS same Parable for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/2sc Washington Cathedral, DC 6/17/76 2s,m,2t,3b,bs,mime,ch continued llll.lllO.pc.hp, org,str-qt

-99- 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. Help, Help, the GloboUnks! GS same 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. Martin's Lie GS same Drama for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults and children 45 m; 1 act Bristol Cathedral, Bath, England 6/3/64 2boy-s,m,t,b,bs Am.prem: Washington Cathedral, DC 6/76 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. The Medium GS same Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 75m; la/2sc; 1 set Columbia University, NYC 5/8/46 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. The Old Maid and the Thief BM same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60 m; 1 act NBC-radio 4/22/39 2s,m/a,b stg.prem: Philadelphia Opera 1941 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. The Telephone GS same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 25m; la/lsc; 1 set Broadway, NYC 2/18/47 (with "The Medium") 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. Trial of the Gypsy GS same Dramatic cantata for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 25m; 1 act Newark Boys Chorus, NJ 5/24/78 boy ch. P COMMENTS: Unpretentious and deftly written work children can perform with ease and understanding. ("New York Times")

Menotti, G.C. The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore BM same or Three Sundays of a Poet 45m; 1 act Madrigal fable for grades 7-12 ch.dcrs/mimes comm: Coolidge Foundation, Washington, DC llll,0100,pc,hp,vlc,dbs Library of Congress, DC 10/19/56 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 The Azimagooths and the Chisslewinks WWM same Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 30m; 1 act On Stage Productions, Columbia, MD 3/4/83 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. Holiday Gifts WWM same Christmas revue for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 25m; la/5sc Middle School, East Stroudsburg, PA 12/14/82 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 h.s. or adults 3spks,chl.ch & Thomas, Connie fl,pic,tpt,p,snare OPT gtr,dbs,glock,tom-tom COMMENTS: Suitable for presentation by entire school, Addresses US history, diversity, and ideals, (publisher)

-101- Merman, J. Maraeas ShP Baker, Diane For grades K-6, pfd. by children 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. No Vacancy ShP Barton, A. Christmas musical play for grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m & Thomas, C. or children and adults 2sgrs,ch audience participation p OPT fl

Merman, J. Noah ShP Badale, Andy For grades K-6, pfd. by adults and children 30m & Elias, Al adapt, of NBC-TV "It's a Brand New World", teleplay by 2adults,4chl,chl.eh Max Wilk and Romeo Muller P Tape avail. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Requires 88-frame filmstrip.

Merman, J. & The Pied Piper WWM Leisy, James Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 30m; la/4sc; 1 set same after German folktale 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. & Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol WWM Leisy, J. Christmas drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 20m; la/4sc; 1 set same after Dickens unison ch.spks (1981) 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. Two Circustories ShP Bryson, Juanita Operettini for Tots grades K-3, pfd. by children 30 m; 2 parts ch.narr P Tape avail. COMMENTS: For participation by entire class, (publisher)

Meyerowitz, Jan Bad Boys in School BM(EBM) same Farce, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act after Nestroy 3s,a,t,3b Berkshire Music Festival, Lenox, MA 8/17/53 chamb.oreh ALSO PFD. BY: Hunter College, NY '55; Texas Christian Univ. '55

Micciche, Joseph The Young Pioneer AMC same Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 150m; la/5sc; 5 sets (1960) 2s,m,4t,2b,2bs,ch P

Miller, Glenn The Hunting of the Snark AuMC Musical play for grades 7-12, pfd. by children after Lewis Carroll

-102- Miller, Hub Watch Out! or the Music Will Get You comp. same Musical theatre piece for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 35 m; 1 act; 1 set Seattle Opera Education Dept. 1980 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 Plan A Jen Phyllis Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children and adults 45m; la/lsc; 1 set (1982) cast of 10.chl.ch full orch Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: Parts available for entire class, (publisher)

Miller, Michael Song of the Woods CMC R. Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; la/6sc; 1 set Etheridge, David based on New Brunswick history and legend cast of 5&36,3ch Marshview Middle School, Sackville, KB, Canada 5/5/80 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 Christmas on Angel Street Jen Smith, Conne Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; la/lsc; 1 set Cross (1980) cast of 9,eh full orch Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: Parts probably available for entire class, (publisher)

Mohaupt, Double Trouble GS(AMP) /AMC Richard Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 65m; la/16sc; 1 set Maren, Roger after "Menaeehmi" by Plautus 2s,m,2t,2bs-b,eh comm: Louisville Philharmonic Orchestra 2111,2220,pic,E-hn, Kentucky Opera, Louisville 12/4/54 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, Ducktails and Bobbysox PDS Christopher Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/5sc; 1 set Fendrich, (1980) 9men,14women OPT eh Shubert & Steven 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. Orphans in Candyland PDS same 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 The Face on the Barroom Floor BM Bowman, John S. Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 25m; la/3se after poem by H. D'Arcy s.t.b Central City Opera Apprentice Program, CO 7/7/78 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. Starbird BM Pogue, Kate 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

Montgomery, Bruce John Barleycorn TP(Nov) same Ballad folk opera for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 3 acts (1960) cast of 4&10,ch ini,1000,tp,pc,hp,p,str

Moore The Magic Mozart pfg.org. adapt. Mozart Introduction to opera Canadian Opera, Metro International Caravan, Toronto 6/22/79

Moore, Carman The Wont Thing in the World comp. c/o ASCAP 4th grade PS 84 For grades K-6, pfd. by children 60m; 2 acts; 1 set based on survey of children's problems cast of 5,ch PS 84, NYC 3/82 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 BH Benet, Stephen Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60 m; 1 act Vincent after Stephen Vincent Benet m,3t,3b,2bs,3spks,ch Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, NYC 5/18/39 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. The Emperor's New Clothes CF Abrashkin, Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 14m; 1 act Raymond after Andersen 3t,b,4spks,ch New York Philharmonic 2/19/49 (conc.pf.) 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. Gallantry GS Sundgaard, Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 35m; 1 act Arnold Columbia University, NYC 3/19/58 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. The Greenfield Christmas Tree GS Sundgaard, A. Christmas opera, pfd. by adults 45m; 1 act Hartford Symphony, Hartford, CT 12/8/62 4men,lwoman,3chl 2222,2220,pc,hp,str ALSO PFD. BY: St. Luke's University, GA '71; Vienna Light Opera, VA '79

Moore, D. The Headless Horseman ECS /AMC Benet, S.V. 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. Puss in Boots CF Abrashkin, R. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 15m; 1 act after Perrault m,3b,bs,2spks,ch New York Philharmonic 11/50 mi,1100,pc,hp,str ALSO PFD. BY: various schools

Moore, Richard Yuwidi pfg.org. same For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 1 act after American Indian legend Opera/Omaha Education Division 4/76 Moross, Jerome The Eccentricities of Davy Crockett com p. c/o ASCAP La Touche, John Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 1 act Wilkes College, Wilkes Barre, PA 4/16/71

Morris, John The Hobbit PfP Duffield, Musical play for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 2 acts; 4 sets Brainerd after Tolkien cast of 12,eh (1977) 1111,1000,p COMMENTS: Opportunity for a great deal of body movement, dance, etc. (F. Litt, Opera for Youth)

-105- Morrissey, Mr. Punch JAS Wendy Operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children 15m; la/lsc; 1 set same after Punch and Judy 2boys,lgirl,ch P.gtr COMMENTS: Easy music, unison chorus, simple to stage. (Opera for Youth)

Morse, Paul Lexington Green: The Shot Heard Around the World pfg.org. same History for grades 3-9 60 m; 1 act Prosody Players, Lawrence, LA 5/11/80 Tape avail.

Moss, Lawrence The Brute TP /AMC Bentley, Eric Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 23m; 1 act; 1 set after Chekhov's "The Boor" s.t.b Yale University Summer School, Norfolk, CT 7/16/61 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 A Mini Opera comp. & Lorna adapt. Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 40 m; la/2sc; 1 set Rossini, Mozart audience participation s,a,t,b same Hawaii Opera Theatre, Honolulu 2/13/81 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 Little Red Riding Hood AMC R. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m; 2a/3sc; 3 sets same freely adapted from Grimm s,a,t,b,ch,dcrs (1973) 2222,4331.pic,tp,pc. xyl,cel,hp,str

Muller, Gerald Chronicles, or Vignettes of Passion comp. c/o pfg.org. Frank For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 33m; la/lsc; 1 set same Montgomery College, Rockville, MD 1977 s,m,a 1121,1110,pic.E-hn.tp, pc,p,str

MuUer, G.F. Iehabod comp. c/o pfg.org. Pevey, Rich & Fantasy for grades 6-12, pfd. by adults 3 acts Normile, Joe 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 The Beauty and the Bent comp. same Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults la/7sc after Mme. L. de Beaumont cast of 5,dcrs Public Opera Theatre/Clarke Center, NYC 5/8/74 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. The Marriage Proposal comp. same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act; 1 set after Chekhov s,t,b Public Opera Theater/Clarke Center, NYC 2/1/73 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 The Abbot of Drimock MMB(Ch) Lindsey, Maurice Comedy, pfd. by adults or h.s. 55m; la/3sc after one of Wilson's "Tales of the Scottish Border" s,m,a,t,2b,bs Park Lane Opera Group, London, England 1958 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. A Christmas Carol TP(Nov) same Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults and children 120m; 2 acts after Dickens 2s,m,t,2b,bs-b,spk, Virginia Opera Ass'n, Norfolk 12/7/79 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. llarko the Miser MMB(Ch) same & Samson "A tale for children to mime, sing, and play" 14m Comedy, pfd. by children cast of 4,narr,ch after Russian folktale by Afanasiev rcdrs,glock,chimes,vln, Farnham Festival of Schools Music, England 1962 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 & The Ransom of Red Chief PDS Wingerter, Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 90m; 2a/6sc; 2 sets George or h.s. 6boys/men,12girls/women, same after O.Henry ch (1979) p,pc,dbs ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Fortune Elementary School, Fortuna, CA 5/20/82 Namenworth, Philip Alice Through the Looking Glass comp. c/o ASCAP Dias, Susan & Fantasy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children Stein, Merridee after Lewis Carroll First All Childrens Theatre, NYC 10/21/79 -107- Neff, Lyle K. Starbottle for the Plaintiff comp. same pfd. by adults or h.s. 3 scenes after Bret Harte 8sgrs,lactr,ch Augusta College, GA 5/6/81

Nelson, Ron Birthday of the Infanta CF same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m; 1 act after Oscar Wilde s,a,t,bs Eastman School, Rochester, NY 5/14/56 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 The Brenentown Musicians PDS same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60m; la/3sc; 3 sets Peterson, after Grimm cast of 14 Gary (bk) 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. Lumberjacks and Weddingbelles PDS same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/12sc; 1 set Kelly, Tim (bk) 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. Seven Brides for Dracula PDS same & Kelly, T. 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 BM Christmas opera, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act 2s,2a,3t,4bs,2spks,ch ALSO PFD. BY: various churches 0000,0220,tp,cym, org.cel

Neumann, A. An Opera for Easter BM Easter opera, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 act Christ Congregational Church, Silver Spring, MD 4/63

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 Babes in the Woods, or Hansel and Gretel and Percy and MAA Billings, James the Prune 55m; la/3sc Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 3s,m,2t,b,bs after Hansel and Gretel story p OR chamb.orch (1985) COMMENTS: Same libretto used by another composer in 1983; that version withdrawn.

-108- Nield, David Drake Wei Taylor, Jeremy J. Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s. 120m; 3 acts based on life of Sir Francis Drake 5boys,3girU,ch Whitgift School, Croydon, England 5/25/83 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. Tin Pan AU SFKWei) Taylor, J.J. Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or h.s. 120m; 3 acts after "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" 6girls,10boys,ch Leighton Park School, Reading, England 5/17/79 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 GS A Miracle Play for Christmas

Nixon, Roger The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky com p. c/o ASCAP West, Ray B. Jr. Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m; 2a/4sc; 3 sets after Stephen Crane s,t,2b,bs-b,spk Eastern Illinois University, Charleston 11/68 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 The Canary pfg.org. same pfd. by adults and children 1 act Blossom Music Festival, OH 7/73 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. The Rivalry AMC same For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 45m; la/3sc based on the life of Andrew Jackson 3s,t,b,bs,ch,dcrs (1976) P COMMENTS: Received 1976 Bicentennial grant from NEA; no known production.

Nordholm Hansel and Gretel SB adapt. Humperdinck Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 20m adaptation of Humperdinck's 3-act opera sgrs.ch P Nordoff, Paul & Artaban, the Other Wise Han comp.est. c/o ASCAP Robbins, Clive Christmas play with music Nordoff, P. The Children's Christmas Play TP Robbins, C. pfd. by children 30m; 1 sc cast of 16,narr rcdrs,pc,p

-109- Nordoff, P. The Three Bean TP Robbins, C. pfd. by children 1 act ch.narr rcdrs,pc,p

Norman, Ruth The Elves and the Shoemaker BM Wieder, Hardy Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children 15m after fairy tale ch P

Norman, R. The Emperor's New Clothes BM Wieder, H. Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children 25m after Andersen ch P

Norman, R. The Gallant Tailor BM Wieder, H. Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children 15m after Grimm ch P

Norman, R. The Golden Goose BM Wieder, H. Action song playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children 15m after Grimm ch P

Norman, R. The Gypsies1 Reward BM Wieder, H. Folk operetta for grades K-6, pfd. by children 20m; 2 acts cast of 7,ch P

Norman, R. SumplestatsUn BM Wieder, H. Action story playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children 15m after Grimm ch P

North, Alex The Hither and Thither of Danny Dither BM /AMC Gury, Jeremy Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 105m; 2a/9sc; 6 sets Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 4/62 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 GS For grades K-6, pfd. by children

Ogden, Mark Sneezes pfg.org. Rock opera for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act audience participation after Dr. Seuss's books Weber State College, Ogden, UT 5/72

Ohlson, Marion The Three Little Pigs CF /AMC Children's operetta, pfd. by children 2 acts (19S4) narr.chl.ch P ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Company of the Theatre of Light, Los Angeles '81

-110- O'Leary, Minnie What's New? ShP same <5c Deck, For grades K-6, pfd. by children 35m; 1 act; 1 set Sylvia Girone 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 Mar-ri-ia-a ACA /AMC Olive, Joan Science-fiction for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 23m; 1 act; 1 set Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC 4/7/75 s lOlO.lOOO.picbs-el, tp,pc,vln,vlc,tape COMMENTS: Story of humanized computer falling in love with programmer.

Olive, Leslie Master of Ashmore comp. c/o PRS Adams, Jon pfd. by children 2 acts Borden School, Kent, England 9/78

Oliver, Harold A Dog's Tale comp. c/o BMI same Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults la/5sc; 1 set after Mark Twain s.dcrs/mimes,puppets Johnson College, VT 8/79 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. King of the Cats comp. c/o BMI /AMC Keat, Eleanor Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 45m; 5sc; 3 sets after Stephen Vincent Benet 3s>2a,t,b,bs,dcr/mime (1976) 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 The Donkey TP(Nov) Pountney, David pfd. by adults 60m; 2 acts audience participation cast of 24 Scottish Opera tour, 5/74 p,org,pc

Oliver, S. The Girl and the Unicorn TP(Nov) same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m West Eleven Group, London, England 1978 cast of 5,ch 1011,0100,pie.sx.p.pc, dms,harm,bjo,gtr,str

Oliver, S. The Great McPorridge Disaster TP(Nov) For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act audience participation s,b (1976) 3pc,org

Oliver, S. Old Haunts TP(Nov) same For grades K-6, pfd. by children 8m; la/lsc; 1 set 3ch p,pc,melody insts COMMENTS: Part of "Three Instant Operas for Children".

-Ill- Oliver, S. Paid Off TP(Nov) same For grades K-6, pfd. by children 8m; la/lsc; 1 set 3ch p.pc.melody insts COMMENTS: Part of "Three Instant Operas for Children".

Oliver, S. Slippery Souls TP(Nov) same Christinas musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children 50m; 1 act ch vln,pe,org,p

Oliver, S. The Three Wise Monkeys TP(Nov) Pountney, D. For grades K-9, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act audience participation m,t,b,bs (1972) p,org,pc

Oliver, S. Time Flies TKNov) same For grades K-6, pfd. by children 8m; la/lsc; 1 set 3ch p.pc.melody insts COMMENTS: Part of "Three Instant Operas for Children".

Oliveros, Pauline Fwynnghn com p. c/o ASCAP adapt. Sinding, "A funky fairy tale" for grades 9-12 Christian California Institute of Arts, Valencia 3/5/80 Mumma, Gordon 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. Mo More Fear com p. c/o ASCAP Montano, Linda form: Monkey 30m; 1 act sound/movement theatre for grades 3-6, pfd. by children cast of 30 audience participation Freedom Elementary School, Cabrillo Festival, Aptos, CA 8/81 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 crowd- audience 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 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde AMC Jones, Robin Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 70m after R.L. Stevenson s,2t,2b,bs-b,bs,ch (1980) 3333,4331 ,sx,tp,pc,hp, p,cel,org,str PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Character transformation from Jekyll to Hyde, (composer)

Oosterbahn, Ants and Splinters AuMC Andre pfd. by adults 1 act Kimber, Robert audience participation 3s,2m,a OR 3s,m,b,bs (1973) 2spks,dcrs,ch fl,cl,vln,el-p,tapes COMMENTS: Elaborate staging is not necessary. (Opera for Youth) -112- Orff, Carl & The Christaas Story EAM(Sch) Keetman, Qunild pfd. by children cast of 7,eh rcdrs,gtr,lute,vln, vlc,dbs,pc

Orff, C. The Wise Woman and the King (Die Kbige) EAM(Sch) same Comic fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 90m; la/12sc; 1 set trans: Lenssen, based on Grimm's The Clever Farmer's Daughter" s,2t,3b,3bs Gerhard OR Frankfurt, Germany 1943 3333,4331,tp.3pc.hp, Guth, Otto OR Am.prem: Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 12/7/49 cel,p,str Balk/Marshall 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. The Moon (Der Mood) EAM(Sch) same Fairy tale for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults 90m; 1 act trans: Pelikan, after Grimm 2t,3b,2bs,spk,ch,chl.ch Maria Munich, Germany 2/5/39 3332,4331 .tp.pc.hp.cel, Am.prem: New York City Opera 1/56 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 The Grand Zazoo comp. Beattie, Sara Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 60m; la/7sc; 4 sets Smith Brookline Elementary Schools, MA 1981 cast of 16,eh P Tape avail. COMMENTS: This was produced by schools who know how to cut costs, The audiences loved it. Excellent! (B. Smith, Brookline Public Schools)

Ostrander, L. O Faces comp. Beattie, S.S. 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. The Polka Dot Dragon comp. Beattie, S.S. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 50m; 1 act; 1 set audience participation cast of 14,eh Brookline Public Schools, MA 5/80 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. Sd-Fi EWP same Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. 60m; 3a/9sc; 4 sets Bunker Hill Community College & Lesley College, 8boys,8girls,dcrs,ch Boston 5/2/80 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 Clown Face SFr same Fairy tale, pfd. by children 1 set 3boys,2girls

O'Toole, A. Tom Sawyer SFr same Drama, pfd. by children 2 sets after Mark Twain 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 HL

Overton, H. Huckleberry Finn ACA Stampfler, Judah Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Mark Twain cast of 22,ch Juilliard School, NYC 5/20/71 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 A Fisherman Called Peter GMP /AMC same Biblical drama for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 50m; la/5sc Drew Church, Carmel, NY 1963 (not '65) 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; Carson- Newman College, TN '74 & '82

Owen, R. King of the Cat* AMC Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 1 act after Stephen Vincent Benet 3s,2m,t,b,bs,ch 1111,2110,2pc,hp,p,str

Owen, R. Mary Dyer GMP /AMC same Historic drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 100m; 3a/9sc; 1 set story of Quaker civil rights martyr hanged in 1660 s,m,2t,3b,ch Overseas Press Club, NYC 2/75 (reading) 2222,2220,pic,pc,hp,str stg.prem: Eastern Opera Co. at Rockland Community CoUege, Suffern, NY 6/12/76 continued

-114- 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 Robin Hood ECS Stearns Adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children ch COMMENTS: Adaptation of legend using folk songs and country dances of the period.

Palas, Lisa Rumpelstiltskin pfg.org. same Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults cast of S, OPT dcrs Goldberg, Moses audience participation (bk) after Grimm Davis & Elkins College Children's Theatre, WV 3/24/83 COMMENTS: Children are encouraged to actively participate in this modern version, (program)

Palmer, Carleton Calhoun's Christmas pfg.org. Thebom, Blanche Puppet opera for grades K-9 40m; 1 act after book by Phyllis McGemsey cast of 5 University of Arkansas, Little Rock 12/79 COMMENTS: Taped soundtrack, projections, and puppets may still be available from the University of Arkansas.

Palmer, King The Snow Queen SFrtWei) adapt. Grieg Fairy tale drama for grades K-9, pfd. by children 105m; 2a/8sc Palmer, Winifred after Andersen 8girls,7boys,3extras,ch nil,llll,pc,str COMMENTS: An imaginative musical in which the children overcome the evil Hob- goblins. A magical story, and together with Grieg's music will enchant any audience. No production problems, (publisher)

Papale, Henry The Only Green Planet comp. c/o AMC Space musical for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 1 act Liberty H.S., McKeesport, PA 4/19/64 (not '65) ALSO PFD. BY: various high schools

Papale, H. The Shovel-Toothed Witch comp. c/o AMC pfd. by adults or h.s. 35m; 1 act Winner: Penn State Children's Drama Radio chamb.orch OR p Show 1964 & 1965 stg.prem: Central Catholic H.S., PA 3/65 ALSO PFD. BY: various high schools

Para, Donald The Cask of Amontillado pfg.org. Drama for grades 7-12; pfd. by adults or h.s. Videotaped after Poe Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo 5/79

Park, Stephen F. Sally Back and Forth comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults 1 act audience participation University of Tampa, FL 10/6/59

-115- Parker, Alice The Family Reunion CF /AMC same Folktale for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m; la/lOsc; 1 set McFarlin United Methodist Church, Norman, OK 12/75 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. Singer's Glen AMC same Folk drama, pfd. by children and adults 115m; 2a/6sc; 3 sets based on life of Joseph Funk, composer of 2s,m,3t,2b,bs,4chl, 'shape note' hymns 4mime,ch Lancaster and Fredonia Choral Singers, PA 4/1/78 1000,0110,gtr,harm, acc,str-qt OR p

Parker, Jim The Shepherd King Wei Stanier, Tom Biblical musical for grades K-6, pfd. by children 50m Old Testament story of David 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 PDS D. Folk history for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60 m; 2 acts; 1 set same & Aubrey, adaptation of folk tunes 6-25girls/women Diane C. San Jose State University, CA (1980) p PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Possibly costuming, (publisher)

Parr, Andrew Bad Day at Black Frog Creek SFr Gardner, John & Christmas comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 set Coleman, Fiz 6men,4women P Pasatieri, La Divina (The Prim Donna) TP Thomas Opera buffa for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 25m; 1 act same JuiUiard School of Music, NYC 3/16/66 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. The Goose Girl GS same For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act audience participation 2s,m,t,2b,bs after Grimm fl.pic.cl.p.vla.vlc Southwestern Opera Theatre, Ft. Worth, TX (tour) 2/15/81 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 well- paced 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

-116- Pasatieri, T. Signor Ddno BM same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act after Moliere's "Sganarelle" 2s,m,t)b,2bs-b Wolf Trap Company, Vienna, VA 7/24/74 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 In Wonderland BM Wheeler, Edith Fantasy 2a/4sc after Lewis Carroll cast of lS.ch

Paull, Barberi P. The Gundrop Castle Adventure comp same Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children 60 m; 3a/6sc; 1 set 3boys,2girls,ch gtr,pc,p,el-p COMMENTS: Uses-projections - slides available.

Paxton, Glenn The Adventures of Friar Tuck comp. c/o ASCAP Leicht, Allen Comedy for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 120m; 2a/13sc Lake George Opera, Saratoga, NY 8/11/83 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 The.Space Dragon of Galatar EAM(UE) Townsend, Paul Mini-opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by h.s. 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. A Temporary Diversion EAM(UE) Townsend, P. "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. The Voyage of St. Brendan EAM(UE) Paynter, Dramatic adventure for grades K-9, pfd. by adults and 60m Elizabeth 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. Wild Swans EAMOJE) Holbrook, David For grades K-6, pfd. by children 75m Stapleford Community School, Cambridgeshire, England eh 1978 p-4hnds OPT pe

-117- Peaslee, Richard Children's Crusade com p. c/o ASCAP Cavender, Kenneth Historical drama, pfd. by children ages 7-18 2 acts based on the children's crusade of 1212 large cast First All Children's Theatre, NYC 3/15/83 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 And Robin Hood, Too! com p. c/o San Diego Briggs, Keith Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by h.s. Opera East Jefferson Highschool, New Orleans, LA 1977 ALSO PFD. BY: Greenwich Highschool, CT '81

Pendergrass, C. Sinbad the Sailor comp. c/o San Diego Briggs, K. Comedy for grades 3-6, pfd. by h.s. Opera East Jefferson Highschool, New Orleans, LA 1977 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 pfg.org. Christmas opera, pfd. by adults Centenary College, Shreveport, LA 12/3/82 Penn, Arthur A. Ladies' Aid comp. est. c/o ASCAP For grades K-6, pfd. by children 50m; 1 act Children's Opera, Milwaukee, WI 1955 13girls Penn, A.A. Hose of the Danube CF Morgan, Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or h.i 2 acts; 1 set Geoffrey F. 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, Old King Cole SFr Haakon For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 1 set Grenzeoach, Joe after nursery rhyme 9boys,7 girls P Perry, Jack Adrift in New York PDS same & Porter, Comic melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/8sc; 1 set Robert Neil (1979) 5male,8female,ch P ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Syracuse Highschool, NE 9/82

Perry, J. Aladdin PDS same & Porter, Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60m; lOsc; 1 set R.N. 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. Cinderella PDS same & Porter, Comic fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or 40m; la/9sc R.N. adults or h.s. cast of 14,eh after Perrault p (1973) ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Crystal River Primary School, FL 4/82

Perry, J. East Lynne PDS same & Porter, Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/14sc; 1 set R.N. after 1861 novel by Mrs. Henry Wood 5male,10female,ch Golden Mall Playhouse, Burbank, CA 7/77 P

Perry, J. The Labors of Love PDS same

Perry, J. The Little Match Girl PDS same & Porter, Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 30m; la/lsc; 1 set R.N. after Andersen cast of 6 (1973) p ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Patrick Henry Academy, Charlotte Court House, VA 10/82

Perry, J. The Nickelodeon Girl PDS same & Porter, Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/18sc R.N. (1965) 5male,8female,ch P ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Mason Highschool, Choiceland, Sask., Canada 5/82

Perry, Julia The Cask of Amontillado eomp.est. c/o ASCAP same &. Card, Drama, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act Virginia after Poe m,t,b Columbia University, NYC 11/20/54 2241,2111,tp,pc,p,hp,str

Perry, J. The Selfish Giant eomp.est. c/o ASCAP same Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Oscar Wilde Prize from American Academy of Arts and Letters No record of any performances

Perry, Libbie E. Clouds comp. same "An Opera for Elementary School Students" 60m; 2a/5sc; 1-3 sets Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children cast of 18 or more University of Southern Maine, Gorham 11/2/82 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) OUP Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children 35m after "Puss in Boots" cast of 6,ch Finchley Children's Music Group, London P

-119- Peterson, Liz Grandpa Ben comp. same &. Darrow, Historical musical play for grades K-9, pfd. by children 70m; 1 set Jill 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 Don't We All? comp. c/o ASCAP Phillips, Alberta Comedy, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act; 1 set Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 5/9/49 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 How to Get a Head Without Really Trying AuMC Austin pfd. by children 15m (1972) cast of 3,ch P.PC PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Water pistols.

Phillips, E.A. Kattaya AuMC same & Bunn, Chamber opera for boys, pfd. by children 30m Sue (1970) 3boy-s,ch P.PC Phillips, Harry G. The Princess and the Frog Prince comp. c/o pfg.org. Fairy tale, pfd. by adults Videotape avail. audience participation after Andersen University of Alabama, University 3/70

Pinne, Peter BiUabong Bill AuMC Battye, Don For grades K-6, pfd. by children 95m; 2 sets Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1976 cast of 5 p.dms PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Three animal costumes.

Pinne, P. A Bunch of Ratbags AuMC Battye, D. & pfd. by children 135m; 2 acts William, Dick Emerald HiU Co., Melbourne, Australia 1966 cast of 10 kybd,2gtrs,pc COMMENTS: Ideal for young groups. (Opera for Youth)

Pinne, P. Jack and the Beanstalk AuMC Battye, D. Children's musical 90 m; 2 acts; 5 sets after folktale 6spks Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1975 Pinne, P. The Little Tin Soldier AuMC Battye, D. pfd. by adults and children 105m; 4 sets after Andersen 5adults,chl.spk,6dcrs Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1976 2ps,el-p,vibe,cl,sx,dms Pinne, P. RumplestDtskin AuMC Battye, D. Children's musical 135m; 8sc; 4 sets after Grimm cast of 8 Alexander Theatre Co., Melbourne, Australia 1973 p.dms

-120^ Pinne, P. The Shoemaker and the-Elves AuMC Battye, D. 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, Chines of Normandy CF Robert Operetta for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90 m; 2 acts Robinson, WI. adapted from "Cloches de Corneville" s,m,t,b,2bs,2spks,ch Children's Opera of New York, NYC 12/61 1121,2210,a-sx,t-8X, pc,str OR 1010,0210, a-sz,pc,str ALSO PFD. BY: various high schools

Polgar, Tibor The Glove CMC Jonas, George Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 30 m; la/lsc; 1 set after poem by Friedrich Schiller s,t,b,2actrs/dcrs Canadian Opera Company (tour) 2/24/75 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. A Strange Night CMC same & Carey, Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 40m; la/lsc; 1 set Pauline after novel "Everybody's Rushing Home" by Szakonyi s,3t,2b,bs (1978) 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. The Legend of Ruth's House comp. Larson, James Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 1 act based on incident in Oregon history s,b University of Nebraska Opera Ensemble, Omaha 9/16/78 p

Polifrone, J. Wicked Sam and the Devil comp. Madrigal opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 1 act Evanston Highschool, IL 2/66

Pollard, Patsy Sleeping Beauty PDS Jackson, R. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60 m; 2a/8sc; 6 sets Eugene or h.s. cast of 11 (1977) P ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Greenville Children's Theatre, AL 12/2/82

Poston, Dick There Goes the Old Ball Game PDS same Melodrama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/2sc; 1 set (1974) 3male,6female,ch P ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Music Theatre of Wenatchee, WA 7/82

-121- Poston, Elizabeth The Briery Bush TKNov) Folk comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; 1 set audience participation cast of 10,eh (1959) rcdr,vln,dms Poulenc, Francis The Story of Babar the Elephant MMB(Ch) Eng.trans: Rieu, (L'Histoire de Babar, le petit elephant) 1 act Nelly Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults narr after first of the books by Jean de Brunoff 2222,2211, pic,E-hn, Paris 1951 (not 1940) 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 Malooley and the Fear Monster com p. c/o ASCAP Clifford, John For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act Concerts for Young People, Lawrence, KS 2/6/77 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 comp. Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation p after Cervantes Tape avail. (1980) Pradell, L. The Elephant's Child comp. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation p after Kipling Tape avail. (1980) Pradell, L. The Four Musicians of Bremen comp. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation p after Grimm Tape avail. (1980)

Pradell, L. The Gingerbread Boy comp. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation p (1980) Tape avail.

Pradell, L. The Hobbit comp. Fantasy-adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation p after Tolkien Tape avail. (1980) Pradell, L. Noah and the Ark comp. Bible story for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation p (1980) Tape avail.

-122- Pradell, L. Pied the Piper comp. Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation P after German folktale Tape avail. (1980)

Pradell, L. The Selfish Giant comp. For grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation P after Oscar Wilde (1980) Tape avail.

Pradell, L. The Three Billygoats Gruff comp. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation P after Grimm Tape avail. (1980)

Pradell, L. Tom Thumb comp. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation P after Grimm Tape avail. (1980)

Pradell, L. The Ugly Duckling comp. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation P after Andersen Tape avail. (1980)

Pradell, L. The Wild Things comp. For grades K-6, pfd. by children entire class audience participation P (1980) Tape avail.

Preobrajensko, The Moneylender comp. c/o ASCAP Vera N. Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. /AMC same after Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment11 60 m; la/6sc; 5 sets (1962) cast of 5,ch,4dcrs winds ,p,str COMMENTS: Orchestration is sharp and attractive and does not overload the vocal parts, (composer)

Puras, Ed The Wizard of Os PfP Townley, Claude Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children cast of 17,ch after L. Frank Baum 1010,0110,a-sx,t-sx, dms.dbs OR 2ps

Putsche, Thomas The Cat and the Moon SSM For grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act after play by Yeats s.t.bs Avery Auditorium, Hartford, CT 5/22/60 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

-123- Raboy, Asher The Dl-Fated PrinceM pfg.org. Snow, Claudia pfd. by children and adults 1 act after Greek folktale Allegheny Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 12/28/80 Racina, Thorn Allison Wonderland SFr same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. cast of 14 Goodman Children's Theatre, Chicago (1972) p COMMENTS: Billed as a mod, mad musical based on Lewis Carroll, (publisher)

Racina, T. Marvelous Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes SFr same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 1 set Goodman Children's Theatre, Chicago (1974) 8men,4women P COMMENTS: This action-packed melodrama will delight everyone with its silent movie, 'Perils of Pauline' style. ("Chicago Sun-Times")

Radecke, Steven Do You Love Me Still? (or Do You Love Me Moving?) pfg.org. Charlip, Remy pfd. by adults or h.s. 3men,3women St. Louis Metro Theatre Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, DC 4/5/82 Raines, Vernon The Happy Prince pfg.org. McCaffery, Donald Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 40m; la/lsc after Oscar Wilde s,b Kansas State College, Emporia 12/55

Ramsier, Paul The Man on the Bearskin Bug BH Elward, James 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. Yolanda BM Engvick, William Fantasy for children 55m cast of 8 P Randolph, The Fiddler Crab and the Sand Dollar BM Elizabeth Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 15m Henle, Mary cast of 8-10,ch EUen P COMMENTS: IUustrates the value of thrift, (publisher)

Randolph, E. Terry's Christmas BM Per era, Lydia Modern Christmas story for grades K-9, pfd. by children 2a/5sc cast of 28,ch P Raphling, Sam Liar! Liar! GMP Hatch, James V. 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 -124- Raphling, S. Mrs. Bullfrog comp. c/o ASCAP same pfd. by adults 1 act after Hawthorne Golden Fleece, NYC 7/8/80

Raposo, Eleanor Oh You, Will B. Cynical! comp. Murphy Cantata for gradeg s K-12, pfdp . by children 15m; la/lsc; 1 set same Children'Cil' s ChoirCi s of PlkPluckemii n PresbyteriaPbti n Church, NJ cast of 11,ch 5/10/8// 1 2fl,tpt,p/org,vlnf/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 Raggedy Ann pfg.org. Gibson, William for grades K-6, pfd. by adults Empire State Institute for Performing Arts, Albany, NY 12/7/84

Raposo, J. Raggedy Ann and Andy pfg.org. Mason, Tim for grades K-6, pfd. by adults Empire State Institute for Performing Arts, Albany, NY 12/8/83

Rasbach, Oscar Dawn Boy GS AUen, Cecily Indian operetta, pfd. by adults 80m; 2a/3sc cast of 8 llll,2210,t-sx,pc,str Rateliffe, A Children's Nativity TP(Nov) Desmond Christmas opera for grades 7-9, pfd. by children 30m; 2sc Averay, Juliet cast of 7,ch P

Ratner, Leonard The Necklace TP same pfd. by adults 25m; la/4sc after de Maupassant s,m,b Amherst Summer Music Center, Raymond, ME 8/17/73 p

Raum, Elizabeth The Garden of Alice pfg.org. same pfd. by adults P.2pc after Lewis Carroll The Globe Theatre, Regina, Sask., Canada 2/85 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, Johnny Appleseed comp. c/o ASCAP Carmino Carl Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by children 35m; la/2sc; 1 set same story of John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) cast of 6,eh Hartt School of Music, CT (tour) 1956 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 comp. c/o ASCAP For grades K-6 after CoUodi Hartt School of Music, CT (tour) 11/63 (not '67)

-125- Rea, Alan The Enchanted Flute com p. c/o pfg.org. Monson, William Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m; la/lsc; 1 set after Scandinavian folktale s,2m,2b Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 1/82 (tour) 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. Falstaff In and Out of Love comp. c/o pfg.org. Monson, W. Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 30m; la/lsc; 1 set after Shakespeare s,m,bs-b Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 3/83 (tour) 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. The Magic Knapsack comp. c/o pfg.org. Monson, W. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 25m; la/lsc; 1 set after Danish folktale s,m,2b,mime Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 1/81 (tour) 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. Old Pipe* and the Dryad comp. c/o pfg.org. Iacovetti, Betty Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m; la/lsc; 1 set after story by Frank R. Stockton 4s,m,b,spk Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 2/80 (tour) 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. The Witch's Broom comp. c/o pfg.org. Monson, W. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m; la/lsc; 1 set Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 1/84 (tour) cast of 4 p.cl Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: The broom, represented by the clarinet, is also a character. Very effective work. (M. Berry, Sierra Chamber Opera)

Rea, A. The Wizard's Ring comp. c/o pfg.org. Monson, W. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 25m; la/lsc; 1 set Sierra Chamber Opera, Fresno, CA 3/83 (tour) s,2m,2b P Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: Funny. Good audience piece. Simple, inexpensive set. (M. Berry, Sierra Chamber Opera)

Rea, John The Prisoner'* Play CMC Woodruff, Paul For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 45m after Homer's "Odyssey" 2s,boy-s,3m,3t,3b 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

-126- Rebikoff, The Christmas Tree comp. Vladimir Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 75m Briansky, Oleg after Andersen's "The Little Match Girl" s,m,dcrs,chl.ch

Redding, Edward Huckleberry Finn PDS Caruso, Joseph Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 90m; 2a/9sc George 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. Don't Count Your Chickens UntU They Cry Wolf AnP Pearson, Carol Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 75m; 1 act; 1 set Lynn after Aesop cast of 8-20 Robert Redford's Sundance Theatre, Utah 7/76 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. I Believe in Hake Believe AnP Pearson, C.L. Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90 m; 1 act; 1 set after tales by Andersen cast of 12-20 Robert Redford's Sundance Theatre, Utah 7/77 P COMMENTS: See above - similar in requirements and approach, (composer)

Reed, Brian The Three Billygoats Gruff AuMC For grades K-6, pfd. by children 12m after Grimm narr, voices Children of the Peter Harcourt Centre, Bendigo, p,autohp,gtr,Orff insts Australia 1976 COMMENTS: Written for intellectually handicapped children; adaptable to primary schoolchildren.

Reed, Donald No Sooner Won Than Wed PDS same Melodrama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 3a/4sc; 1 set (1969) 3male,4female P ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Madelia H.S., MN 1/82

Reif, Paul The Curse of Mauvaise Air SSM same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 40m Gregg Smith Singers, NYC 5/9/74 s,a,t,b,narr P Recording avail.

Reigel, Esther & The Little Camel Boy ShP Beth Christmas play for grades 3-6, pfd. by children and adults 25m boy-s,narr,chl.ch,ch P Reinstedt, Marge Tom Sawyer comp. & Boc Play with music, pfd. by children and adults 3a/llsc after Mark Twain 13 male ,7 female P

-127- Renz, Frederick The Play of St. Michoias pfg.org. adapt, anon. 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 The Cobbler and the Elves ECS Elsmith, Bertha Folk songs adapted for grades K-6, pfd. by children 20min. after fairy tale

Repper, C. Jeannette-tabella ECS Elsmith, B. Christmas playlet of folk songs adapted for grades K-6, 30min. pfd. by children after French carol

Richter, Ada The Hare and the Tortoise TP Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act after Aesop ch P Guides avail.

Richter, A. Jack and the Beanstalk TP Musical playlet for grades K-3, pfd. by children 1 act based on folktale ch (1940) p Guides avail. COMMENTS: Very popular. Many school performances, (publisher)

Richter, A. The Lion and the Mouse TP Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act ch P Guides avail.

Richter, A. Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman TP Hasking, Nancy Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act 4girls,4boys,ch P Guides avail.

Richter, A. Noah and the Ark TP Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act ch P Guides avail.

Richter, A. Peter Rabbit TP Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act after Beatrix Potter ch P Guides avail.

Richter, A. The Three Little Pigt TP Musical playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act ch P Guides avail. -128- Ridley, Ursula Six and Four Are Ten ECS For grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act based on Welsh fairy tale play ch COMMENTS: Includes dancing.

Ridout, Godfrey The Lost Child CMC Ried, John Christmas opera for television, pfd. by adults 1 act CBC-TV 12/76

Rieti, Vittorio The Clock (1960) pfg.org. same & Nicholas, Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 2a/4sc; 2 sets Claire 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. The Pet Shop GMP same & Nicholas, Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act; 1 set C. Mannes College of Music, NYC 4/14/58 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 The Cat's Concert ACA Pazillo, Joseph Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and adults 70m; la/2sc; 1 set after 19th century children's book of same title 4adults,9chl,ch,chl.ch fl.p.pc.vln

Ringwald, Roy The. ChrisUus Crib ShP Nativity play, pfd. by children lOmin. ch

Ritchie, Tom The Children of Hamelin pfg.org. Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 2 acts; 1 set after German folktale lfemale,7male,ch, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville 11/18/81 chl.ch,dcrs 1231,2221 ,pic,E-hn, pc,str Videotaped Robb, Donald Little Jo com p. c/o ASCAP Bright, Robert pfd. by adults 1 act Albuquerque Little Theatre, NM 1/18/50 ALSO PFD. BY: Cornstock Theatre, Peoria '58; Eastern New Mexico University '79

Roberts, Arthur A Lunar Requiem AMC same Space opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 65m; la/6sc; 6 sets after Robert Heinlein's "Requiem" s/t,m,t,4b,5spks,ch (1957) 2ps

Roberts, Edwin The Hunting of the Snark comp. c/o pfg.org. Tchakirides, Bill Comedy 60min. after Lewis Carroll Composer's Showcase, Whitney Museum, NYC 9/9/71 ALSO PFD. BY: Mannes College of Music, NYC '71 -129- Roberts, Jane Conin1 Together comp. same & Powers, Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 50m; 1 act Penny 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. The Gn and the Ant (The Ant and the comp. same & Powers, Grasshopper) SOm; 1 act P. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. cast of 8,ch audience participation P,pc,gtr after fable Tape avail. Prairie State Jr. College Children's Theatre, Chicago Heights 4/82 COMMENTS: Upbeat version of the fable, the grasshopper is a member of a rock group. Can be toured, (composer)

Roberts, J. Number One House comp. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; 1 act Powers, P. (bk) Prairie State Jr. College Children's Theatre, cast of 9 Chicago Heights 4/79 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. You'll Find the Magic comp. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 60 m; 2 acts; 1 set Powers, P. (bk) 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 Giants in the Land HLe(EBM) March, Joseph Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by children or adults 40m Moncure Paul Bunyan legend cast of 3,spk,ch

Robinson, E. The Lonesome Train ShP Lampell, Millard Drama, pfd. by adults s,a,t,b,6spks,ch story of Lincoln's funeral train from Washington p OPT vln.hca to Springfield Recorded (1943)

Robinson, The Savoyards BH Stanford Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 150m; 2 acts adapt. Sullivan story of Gilbert & Sullivan s,m,c,3t,5b,2bs,spk, Madgwick, Barclays Bank Operatic Society, London 11/3/71 eh, OPT dcrs Donald Am.prem: Lamplighters of San Francisco, CA 9/25/76 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)

-130- Roby, John Alligator Pie pfg.org. Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 2women,2men to poems by Dennis Lee kybd Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, Canada 1983 COMMENTS: Compound of song, dance, and dialogue. Rodgers, Lou Thursday's Child pfg.org. /AMC same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults 70m; 7sc; 6 sets Golden Fleece Opera, NYC 10/31/80 2s,m,boy-s fl,cl,sx,tpt,pc,p,gtr COMMENTS: An opera with idioms of present-day musical theatre. A story of a young boy who runs away from home.

Rogers, Bernard The Musicians of Bremen com p. c/o ASCAP same pfd. by adults 22m; 1 act after Grimm Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 7/57 Rogers, B. The Nightingale SoM same Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 65m; la/3sc after Andersen 2s,2t,b,bs,spk,ch Punch Opera, NYC 5/10/55 2111,1110,E-hn,tp,pc,p, hp,str ALSO PFD. BY: Eastman School '56; Univ. of North Dakota '68

Rogers, Fred All in the Laundry com p. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults Videotaped Opera Shop of the Vineyard Theatre, NYC 6/19/83 Rogers, F. Grandparents comp. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults Videotaped Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS 5/84 Rogers, F. Potato Bugs and Cows comp. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 5women,4men Opera Shop at the Vineyard Theatre, NYC 12/26/83 Videotaped Rogers, F. Spoon Mountain comp. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults Videotaped Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS '83 stg.prem: Opera Shop of the Vineyard Theatre, NYC 12/84 COMMENTS: Story about self-awareness. Adapted for the stage by Barbara Zinn Krieger.

Rogers, F. Windstorm in Bubbleland comp. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults Videotaped Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, PBS 5/81 Romeo, James J. The Fantasy Game comp. c/o ASCAP same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 45m; 3a/4sc; 2 sets mixes history, mythology, and science fiction 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. Mother Goose Gives a Dinner comp. c/o ASCAP same For grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m; 2a/4sc; 1 set after Mother Goose nursery stories ch p OPT melody insts COMMENTS: Especially suitable for use with children who "don't sing" and "can't play an instrument", (composer)

-131- Rorem, Ned A Childhood Miracle SoM Stein, Elliott For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 30m; la/2sc after Hawthorne's "Snow Image" 2s,m,t,bs Punch Opera, NYC 5/10/55 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. Fables BH same Comedy, pfd. by adults 20m; 5 acts after five stories by La Fontaine cast of 6,ch University of Tennessee, Martin 5/21/71 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. Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters BH /AMC Stein, Gertrude Comedy-drama, pfd. by adults 30m; la/5sc; 1 set after Gertrude Stein 2s,m,t,b Temple University, Philadelphia 7/24/71 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 BH Nativity play, pfd. by children 30min. ch

Roy, Klaus The Enchanted Garden pfg.org. George A "zoopera" for grades K-12, pfd. by adults Trawick, comm: Cleveland Zoological Society Leonard prem: Cleveland Opera, OH 9/2/83 COMMENTS: An allegory humorously depicting the interdependence of man and animal. (Cleveland Opera)

Russell, Robert So How Does Your Garden Grow? AMC Comedy, pfd. by adults 24m; 1 act audience participation s,t,bs-b (1965) 1011,0000,pic.p.vln, vla.dbs

Russo, William John Hooten AMC pfd. by children 1 act Chicago Public Schools 1967

Rutter, John Bang! OUP Grant, David Historical drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children 60m; 2 acts based on Guy Fawkes conspiracy boys ch comm. & prem: Trinity Boy's Choir, Croyden, England p OR org OR p.pc.str 3/14/7// 5 OR 2121,2220,3pc,p212122203 , str OPT hpcd COMMENTS: Music rather difficult, but exciting. (J. Nichols, Opera for Youth)

-132- Rydberg, Steven Clown of God pfg.org. Olson, Thomas Drama, pfd. by adults 1 act Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 2/28/81 Rydberg, S. Greenbeetle Dance pfg.org. Donahue, John pfd. by adults Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 6/79 Rydberg, S. Kidnapped in London pfg.org. Mason, Timothy pfd. by adults 2 acts after John Bennet's "Master Skylark" Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 9/18/81

Rydberg, S. The Red Shoes pfg.org. Donahue, J. Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Andersen Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 2/11/83 Rydberg, S. The Sitwells at Sea pfg.org. Hildebrand pfd. by adults Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 7/79

Rydberg, S. Sleeping Beauty pfg.org. Donahue, J. Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 1 act Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 11/24/79

Rydberg, S. Wind in the Willows pfg.org. pfd. by adults after book by Kenneth Grahame Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 4/25/83 Sacco, Peter Mr. Vinegar comp. c/o San Francisco Comedy, pfd. by adults State Univ. Shasta College, Redding, CA 5/12/67

St. Pierre, John J. Plenty and Fiddler Dan pfg.org. Donald Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 42m; la/4sc Ciardi, John after LaFontaine's "The Ant and the Grasshopper" s,t,mime,vlnst Skylight Comic Opera, Milwaukee, WI (tour) 3/4/82 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. The Young Visiters pfg.org. same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 40m; la/9sc; 1 set audience participation cast of 6 on Daisy Ashford's novelette p Skylight Comic Opera, Milwaukee, WI (tour) 3/14/83 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 The Emperor and the Nightingale BM same 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)

-133- Sandow, Gregory A Christmas Carol TP /AMC same Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults 75m; la/lSsc after Dickens s,2m,2t,b,bs,spk, Eastern Opera Theatre, Stratford, CT 12/21/77 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. The Richest Girl in the World Finds Happiness TP /AMC Patrick, Robert Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or hs. 25m; la/lOsc; 1 set Theatre at Noon, NYC 1975 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. A Voice Still and Small comp. c/o Southern same Drama with comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children Methodist Univ. Biblical story of Elijah 40m; la/9sc Temple Emanu-el Players Guild, Dallas, TX 12/6/81 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 The Proposal pfg.org. Ryan, Timothy Comedy, pfd. by adults 1 act after Chekhov Fine Arts Ass'n, Willoughby, OH (tour) 12/76 ALSO PFD. BY: Fine Arts Ass'n (tours) '78, '79 & "80; Idaho State Univ. '78

Savage, J. Sanderson's Other World pfg.org. pfd. by adults 1 act Fine Arts Ass'n, Willoughby, OH 3/10/76 ALSO PFD. BY: Fine Arts Ass'n (tour) '78

Saylor, Bruce My Kinsman, Major MoUneux comp. c/o ASCAP /AMC Plotkin, Cary Drama, pfd. by adults 50m; la/6sc; 4 sets after Hawthorne s,m,2t,2b,bs-b, OPT ch Opera Workshop Inc., Pittsburgh 8/28/76 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 Don't Park in Our Park comp. c/o ASCAP Leavin, Paul 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.

-134- 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. Escape from the Planet Sloth comp. c/o ASCAP same 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. Shipwrecked Earth kids must escape a planet of lazy aliens, (composer)

Scarim, N. The Tiger of Chungshan comp. c/o ASCAP same Folktale for grades K-6, pfd. by a child and adults 25m; la/6sc after ancient Chinese story 3s,b,chl-s Downtown Opera Players, NYC 11/15/80 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. We're Gonna Drive Them Crazy comp. c/o ASCAP same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 35m; 2 acts; 1 set after "Lysistrata" cast of 10-30 Office of Youth Employment, NYC 7/81 p,gtr,dbs,dms also televised Tape avail.

Scarmolin, A. The Calif AMC Louis pfd. by adults 60m; la/lsc; 1 set Montayne, C.S. after story by Justin Huntly McCarthy s,a,t,b,bs (1950) P

Scarmolin, A.L. Interrupted Serenade BM /AMC Rubega, pfd. by adults 1 act Anaclete Lindenhurst, NY 5/19/50 s,t,b,ch P

Scarmolin, A.L. The Magic Dream CF /AMC Montayne, C.S. For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act; 1 set (1928) 6s,5a P

Schaeffer, The Nightingale and the Rose comp. c/o ASCAP William For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act; 1 set same after Oscar Wilde 2s,t,b,narr chamb.orch

Sehiekele, Peter The Stoned Guest TP same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 35m; 1 act after "Don Giovanni" s,m,2t,bs PDQ Bach tour, Weber State College, Ogden, UT 11/75 llll,1110,hpcd,str 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.

-135- Sohlein, Irving Staekalee com p. e/o AMC Folk opera for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults Morehead State University, KY 4/26/71

Schonthal, Ruth The Courtship of Camilla com p. c/o ASCAP Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults /AMC after A.A. Milne's play, "The Ugly Duckling" 90m; 1 act; 2 sets (1980) 2s,a,t,b,bs,spk OPT dcrs 2223,2321,cbsn,pc,hp,p,str

Schubel, Max Overfeed pfg.org. Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by h.s. llm; 1 scene Young People's Symphony, Springfield, MA 1/74 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, The Fisherman and his Wife GS(AMP) Gunther Fairy tale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 60m; 13 scenes Updike, John after Grimm 2s,m,t,bs-b,ch comm: Boston Junior League prem: Opera Company of Boston, MA 5/7/70 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 The Mighty Casey GS /AMC Gury, Jeremy Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 80m; la/3sc; 1 set after E.L. Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat" 2s,2t,4b,mime,ch Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT 5/4/53 OPT dcrs 1121,0230,pc,p,str ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

Schwartz, Paul The Experiment ACA Drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 40m; 1 act; 1 set after Hawthorne s,t,3b,bs Baldwin Wallace College, OH 1/27/56 1121,2110,pc,p,str Schwartz, The Trip pfg.org. Stephen Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act same after book by Ezra Jackson Keats cast of 14 Stein, Anthony First All Children's Theatre, NYC 10/28/83 (bk) 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")

Schwarz, Ira The Ghostly Bridegroom comp. c/o ASCAP Paul Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 80m; 2a/2sc; 2 sets same & Lazarre, after Washington Irving's "The Spectre Bridegroom" cast of 9,ch,dcrs Adam & Luchert, SUNY CoUege Theatre Dept., Brockport, NY 3/82 1101,1110,tp,pc,p,str Gary D. Tape and guides avail. COMMENTS: A charming work. (R. Rosenberg, Opera Theatre of Rochester) continued -136- Good piece for young performers, but a modest vocal technique is necessary. Accessible and appealing. The 'contemporary' rhythms and melodies lend an up- to-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 pfg.org. Comedy, pfd. by adults 1 act Ohio State University, Columbus 2/71 ALSO PFD. BY: SUNY-Potsdam, NY 3/77

Seagrave, The Birthday of the Infanta comp. c/o ASCAP Malcolm Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 1 act Winters, Janet after Oscar Wilde Hidden Valley Opera, Carmel Valley, CA 4/2/77

Seale, Stan Cinderella pfg.org. Burgess, Lurrine Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by children Southern California Conservatory Children's Theatre, Sun Valley 3/29/82

Seale, S. The Ugly Duckling pfg.org. Burgess, L. 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 Oswin's Word EAM(UE) Brownjohn, Alan pfd. by children comm. & prem: BBC 1967

Selvin, Bob Give Us a Star pfg.org. Burgess, Lurrine 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 pfg.org. Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children after Mme. L. de Beaumont comm.

Seyfert, Otto Noel in a Forgotten Farmyard ECS adapt: old Christmas opera, pfd. by children 40m Christmas carols cast of 15,ch,narr Elsmith, Berta

Sharkey, Jack My Son, the Astronaut SFr Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 10male,3female,ch COMMENTS: Super wacky, wildly funny, delightfully tuneful, (publisher)

-137- Sharkey, J. Hot THE Count of Monte Cristo? SFr Reiser, Dave Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 3 acts; 1 set same (1978) 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 Darling Corie CF /AMC Allen, Lewis Folk drama, pfd. by adults 40m; la/lOsc; 2 sets Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 2/18/54 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 com p. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults after legend about Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London in 1397 Philadelphia Orchestra 2/10/68 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. The Mermaid in Lock No. 7 CFP /AMC Mabley, Edward Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; la/3sc; 2 sets Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 5/62 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. Miranda and the Dark Young Man ShP /AMC Eager, Edward Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; la/5sc; 1 set after Boccaccio s,m,b,bs-b,2spks comm: Federation of Music Clubs 1121,2220 ,pc,p,str prem: Hartt School of Music, West Hartfort, CT 5/9/56 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. Sing Out, Sweet Land comp. c/o BMI pfd. by adults 2 acts 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. A Tooth for Paul Severe CF /AMC Zaret, Hy Choral play for schools, pfd. by adults or hs. 23m; la/lsc; 1 set after story by Stephen Vincent Benet s,3b,bs-b,ch High School of Music and Art, NYC 1946 llll,1110,pc,str COMMENTS: Set during American Revolution. Can be performed as choral piece, semi-staged, or fully staged, (composer)

-138- Silverman, Faye- The Miracle of Nemiroff SSM EUen Folk opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 30m; la/8sc; 1 set same after IX. Peretz's "If Not Still Higher" s,m,a,4t,b,bs (1974) llll,3000,pie.b-el, pc,str,tape COMMENTS: Opera with a message - about helping others - incorporating some Jewish folk elements, (publisher)

Silverman, Dr. Selavey's Magic Theatre pfg.org. Stanley Surrealist satire for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 90m; 6 scenes Foreman, Richard Music Theatre Group/Lenox Arts Center, Stockbridge, 5men, 5women MA 8/12/72 "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 tech- nique 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 Carmen ShP adapt. Bizet Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m adaptation of Bizet's "Carmen" s,a,t,b,ch p-4hnds COMMENTS: Choral concert version, semi-staged, (publisher)

Simeone, H. The Emperor's New Clothes ShP Johnson, Jay For grades K-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 2a/13sc after Andersen 2s,3m,a,t,2b,bs,ch,dcrs CBS-TV 1956 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 comp. c/o CMC Fairy tale, pfd. by adults after Mme. L. de Beaumont Perforum, Toronto, Ontario 2/22/80

Simmonds, Rae, Glooscap the Magician comp. N. Folk opera for grades K-9, pfd. by children 55m; la/4sc; 1 set same based on Abenaki Indian legend cast of 7,ch Children's Theatre of Maine, Portland 3/31/80 p.fl.dms.tamb OPT gtr Tape and guides avail. 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

-139- Simmons, The Land of Lost Toj» BM Constance For grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m; 3 scenes ch

Simmons, Homer Red Riding Hood comp.est. c/o ASCAP Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 105m; 3a/3sc; 3 sets after Grimm s,2m,t,bs-b,ch Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA 5/8/54 2ps

Simon, John S. The Imaginary Invalid comp. c/o ASCAP Meyer, Arnold Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults and/or h.s. 90m; 2 acts; 1 set after Moliere fl,hpcd,gtr,pc,vln (1982) 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. Oratorio: Rehearsal for Utopia comp. c/o ASCAP same For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 90m; 1 act; 1 set (1982) cast of 6,spk 2ps Tape avail.

Simonds, Tom Alice comp. c/o PRO-C same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults or h.s. 75m; 2a/9sc; 8 sets after both "Alice" stories by Lewis Carroll cast of 13,ch Ann Arbor Junior Theatre (Recreation Dept.), MI 11/80 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. The Brothers Grin comp. c/o PRO-C same Comic-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 75m; 2a/9sc; 6-9 sets based on their lives and five of their tales cast of 8,eh Ann Arbor Junior Theatre (Recreation Dept.), MI 11/81 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. Rumpelstiltskin comp. c/o PRO-C same Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children or adults 30m; la/lse after Grimm cast of 4 Ann Arbor Goodtime Players, MI (tour) 7/81 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. The Six Bunme-Wunnies Meet the Abominable Snowman comp. c/o PRO-C same Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or adults 45m; la/6sc; 5 sets Tangerine Acting Company, Ann Arbor, MI 4/76 cast of 10 P COMMENTS: The scenery and costumes should be done simply and easily, (composer) -140- Simons, Netty The Bell Witch of Te TP /AMC Crowell, Joan Folk-drama for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 70m; la/4sc; 3 sets Simon based on American folktale s,2m,a,2t,2b,2bs,eh (1958) 1021,0230,tp,pc,p,str PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Lighting and sound effects for ghost.

Simons, N. The Pied Piper of Hamelin TP Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults 18m after Browning poem narr,mimes,dcrs Cabrillo Music Festival, Aptos, CA 8/74 fl.p.vln Recorded: CRI Simons, N. Puddintame TP For grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults llm; 1 act narration of children's limericks narr.l or more players San Diego, CA 1973 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 TP For grades K-12, pfd. by children and/or adults or h.s. 8m poems of Stephens, Stevenson, Sandburg, C. Rossetti narr,mimes/dcrs NY Chamber Ensemble, NYC 4/5/59 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 & Hot Grog SFr Wann, Jim Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 7male,4female COMMENTS: Delightful, tuneful, and witty romp about piracy on the high seas, (publisher)

Skeens, The Prince and the Pauper ShP Gwendolyn Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children 75m; 14sc after Mark Twain 4sgrs,8spks,ch Landon School, Bethesda, MD (1978) p-4hnds OPT fl,vln,tpt,cym Skeens, G. Tom Sawyer ShP same Adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children 60m; 13 scenes after Mark Twain cast of 14,spks,ch Landon School, Bethesda, MD 1977 p-4hnds COMMENTS: Special, well controlled lighting essential. Scenes must move swiftly. Music is simple, yet melodious. (H. Hawn, Opera for Youth)

Slate, Sylvester Madam Sour Note, or the Witch of Music Land comp. M. Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults 18m; 1 act; 1 set Lake Placid Sinfonietta, NY 7/44 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 -141- Smith, Julia Cockcrow TP /AMC Mackay, Folk comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 25m; la/lse; 1 set Constance after Grimm's "Bremen Town Musicians" 2s,a,2t,2b D'Arey comm: Texas Federation of Music Clubs, Marshall llll,1100,tp,pc,p,str prem: TFMC/Euterpean Opera Wksp. of Fort Worth, Austin 4/22/54 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. Cynthia Parker AMC same & Fortune, Folk drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 90m; 2a/3sc; 3 sets Jan Isabel based on true Texas story 3s,m,t,3b,ch,dcrs North Texas State University, Denton 2/16/39 3232,4231,tp.pc, (rev. 1985; 60min., red.orch) tom-tom,p,cel,hp,str Smith, J. Daisy TP Harding, Bertita Biographical opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and 90m; 2a/14sc; 7 sets adults or h.s. 3s,4m,t,2b,chl-s, based on life of Juliet Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts 2spks,ch Florida Family Opera (Greater Miami Opera) 11/3/73 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. The Gooseherd and the Goblin TP Royle, Josephine Fairy tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; la/lsc; 1 set Fetter audience participation 3s,m,a,t,b/m OPT chl.ch after play by CD. Mackay UU,1100,pic,pc,p, WNYC radio 2/22/47 (Hartt College of Music) OPT str OR 2ps stg.prem: Connecticut College, New London 11/10/49 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. The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep TP Mackay, CD. Christmas opera for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; la/lsc; 1 set after Andersen s,t,bs-b,ch-ssaa Fort Worth Opera, TX 12/28/66 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. -142- Smith, Russell The Unicorn in the Garden GS Longstreth, Fable for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 25m; 1 act; 1 set Joseph after James Thurber s,m,2b Hartt School of Music, CT 5/2/57 Ull,2210,pc,hp,str Videotaped

ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

Smith, Zelma The Gallant Tailor GS Rothrock, Edith For grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act after Grimm

Smoldon, W.L. Officium Pastorum OUP adapt, anonymous Medieval Christinas drama, pfd. by children and adults 20m adaptation of 13th century Rouen Christmas drama 6 soloists,eh .ehl.ch ALSO PFD. BY: East Central College, MO '78

Smolover, Where the Rainbow Ends BM Raymond pfd. by children and adults United Methodist Church, IA 1977

Snyder, Theodore Saint George AMC pfd. by adults 25m after Oxfordshire St. George play 3t,b,bs-b,4bs,spks (1973) 2110,1010,pc,str OR p

Sokoloff, Noel The Franklin's Tale TP Hart, Ted Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 80m; 1 act after Chaucer 2s,t,2bs Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 11/10/61 2220,2110,tp,pc,p,str

Solly, Bill A Fine Feathered Review comp. c/o ASCAP same For grades K-6, pfd. by adults Great American Children's Theatre Co., Milwaukee 1982

Solly, B. The Last on the List comp. c/o ASCAP same For grades K-6, pfd. by adults Great American Children's Theatre Co., Milwaukee 1981

Solly, B. Welcome to the Zoo comp. c/o ASCAP same & Ward, For grades K-6, pfd. by adults Donald 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 Esther comp. c/o ASCAP Magaziner, Sari For grades K-12, pfd. by adults 45m; la/llsc; 4 sets after Biblical story s,m,t,b,bs,narr Opera Theatre of Long Island, Huntington, NY 3/6/77 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)

-143- Sosin, D. The Pied Piper com p. c/o ASCAP King, Betty Drama for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 45m; la/7sc; 4 sets after German folktale cast of 4,chl.ch Children's Music Theatre of Long Island, Huntington, NY p 10/77 Tape avail. COMMENTS: Can be done in the round. Created as workshop for kids, (composer)

Sosin, D. Taxi Tales comp. c/o ASCAP Albert, Allan Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act; 1 set comm: New York State Council on the Arts/MOMA 2men,2women prem: The Proposition, Museum of Modern Art, NYC 7/76 el-p,pe Tape avail. COMMENTS: Percussionist is 'one man band'. No set, few props, Red Grooms-type costumes, (composer)

Spaeth, Sigmund The Musical Adventures of Jack and All HLe(EBM) as might have been written by various composers 30 m sgrs.narr

Spedding, Frank London's Burning TKNov) Baird, Ann & Cassation for grades 3-6, pfd. by children llm; la/lsc; 1 set Hunter, Gordon story of great fire of 1666 3ch & Sandison, Ann Scottish Opera for Youth (1980) p,pc Am.prem: Des Moines Metro Opera for Children, IA 6/82

Spektor, Mira J. Lady of the Castle comp. c/o BMI Balis, Andrea Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 55m; la/2sc; 1 set (bk) Ballad opera after play by Lea Goldberg s,m,b,bs Theatre for the New City, NYC 2/4/82 fl,vlc,p/gtr rev.vers: NY Singing Teachers Ass'n, NYC 5/8/82 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 The Blue Miracle AuMC McKenzie, pfd. by children and adults 60m Maisie Melbourne Town Hall, Australia 1968

Spira, Robert The Yucatan Relies AMC same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 80m; 2a/15sc; 1 set Quartz Theatre, East Lansing, MI '78 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 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs BM H. & Attley, M. pantomime for grades K-6, pfd. by children 105m; 4 acts Sprenger, C.H. based on fairy tale cast of 16 Stein, Leon The Fisherman's Wife ACA Rosen, Roslyn Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 70m; 1 act after Grimm 2s,m,a>t,bs,dcr St. Joseph's Musical, MI 1/55 2222,2220,pc,p,str

-144- Steinmetz, John Alphabet Soup comp. same Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by children or h.s. cast of 26 (alphabet Valley Center Middle School, CA letters) school band COMMENTS: Improvisation is asked of musicians and actors, (composer)

Sternberg, Erich Paciflca pfg.org. Walter Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 75m; 2 acts Hunter, Renate Rochester Philharmonic & QeVa Theatre, NY 6/1/79 2m,t,b,Sspks,dcrs,ch Alsberg 1111,1100 ,sx,pc,p,str adapt. & dial: Rodgers, Bruce COMMENTS: All but one performer represent animals. A black cat brings turmoil to a peaceful, mythical town, (composer)

Stevens, Noel The Enchanted Canary pfg.org. Scott Musical fantasy, pfd. by adults la/5sc Oerke, Andrew Bemidji State University, MN 3/18/61 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 To Let the Captive Go SSM Hubsky, John Historic drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 30m; la/3sc; 1 set on last days of Mary, Queen of Scots cast of 8,ch Marines College, NYC 3/5/74 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 Circus! comp. c/o ASCAP Noble, June Comic-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 57m; la/lsc; 1 set Brogger audience participation s,m,t,b,bs-b,2mimes (1982) 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 Happ, or Orpheus in Clover comp. c/o ASCAP same (A Micro-Opera Birthday Celebration) llm; la/lsc Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults s,b,ch members of Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis 10/1/77 p, animal calls COMMENTS: Simple, singable, with .improvised (ad lib) costumes and/or sets, (composer)

Stokes, E. I Taru, the Stonecutter comp. c/o ASCAP same Folktale for grades 3-12, pfd. by children 40m; la/3sc; 1 set after Oriental folktale cast of 7,ch BrimhaU School, Roseville, MN 3/25/82 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)

-145- Stokes, E. The Jealous Cellist comp. c/o ASCAP Greenberg, Alvin Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults and h.s. 135m audience participation 2s,m,a,2t,b,bs,ch Minnesota Opera (school tour) 2/2/79 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, Chelm comp. c/o ASCAP Robert Comic folk opera, pfd. by adults 1 act based on Yiddish folktales Westchester Community Concerts, White Plains, NY 12/11/55 ALSO PFD. BY: Opera Theatre of Westchester, NY '56

Strauch, Claire Wind in the Willows PfP Jakes, John For grades K-6, pfd. by adults cast of 17 after Kenneth Grahame 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 comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults 1 act YWCA, NYC 4/15/67 Strouse, C. Nightingale GS same Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by adults or children 132m; 2 acts after Andersen 4s,m,t,3b,ch 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 4/16/82 Videotaped 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 The Pied Piper of Hamelin ShP same Drama for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 30m after German folktale llsgrs,12spks,ch fl.rcdr.p COMMENTS: Music simple, yet melodious and rhythmic. Libretto clear and effective. (L. Smith, Opera for Youth)

Sullivan, John Day of the Doowi AuMC Oosterhart, Osier pfd. by children 30m (1971) cast of 8,ch,dcrs rcdrs,p,pc

Susa, Conrad Transformations ECS same & Sexton, For grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts Anne based on Anne Sexton's poems, after Grimm 2s,m,3t,b,bs Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis 5/5/73 0010,0110,4 pc.p.dbs continued Videotape avail. -146- 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 The Incredible Feeling Show comp. c/o BMI same 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. Runaways SFr same pfd. by children and h.s. 120m; 1 set Public Theatre, NYC 1978 llboys,9girls p,fl,sx,dms,gtr Recording 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 Perelandra GAL Marsh, David 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. Wacky and his Fuddlejig EAM(UE) Scholey, Arthur 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 A Day in a Life OUP Lee, Patrick 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 Cinderella pfg.org. adapt: Rossini Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 50m; la/5sc same audience participation s,2m,t,b,2bs North Carolina Opera of Charlotte Opera (tour) 11/83 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)

-147- Swedberg, R. The Devil's Tale pfg.org. adapt: Gounod Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60 m; la/Ssc; 4 sets same after Gounod's "Faust" s,m,t,b,bs-b North Carolina Opera of Charlotte Opera (tour) 12/82 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 The Happy Hypocrite AMC Wilson Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 90m; 3a/9sc Fink, Hugh after Max Beerbohm 4s,m,3t,2b,4bs,ch (1963) llll,1100,pic,E-hn>tp, pe,hp,p,str-qnt Symonds, Norman The Canterrille Ghost CMC Fantasy, pfd. by adults after Oscar Wilde Camerata, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ont. 7/76 Symonds, N. Laura and the Lieutenant CMC Musical play, pfd. by children youth choir (1974) youth orchestra Symonds, N. The Spirit of Fundy CMC pfd. by adults 1 act Canadian historical (1623) setting comm. & prem: Canadian Opera Company (tour) 1972 Tahourdin, Peter Parrot Pie AuMC Wilson, Barbara pfd. by adults 25m Ken (1972) s,m,t,b P.tape Tandowsky, Jean The Pale Pink Dragon PDS & Holden, Prue Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 60 m; 3a/6sc; 3 sets McCallum, or h.s. cast of 22,dcrs PhyUis (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. The Swiss Family Robinson PDS McCallum, P. Comedy-drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60 m; 3a/3sc; 2 sets after Johan Wyss cast of 14 (1976) P COMMENTS: Cast number is flexible, (publisher) ALSO PFD. BY: recent pf. Fargo Community Theatre, ND

Tanenbaum, Elias Alpha ACA same Space opera for grades K-12, pfd. by children 60m; 3 acts audience participation cast of 4,ch (1982) 1100,0110,pie,a-fl,sx, 2pcp.str-qnt.tape COMMENTS: Requires electronic tape playback, Simple to produce, but needs choreography, (composer)

Tanner, Jerre The Legend of the Singing Snails (Pupu-Kane-Oe) MAI Hess, Harvey Folktale for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults or 54m; la/4sc h.s. 3s,m,2a,t ,chl.ch,3dcrs based on Hawaiian myth llll,2000,2po,p,str comm. & prem: St. Francis High School, Honolulu 12/12/80 continued

-148- 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. A Lei for Kane (Ka Lei no Kane) MAI Hess, H. "How the Heavenly Riddle Was Answered" 60 m; la/2sc Comedy, pfd. by adults s,a,t,b,2bs,ch OPT dcrs verse libretto based on Hawaiian myth llll,2000,pc,p,str Hawaii Opera Players, Honolulu 5/6/77 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. The Brutebeast, the Witch, and the Monster PfP same For grades 3-6, pfd. by children 1 set (1982) cast of 14 Tate, K.B. The Magical Porridge Pot PfP same For grades 3-6, pfd. by children 3boys,4girls (1981) Tate, K.B. Once Upon a Brutebeast PfP same For grades 3-6, pfd. by children 2 acts (1980) cast of 16,oh P Tate, Phyllis A Pride of Lions OUP Serraillier, Ian For grades K-9, pfd. by children 25m; 1 act; 1 set after book by I. Serraillier 2ch,narr,6mime (1972) 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 OUP Morpurgo, Michael For grades K-2, pfd. by children 25m audience participation cast of 6,ch,narr Birmingham, England 1981 p,pc OPT gtr.dbs OR llll,2110,2pc,gtr,dbs

Tate, P. Solar OUP Morpurgo, M. For grades K-2, pfd. by children (1984) Tate, P. The Story of Lt. Cockatoo OUP Eyre, Ronald For ages 10 or 11 30m comm: BBC "Making Music" series 1969 ch, 5 solos pc OPT 0111,1000, pc,hca,gtr,dbs Taylor, Jeremy The Ballad of Salomon Pavey OUP James Dramatic ballad opera, pfd. by men and boys 120m; 2 acts; I set after Ben Jonson 9boy-s,5b,boy-ch Belmont, England 1976 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)

-149- Tcherepnin, The Farmer and the Fairy BH Alexander For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 40m; la/2sc Cardelli, after lyric Chinese legend by Siao Yu s.t.narr Giovanni Aspen Music Festival, CO 8/13/52 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. Nativity Play BH same Christmas opera 30m cast of 4,eh

Tenille, Toni Mother Earth SFr Thronson, Ron Ecological rock musical for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts or h.s. cast of 10 California State University, Long Beach 1970 COMMENTS: Received Special Environmental Award from U.S. Secretary of the Interior, (publisher)

Tgettis, Nicholas Sappho com p. c/o ASCAP same Drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m; 4 scenes based on tragic poetry of Sappho 2women,spk,ch-ssa,dcrs Arts Colloquium of Salem, Peabody, MA 6/19/78 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 The Cardinal comp. c/o ASCAP Stevenson, Diane Tragi-comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 60m; 3a/6sc; 6 sets (1981) 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)

Thomas, Judie Clever Jack and the Magic Beanstalk librettist c/o ASCAP Forster, John Folktale for grades 3-9, pfd. by children First AU Children's Theatre, NYC 10/31/79

Thomas, Richard The Grimwood Clock pfg.org. Pearson For grades K-12, pfd. by adults 110m; 2a/3sc; 1 set Luke, Leofwin Banff Centre Music Theatre Studio Ensemble, Alberta 5s,2m,t,3b,2bs-b,spk 12/11/81 1010,01l0,pic,b-cl,2pc, 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)

-150- Thomas, R.P. The Music Theatre Machine pfg.org. Bawtree, Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 45m; la/lsc; 1 set Michael 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, Solomon and Balkis ECS Randall Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 50m; la/lsc; 1 set same after Kipling's "The Butterfly That Stamped" 2s,m,t,b,ch-8a,4mimes 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 The Amazing Einstein: A Biography from Boyhood to Fi comp. c/o ASCAP Drachman, Ted For grades K-6, pfd. by children and/or adults 30m; 1 act Tasca, Jules (bk) Performing Arts Repertory Theatre of NY, at Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, Washington, DC 1984

Tierney, T. The Fabulous Fable Factory DrP Robinette, Joseph For grades K-6, pfd. by children or children and adults 60m; 1 act; 1 set (1975) 5 boy s,4 girls OR 9girls OR 9boys p OPT pc.dbs COMMENTS: Easily staged. Fun and challenging for beginning and advanced students, (librettist)

Tinsley, Byron Alice the Magnificent SFr same For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 2 sets Higgins, Robert Arena Stage, Buffalo, NY 1970 4men,2women (bk) COMMENTS: Not based on Lewis Carroll. Alice - a lioness - and her teenaged friend go through all sorts of exciting adventures, (publisher) Fine book, good set of lyrics. There can hardly be a better vacation treat for the entire family than this carefree Alice. (B. Sokolsky, "Buffalo Courier Express") Charming and infectious. I can easily believe its success, particularly with the younger audience. (G. Schaffer, NBC)

Titus, Hiram Alice in Wonderland pfg.org. Mason, Timothy Fantasy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Lewis Carroll Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 4/23/82 Titus, H. Cinderella pfg.org. Davidson, John Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Perrault Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 11/26/66 Titus, H. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbing pfg.org. Mason, T. Fable for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 4/19/80 Titus, H. Mr. Pickwick's Christmas pfg.org. For grades K-12, pfd. by adults Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 11/26/82 -151- Titus, H. Pinoechio pfg.org. Mason, T. Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults after Collodi Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 7/79 Titus, H. Puss in Boots pfg.org. Holland, Sharon Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 2 acts after Perrault Videotaped Children's Theatre Co., Minneapolis, MN 10/23/81 Titone, Richard The Queen's Lesson com p. Tit one, Susan Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act; 1 set A chamber opera with dialogue mezzo & insts: audience participation hn,tpt,tbn Staten Island Chamber Music Players at PS 18, NYC Tape avail. 10/21/82 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 Beauty and the Beast MpC Ormont, David For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after fairy tale by Mme. L. de Beaumont ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II P Tape and guides avail. Tobias, H. The Emperor's New Clothes MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after Andersen ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II P Tape and guides avail. Tobias, H. Hansel and Gretel MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children ISmin. after Grimm ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II P Tape and guides avail. Tobias, H. The Pied Piper MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after German folktale ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I P Tape and guides avail. Tobias, H. Rapunsel MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after Grimm ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II P Tape and guides avail. Tobias, H. Rip van Winkel MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after Washington Irving ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I P Tape and guides avail. Tobias, H. Robin Hood MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children ISmin. Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I ch P Tape and guides avail. -152- Tobias, H. Runpelstiltskin MpC Orraont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after Grimm ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II P Tape and guides avail.

Tobias, H. Sleeping Beauty MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after Perrault ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I P Tape and guides avail.

Tobias, H. Tom Thumb MpC Ormont, D. Folktale for grades K-2, pfd. by children ISmin. Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I ch P Tape and guides avail.

Tobias, H. The Ugly DucUing MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. after Andersen ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. II P Tape and guides avail.

Tobias, H. William Tell MpC Ormont, D. For grades K-2, pfd. by children 15min. based on Swiss historic hero ch Published in Twelve Music Plays for Children, Vol. I P Tape and guides avail.

Toch, Ernst The Last Tale BM Lengyel, For grades 6-12, pfd. by adults 90 m; 1 act Melchior after "Arabian Nights" s,a,t,b 3222,3331,tp,3pc, hp,cel,str

Toch, E. The Princess and the Pea (Prinzessin auf der Erbse) EAM(Sch) Elkan, Benno Fairy tale, pfd. by adults 48m; 1 act; 1 set trans: Farquhar, audience participation 2s,m,2t,b,bs,ch Marion after Andersen 2111,U01,tp,pc,str Baden-Baden, Germany 1927 Am.prem: NYC 6/9/36 ALSO PFD. BY: various; recent pfs. Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas '71 & '74; Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis '84 Tognoli, Era Dunkle Frost pfg.org. For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults Metro Lyric Opera, Allenhurst, NJ (tour) 1980

Tom kins, Bud No, No, a Million Times No! (Only a Farmer's Daughter) SFr same Musical 'mellerdrammer' for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults 1 set Crawford, Eskel or h.s. 4men,8women,ch (bk)

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, Lima Beans comp. c/o SESAC Douglas pfd. by adults 25m; 1 act Twilight Concerts, NYC 1/56 s,t,b

-153- Traver, James The Great Light comp. Ferris Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children 30m; la/lsc; 1 set same (1983) cast of 2,ch,dcrs fl,ob,cl,str

Travisi, Elena & Las Posadas BM Carlos Mexican Christmas playlet for grades K-6, pfd. by children 30m same cast of 6,ch COMMENTS: Dialogue in Spanish or English, songs are in Spanish, (publisher)

Trefousse, Roger The Monkey Opera, or The Making of a Soliloquy comp. c/o BMI DeLynn, Jane Comic-drama for grades 10-12, pfd. by adults 40m; la/4sc; 1 set Brooklyn Philharmonia, NY 4/17/82 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 Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory librettist c/o pfg.org. Johnson, Mabel History, pfd. by adults comm. (for Bicentennial) & prem: Premiere Pro- ductions, Portland, OR 3/75

Trythall, Gilbert The Music Leason AMC Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults la/lsc; 1 set Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1960 s.t (or b),b 2ps OR p-4hnds Turner, Charles The Ballad of Barnaby GS & students of Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or h.s. 45m Wykeham Rise after legend of "Juggler of Notre Dame" flex.cast School Wykeham Rise School, Washington, CT 5/69 p OR org OPT Auden, W.H. 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 Little Hed Riding Hood AMC Frederick Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 60m; la/4sc; 4 sets same based on play by Charlotte Chorpenning s,m ,t ,b,spk,dcrs/mimes (1980) 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 Scene: Domestic AMC same Comedy for grades 9-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 15m; la/9sc; 1 set Aspen Festival Opera, CO 8/2/73 s,m,t llll,1110,p,vlc,dbs

Twombly, Mary The Little Match Girl comp. c/o ASCAP Lynn Drama for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 1 act audience participation after Andersen Hartt School of Music, CT 12/66

-154- Underwood, The Holy Night pfg.org. Lucas Christmas opera-cantata, pfd. by adults 65m; la/3sc University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 1951 cast of 10,ch

Underwood, Jorinda and Joringel pfg.org. William For grades K-9, pfd. by adults 1 act Arkansas Opera Theatre, Little Rock '77 & '78 sgrs P COMMENTS: Suitable for touring.

Underwood, W. A Medicine for Melancholy comp. c/o pfg.org. same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults after Ray Bradberry Henderson State College, Arkadelphia, AR 4/30/74

Upshur, Claire Christmas for the Very Young ShP Harsh Nativity play for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act ch P COMMENTS: Six tableaux for young children, (publisher)

Utter, Betty Heidi IEC Pugh, Ann Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults 100m; 2a/llsc; 2-4 sets after Johanna Spyri 5men,6women,5chl Arts Council of Greater Ft. Worth, TX 5/63 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. It Happened in Hamelin IEC Pugh, A. Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and adults 90 m; la/7sc; 3 sets after folktale "The Pied Piper" 4men,3boys,2women, Casa Mariana Playhouse, Ft. Worth, TX 1973 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 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs GS(AMP) /AMC Rael, Elsa 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 comp. c/o pfg.org. For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act after A.A. Milne P Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 10/30/81 COMMENTS: Collection of songs and scenes, (composer) -155- Van Etten, An Old English Christians ECS Elizabeth & Christmas pageant, pfd. by children and/or adults 1 act Eleanor Elizabethan carols connected by original verse van Fossen, Christopher Columbus PDS David Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or 60m; la/8sc; 1 set Swortzell, adults or h.s. cast of 20,ch Lowell on life of Christopher Columbus p Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 8/63 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 The Other Wise Man pfg.org. same Christmas drama, pfd. by adults 60m; la/4sc after story by H. Van Dyke Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Eureka Springs, AK 7/14/59 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. Ruth pfg.org. Lovoos, Janice 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. The Shining Chalice pfg.org. Lovoos, Janice 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 comp. For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m after Andersen 6sgrs,5dcrs ,4actrs chamb.orch

Vartanian, The House That Jack Built PDS Richard Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults or h.s. 60m; 2a/7sc; 1 set Waldorf, Mary Newington Children's Theatre, CT 1975 cast of 13 P

Vaughan Williams, The First NoweU OUP Ralph Nativity play for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 50m Pakenham, St. Martin's in the Field, London, England 12/19/58 s,2t,2b (or s.boy-s, Simona t ,b,bs)8spks,ch,dcrs 2m,2220,tp,hp>str OR kybd.str ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

-156- Vaughan Williams, g Progress OUP R. Musical morality play for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 120m; 4 acts after John Bunyan's 1678 allegory 25men,llwomen OR Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London, England 4/26/51 cast of 11 (doubling) Am.prem: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 4/28/69 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 OUP R. Pastorale episode, pfd. by children and adults 35m (Act IV of "Pilgrim's Progress") 2s,3t,bs,boy-ch London, England 7/11/22 2100,2000.E-hn.hp, Am.prem: Cincinnati, OH 12/16/49 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. Cone, Good Shepherd BM Adrian Christmas play for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act cast of 6,ch rcdrs,4pc OPT vln.vlc OR 1010,1000,hp,p,dbs

Vernon, Ashley The Barber of New York TP Hartwig, Greta Folk comedy, pfd. by adults 70m; 1 act Hunter College, NYC 5/26/53 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. Grand Slam TP Hartwig, G. pfd. by adults 25m; 1 act Stamford, CT 6/25/55 s,m,t,b,bs 2121,2100,pc,hp,str

Vernon, A. The Triumph of Punch TP Hartwig, G. Comedy, pfd. by adults 70m; 1 act Brooklyn Philharmonic Youth Festival, NY 1/25/69 s,m,a,2t,b,2bs 2121,2100,p,hp,str ALSO PFD. BY: New Haven Opera Society, CT (tour) '70-'71

Verrall, John The Cowherd and the Sky Maiden ACA Shephard, Esther For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 90m; 2a/9sc; 1 set after Chinese legend s,a,t,b,bs,ch University of Washington, Seattle 1/17/52 1121,1200,pc.p.str

Verrall, J. Three Blind Mice ACA Comedy, pfd. by adults 30m; 2a/2sc University of Washington, Seattle 5/20/55 2s,2m,a,t,b,2bs Vollrath, Carl The Quest AMC same Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by children and adults 90m; 2a/4sc; 4 set based on children's crusade of 1212 5s,4boy-s,t,4b,ch Florida State University, Tallahassee 6/10/66 2121,2221,tp.pchp, p,cel,str

-157- Vos, David & Nobody Loves a Dragon SFr Gerlach, Robert Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by children and/or adults 5boys,lgirl same or h.s. p COMMENTS: Scored for piano, with musical sound-effects, (publisher)

Voyer, Pierre The Hobbit pfg.org. Bernard, Marielle Fantasy-adventure for grades K-9, pfd. by adults with 60m Eng. trans: puppets narr,6men,ch (doubling) Gaboriau, Linde after Tolkien No Strings Puppet Theatre of Montreal, at Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, Washington, DC 4/5/80

Wales, Evelyn Little Gypsy Gay HLe(EBM) For grades K-6, pfd. by children 50m; 1 act Children's Opera Wksp., Milwaukee, WI 1955 cast of 10-14,ch

Walker, Gwyneth Mary, Cone Running AMC Merrill, Jean 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) COMMENTS: Lots of children can participate; easy singing, (composer)

Walker, Raymond The Bride of Seville TP(Nov) adapt. Rossini For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 60m; 3 acts; 1 set adaptation of "The Barber of Seville" cast of 5,ch

Walker, R. & Cinderella in Salerno TP(Nov) Beaumont, Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults or children 85m; 3 acts William after Rossini's "La Cenerentola" 2s,m,t>2b,bs,ch OR chl adapt. Rossini Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, Toronto, Ont. 12/11/80 p Wylde, Peter 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. Figaro and Susannah TP(Nov) adapt. Mozart For grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. 70m; 2 acts; 2 sets after "The Marriage of Figaro" cast of 5,ch

Wallace, Ishmael Confusion Compounded comp. same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 60m; la/8sc; 3 sets First Street Playhouse, Ithaca, NY 3/11/83 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, revolu- tionaries, and pirates in the mythical 19th century country of 'Trevolania'. (R. Wallace)

Wallace, I. Love's Path is Lumpy, or: Eat Your Spaghetti comp. same Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and/or adults 45m; la/12sc First Street Playhouse, Ithaca, NY 3/81 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 -158- 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, The Tale of bsounbochi HLeKEBM) David pfd. by child and adult 30m; 1 act Lucas, Susan after Japanese fairy tale boy-s,narr comm: Ass'n for Childhood Education Int'l 1010,0000,pc,eel,p.vle prem: at ACEI Convention, San Diego 4/18/68

Wargo, Richard The Crystal Mirror BM same pfd. by adults 100m; 3 acts after Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" s,t,2b,bs-b Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 4/28/79 1100,1000,p,pc,str

Wargo, R. The Music Shop comp. c/o ASCAP Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 1 act after Chekhov Midwest Opera of Minnesota Opera 12/26/84 (reading) 5/16/85 (wksp)

Warner, Lorraine The Nativity ECS & Barney, Christmas play, pfd. by children 25m Margaret based on old French songs chl.ch

War nick, Clay Heidi SFr adapt. Schumann For grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 4men,5women,eh Leigh, Carolyn after Johanna Spyri 0040,0220,pc,str OR p music adapted from works of Robert Schumann

Warren, Raymond Finn and the Black Hag TP(Nov) Irish folktale for grades 7-9, pfd. by h.s. 2 acts Belfast, Ireland 12/11/59 6sgrs,4spks,ch rcdrs,vln,vlc,pc,p

Webb, Alliene Little Bed Riding Hood CF Brandon For grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act; 3 scenes Crowell, Grace after Grimm Noll (1959)

Weidberg, Ron Dracula AMC Nier, Irwin Drama for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 105m; 3a/6sc; 5 sets Donald after Bram Stoker 2s,m,a,2t,b,2bs (1981) 2222,2230,pe.str OR p Tape avail.

Weigl, Karl Pied Piper of Hamelin GMP same & Folktale, pfd. by adults 1 act Scheu-Riesz, H. Musical Arts Studio, Trinity Church, NYC 5/1/73

Weill, Kurt Down in the Valley GS Sundgaard, Folk drama for grades 9-12, by adults or h.s. 45m; 1 act Arnold after American folk song s,t,b,bs,spks,ch,dcrs Indiana University, Bloomington 7/15/48 2121,2220,2sx,pc,p,gtr, str OR 1020,0220,2sx,pc, continued p.gtr.str OR 2ps Recorded Videotaped

-159- 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. He Who Says Yes (Der Jasager) EAMOJE) Brecht, Bertolt 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, Machine EAM(UE) Martin For grades K-6, pfd. by children 7m; la/lsc same (1972) ch pc.tape COMMENTS: Good introduction to improvisation techniques and avant-garde notation. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)

Wesley-Smith, M. The Wild West Show EAM(UE) same pfd. by children 8m ch,narr OPT actr.dcr p,gtr,autohp

Westergaard, Mr. ft Mrs. Diseobbolos Jer Peter Comedy of the Absurd for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 20m; la/2sc; 1 set Lear, Edward setting of poem by Edward Lear s,t Group for Contemporary Music, Columbia University, NYC fl,bsn,vln,vlc,hpcd,pc 3/21/66 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. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow comp. c/o ASCAP Nurmi, Martin For grades 3-12 3 acts after Washington Irving

White, Michael Through the Looking Glass comp. c/o ASCAP Bluestone, George Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by adults 120m; 2a/6sc; 6 sets after Lewis Carroll cast of 10,ch,dcrs Roger Narrington Opera Group, London, England 1971 p OR chamb.orch COMMENTS: Scenes from the opera can be done separately - by themselves, (composer)

-160- Whittaker, Vivian Platypus in Boots AuMC same Pantomime for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 110m; 3 acts ANU Theatre Group, Australia 1964 soloists.ch P Whittaker, V. St. George and the Burley Griffin AuMC same & Hale, Bill Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 110m ANU Theatre Group, Australia 1963 cast of 4,ch P Wiener, Sally 0. Telemachus, Friend SFr same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m after O.Henry 4 m en ,1 woman P Wiggins, Chris Sleeping Beauty pfg.org. Fairy tale for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults Music Theatre of Wichita, KS 7/81

Wilder, Alec Cumberland Fair GS Sundgaard, Arnold A jambouree for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 25m; 1 act audience participation cast of 2,ch Montclair State College, NJ 5/22/53 1030,0200,b-cl,pc,p, gtr.dbs ALSO PFO. BY: numerous performances at colleges and high schools.

Wilder, A. The Impossible Forest comp.est. pfd. by adults 60m; 1 act Westport, CT 7/13/58

Wilder, A. Kittiwake Island GS Sundgaard, A. 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. The Long Way comp.est. Sundgaard, A. pfd. by adults 2 acts Rockland Lyric Theatre, Nyack, NY 6/3/55

Wilder, A. The Lowland Sea GS Sundgaard, A. 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 COMMENTS: Designed for college, school, and community groups. ALSO PFD. BY: numerous

Wilder, A. Hiss Chicken Little comp.est. For grades 7-12, pfd. by children 1 act CBS-TV, NY 12/27/53 stg.prem: Lyric Theatre, Piermont, NY 8/29/58

Wilder, A. The Opening GS Sundgaard, A. Comedy, pfd. by adults 28m; 1 act New England Conservatory, Boston, MA 5/69 cast of 10 1121,2110,b-cl,pc,dbs ALSO PFD. BY: Springfield College, IL '70, '73 & '74; Denison Univ., OH '73 -161- Wilder, A. Sunday Excursion GS Sundgaard, A. Curtain raiser, pfd. by adults or h.s. 25m; 1 scene NYC 4/17/53 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. The Willie Tree SFr O'Toole, A. Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children or adults 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, The Selfish Giant AMC Raymond Fairy tale, pfd. by children and adults 30 m; 2 acts same after Oscar Wilde a,t,2bs,chl,narr,chl.ch comm: WGBH-TV 1954 vln,vla,vlc,dbs stg.prem: Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 11/30/65 COMMENTS: Written for television; can be performed using slide projections.

Wilding-White, The Tub (1952) AMC R. Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 25m; Wise; 1 set same Karamu House, Cleveland, OH 2/64 s,a,t,b, P

Williams, Jack The Hinge Tune comp. c/o ASCAP Eric For grades 7-12, pfd. by children 1 act National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI 5/13/65 ALSO PFD. BY: Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock '66

Williams, Jill Rainbow Jones PDS same Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 120m; 2a/llsc; 1 set (1972) 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

Williams, The Three Volunteers AuMC Kinberly pfd. by children 30m same & Hamsom, (1974) ch Derek P.PC

Williams, Linda Space Open HLe same For grades 3-6, pfd. by children llm (1978) cast of 4,eh P COMMENTS: Can be simple or quite detailed and elaborate in staging. (N. Burson, Opera for Youth) -162- Williamson, Dunstan and the Devil BH(Wei) Malcolm 'Comedy in the medieval manner' for grades 7-12, pfd. 58m; 1 act Dunn, Geoffrey 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. Genesis BH(Wei) same Cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children 8m; 1 act no audience; everyone performs 3chl.ch Biblical story p,pe,kybd,melody insts Camp Henry, Black Mountain, NC 6/71 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 singer- actors 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. The GUtter Gang BH(Wei) same A cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children 8m; 1 act Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australia 2/23/74 3chl.ch p OR 2222,4331, pc,hp,str COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.

Williamson, M. The Happy Prince BH(Wei) same Moralistic fable for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 40m; 1 act after Oscar Wilde s,m/2boy-s Farnham Festival, England 5/22/65 & 3s,m,a,ch,chl.ch Am.prem: Met Studio, Newport Festival, RI 8/21/67 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. Julius Caesar Jones BH(Wei) Dunn, G. Drama for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 60m; 2 acts Finchley Children's Music Group, London, England 1/4/66 s,m,b,13chl,chl.ch No.Am.prem: Canadian Children's Chorus, Toronto 6/2/84 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")

-163- Williamson, M. Knights in Shining Amour BH(Wei) same A cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children 7m; 1 act Brighton Festival, England 4/29/68 3chl.ch Am.prem: Opera Theatre of New Jersey at Wilson p Elementary School, Trenton 11/72 COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.

Williamson, M. Lucky Peter's Journey BH(Wei) Tracey, Edmund Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 120m; 3 acts after Strindberg's fairy tale play "Lucky Per's Travels" 4s,m,3t,2b,2bs,ch,dcrs comm. & prem: Sadler's Wells Opera, London 12/18/69 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. The Moonrakera BH(Wei) same 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. The Red Sea BH(Wei) same Biblical tale for grades 3-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 45m; 1 act after Exodus story s,m,2b,ch-ssa, Dartington College of Arts, Devon, England 4/14/72 cn-ttbb.ch-satb Am.prem: various church pfs. 1973-74 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. The Snow Wolf BH(Wei) same A cassation for grades K-9, pfd. by children 7m; 1 act Brighton Festival, England 4/29/68 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. The Stone Wall BH(Wei) same A cassation for grades 3-12, pfd. by children 6m; 1 act BBC Symphony Orchestra, London, England 9/18/71 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

-164- Williamson, M. The Terrain of the Kings BH(Wei) same A cassation for grades 3-9, pfd. by children 20m; 1 act (1974) 5chl.ch 2ps,4rcdr,2cnt,Euph, pc.gtr.str OR p COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.

Williamson, M. The Valley and the Hill BH(Wei) same A cassation for grades 3-9, pfd. by children la/8sc Liverpool, England 6/21/77 chl.ch 2222,2431 ,tp,3pe,str OR p COMMENTS: See "Genesis" above for composer's note on cassations.

Williamson, M. The Winter Star BH(Wei) same A cassation for grades K-12, pfd. by children 20m; 1 act Holm Cultram Festival, England 6/19/73 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 Johnny Fibber CMC Spensley, Philip Musical play, pfd. by children 2 acts John (1965) 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 The Lucky Jade CF same & Harrison, Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 2 acts; 3 sets Joseph B. 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 TWEBM) For grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 60m; 1 act cast of 3

Wilson, D. Roundup on the Moon WB For grades K-6, pfd. by children 2a/3sc; 2 sets 8sgrs,8actrs,ch p.toy clickers OPT dms

-165- Wilson, John F. The Electric Sunshine Man comp. c/o ASCAP Hawthorne, For grades K-6, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act Grace on life of Thomas Edison sgr,20spks,ch (1978) p,gtr,dms,fl,vibe, marimba COMMENTS: Flexible staging, simple or involved. (J. Nichols, Opera for Youth)

Wilson, J.F. It's Music! comp. c/o ASCAP McCartney, History of music in song for 3-9, pfd. by children 45m; 2 acts Marti 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. Let George Do It comp. c/o ASCAP McCartney, M. 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 PfP For grades K-6, pfd. by children cast of 10 after "Pinocchio" (1980)

Wilson, Peter The Pied Piper of Haaelin PfP Noll, Robert Folktale, pfd. by children 50m (1981) cast of 11

Windsor, Helen J. The Adventures of Thuabelina GS same Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 45m; 1 act after Andersen cast of 52 Altona, Manitoba, Canada 5/68 p

Windsor, H.J. The Emperor's Nightingale GS Musical fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by children 1 act after Andersen chl.ch P Winokur, Roselyn Introduction: The Boy Who Invented Opera comp. c/o ASCAP same Allegory for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act; 1 set Singer's Theatre, at Lincoln Center, NYC 4/19/80 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. The Princess Who Talked Backwards eomp. e/o ASCAP same Fantasy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 20m; 1 act; 1 set audience participation cast of 4-6 Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY 4/23/55 p OPT pc rev.ed: Singer's Theatre, (Shrub Oak, NY) NYC 4/19/80 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 Press- Reporter") Frequently performed with "The Boy Who Invented Opera" (see above).

-166- Winslow, Richard Alice com p. McAllister, pfd. by adults 1 act Susan after Lewis Carroll South Church, Hartford, CT 1/64

Winstead, The Breaentown Musicians com p. William Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; 1 act Stasny, Terry after Grimm cast of 8,ch West Virginia University, Morgantown 1973 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. The TurtlesheU com p. Stasny, T. Folk comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 30m; 1 act after African folktale cast of 9,ch West Virginia University, Morgantown 1972 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 TP(Nov) same For grades K-6, pfd. by children eh based on nursery story rcdr,pc,p,gtr OR p COMMENTS: Wonderful opportunity for elementary class project. Songs are sung in unison, have cute lyrics. (D. Wayland, Opera for Youth)

Withams, Eric The Gorgon's Head EAM(UE) same Drama, pfd. by children or h.s. 35m; 1 act; 1 set (1979) 7sgrs,5spks,2ch p OPT pc,cl,sx,tpt COMMENTS: Easy, singable music. (C. Zytowski, Opera for Youth)

Withams, E. The Horse of Wood EAM(UE) same 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 Does Poppy Live Here? eomp. c/o ASCAP Witkin, Louis Comedy for grades 3-12, pfd. by children and adults 90m; la/6sc; 3 sets audience participation 7adults,4ohl after book by Arthur Gregor P Actor's Playhouse, NYC 12/23/57 (rev. 1978) 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 The Dark of Sunner AMC same For grades 3-12, pfd. by adults 45 m; 1 act (1967) 2s,a,t,2b,bs 2psjipcd -167- Wodmansky, The Wish Machine librettist Wilhelm Science fiction story, pfd. by adults 120m; 3 acts; 1 set Johnson, Trace s,m,2t,b,bs chamb.orch

Wolf, Sally A California Fairytale pfg.org. Burgess, Lurrine Drama for grades K-12, pfd. by children 33m; la/7sc Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's cast of 5,6ch Theatre, Sun Valley 1/13/81 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. A Christmas Fable pfg.org. Burgess, L. Comedy for grades K-12, pfd. by children and h.s. 25m; la/6sc loosely based on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" cast of 8,ch Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's p.glock Theatre, Sun Valley 12/19/78 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. The Emperor's Nightingale pfg-org. Burgess, L. 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. Moufflou pfg.org. Burgess, L. pfd. by children 1 act; 12 scenes Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's Theatre, Sun Valley 12/84

Wolf, S. Old Pipes and the Dryad pfg.org. Burgess, L. Folktale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or h.s. 75m; la/13sc after story by Frank R. Stockton cast of 15,ch Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's p,fl Theatre, Sun Valley 1983 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. Pinoeehio pfg.org. Burgess, L. Folktale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or h.s 37m; la/llsc after Collodi cast of 21,ch,dcrs Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's P Theatre, Sun Valley 10/14/81 Tape avail. continued

-168- 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. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs pfg.org. Burgess, L. Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or adults or 35m; la/9sc h.s. cast of 15 Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's p OPT fl or rcdr Theatre, Sun Valley 3/24/80 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. The Three Feathers pfg.org. Burgess, L. Fairy tale for grades K-12, pfd. by children or h.s. 35m; la/7sc audience participation cast of 5,eh after Grimm p Southern California Conservatory of Music Children's Tape avail. Theatre, Sun Valley 6/26/79 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 SFr Comedy adventure for grades K-6, pfd. by children llboys,4girls P

Wood, D. Hijack over Hygenia SFr For grades K-6, pfd. by children 4 sets 8boys,4girls P

Wood, D. Old Mother Hubbard SFr For grades K-6, pfd. by children cast of 20 P

Wood, D. The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See SFr Ruskin, Sheila For grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 set after poem by Edward Lear 9men,5women P COMMENTS: The freshest, jolliest, funniest, and cleverest concoction for children., ("London Evening News")

Wood, D. The Papertown Paperchase SFr For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults cast of 12 P

Wood, D. The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner SFr same For grades K-6, pfd. by children and adults 1 set 6male,4female P

Wood, Joseph The Mother ACA Hatfield, Hurd Folktale, pfd. by adults or h.s. 35 m; 1 act Juilliard School, NYC 12/9/42 s,m,2a,b,ch llll,2110,tp,pc,hp,str -169- Wood, Robin At the Foot of the Rainbow AuMC Operetta, pfd. by children 30m Australian Broadcasting Co., 1973 chl.ch.chl.spks Tape avail. (AuBC)

Wood, R. Don and the Rainmakers AuMC Inglis, Rob pfd. by children 22m Australian Broadcasting Co., 1971 cast of 15-60chl pc OR orch Tape avail. (AuBC) Wood, R. ERF AuMC Inglis, R. Musical cartoon, pfd. by children 95m Ensemble Theatre of Sydney at Perth Festival, Australia chl.ch.chl.spks 1970 chamb.ensemble

Wood, R. Over the Rainbow AuMC Howard, Stewart Music drama, pfd. by children 25m Australian Broadcasting Co., schools broadcast 1973 ch,narr pe,str Tape avail. Wood, Russell The Emperor's New Clothes pfg.org. Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 1 act after Andersen Opera Profiles, Chicago, IL 2/12/72

Wright, Gene Star Power ShP Science fiction for grades 3-6, pfd. by children 1 act cast of 3,ch p.tape Tape avail. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Pre-recorded tape of 'robot' voices required.

Wright, G. This Is My Country ShP adapt: various Musical history for grades 7-12, pfd. by h.s. ch same & Lambson, p Arthur 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 The Christmas Wish GS Colborn, Jane T. Musical fantasy, pfd. by adults Wykes, Robert The Prankster comp. e/o ASCAP same Comic chamber opera, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act Bowling Green State University, OH 1/12/52 m,b Wyton, Alec Journey with Jonah comp. c/o ASCAP pfd. by adults and children 90m after L'Engle book 'Jonah and the Whale' 6s,m ,t ,2b ,bs-b,3chl,eh Imanuel Church, Hartford, CT 6/9/78 9 insts Yannatos, James Silence Bottle (1972) comp. c/o BMI Robbins, Martin TV cartoon opera for grades 3-9, pfd. by children and la/2se adults b,3chl,chl.ch Members of Boston Symphony, MA 1974 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)

-170- Yates, Roy The Princess and the Goblin com p. /AMC Bodo, Jean Puppet opera for grades K-9 30m; 3a/9sc; 1 set after book by George MacDonald p OR Marin County Day School, Corte Madera, CA 1965 small ensemble

PRODUCTION PROBLEMS: Needs good hand puppet stage, (composer)

Zador, Eugene The Magic Chair BM Jellinek, George Comedy, pfd. by adults 30m; 1 act after play by F. Karinthy s,m,t,3b,2bs Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 5/14/66 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. The Scarlet Mill eomp.est. c/o ASCAP Jellinek, G. Fantasy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults /AMC after play by Ferenc Molnar 120m; 2 acts Brooklyn College, NY 10/26/68 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. Yehu CF /AMC Egyud, Anna A Christmas legend, pfd. by adults 30m; la/lsc; 1 set Los Angeles Bureau of Music, CA 12/21/74 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 A Bevy of Beasties ShP same Comedy for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 15m adapted from Edward Lear's "Nonsense Songs, Stories, narr Botany and Alphabets" chamb.orch (1984) Recorded

COMMENTS: No acting required. Included in "A Musical Banquet for Children".

Zaninelli, L. Freshman Dance ShP same Satire for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults or h.s. 10m; 3sc (1965) s,a,t,bs,3spks,ch jazz combo

-171- Zaninelli, L. Speak Up! ShP Comedy for grades 7-12, pfd. by adults 8min. Trenton, NJ 1963 3pt.ch P ALSO PFD. BY: Oakland Lyric, Pittsburgh '68; Ouachita Baptist Univ., AR '70; Denison Univ., OH '72 ZanineUi, L. The Steadfast Tin Soldier ShP same Fairy tale for grades K-6, pfd. by adults 30m after Andersen narr prem: 1983 ob,cl,bsn,p Recorded COMMENTS: No acting required. Included in "A Musical Banquet for Children". Zaninelli, L. The Tale of Peter Rabbit Staub, Nancy Puppet opera for grades K-6 Lohman after Beatrix Potter Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, DC 4/3/83 Zawadsky, Pat Toys in the Haunted Castle IEC same Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by children or adults 60 m; 2 acts; 1 set loosely based on Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost" 4male,4female Shoestring Players, WI (tour) 1977 p COMMENTS: Easy tonally and rhythmically; wonderful moralistic allegory. (D. Wayland, Opera for Youth) Specially designed for touring to elementary schools. Ziskin. Victor & Young Abe Lincoln com p. c/o ASCAP Javits, Joan pfd. by adults 1 act Bernstein, Children's Theatre, NYC (tour) 2/71 cast of 9 Richard & Allen, P John COMMENTS: Good for everyone involved. No playing down to children. Fresh score. (H. Thompson, "New York Times")

Zytowski, Carl The Emperor's New Clothes comp. c/o pfg.org. adapt. Mozart Comedy for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; la/lsc; 1 set same after Andersen 5s,2t,3b,2bs,ch University of California, Santa Barbara 12/74 1110,1000,p,2vln, (rev. 1984) 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. Johnny Appleseed comp. c/o pfg.org. adapt. S. Foster Folktale for grades K-9, pfd. by adults or h.s. 50m; la/lsc; 1 set same based on life of John Chapman cast of 20 University of California, Santa Barbara 2/26/83 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. Pinocchio comp. c/o pfg.org. adapt. Rossini Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 60m; la/6sc; 1 set based partly on Collodi 2s,m ,2t ,2b ,2bs ,4 mute University of California, Santa Barbara 1/20/79 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)

-172- Zytowski, C. Flay of the Three Shepherd* com p. c/o pfg.org. Christmas pageant, pfd. by adults 1 act University of California, Santa Barbara 11/82

Zytowsky, C. The Town Musicians of Breaen com p. c/o pfg.org. adapt. Schubert Comedy for grades 3-9, pfd. by adults 50m; 1 act; 1 set same after Grimm s,m,t,2b,2bs University of California, Santa Barbara 11/19/76 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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-175- 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 Cornelius, Peter Grftry, Andr6 La Poupe'e de Nuremberg S The Barber of Bagdad FL The Two Misers S Auber, Daniel de Falla, Manuel Handel, Georg Friedrich Fra Diavolo FL Master Peter's Puppet Show S Acis and Galatea FL Balfe, Michael Delius, Frederick Haydn, Franz Joseph The Bohemian Girl FL A Village Romeo and Juliet FL The Apothecary (Lo Speziale) S The Burning House (Die Barber, Samuel Donizetti, Gaetano Feuersbrunst) S A Hand of Bridge S Daughter of the Regiment FL The Fishermen FL Foolish and Fickle (L'Infedelta Bennett, Richard R. Don Pasquale FL The Elixir of Love FL delusa) FL A Penny for a Song FL The Night BeU S Philemon and Baucis S The Songstress S Berlioz, Hector Rita S Tutor in a Tangle (L'Ajo nell' La Vera Costanza FL Beatrice and Benedict FL imbarazzo) FL The World in the Moon FL Bizet, Georges Viva la Mamma (Convenienze ed Carmen FL inconvenienze teatrali) S Hence, Hans Werner Doctor Miracle S The Country Doctor S Dvorak, Antonin The Magic Theatre S The Young Lord FL Blacher, Boris Rusalka FL The Tide S Flotow, Friedrich von Herbert, Victor Blitzstein, Marc Babes in Toyland FL Martha FL Mile. Modiste FL Regina FL Friml, Rudolf Naughty Marietta FL Britten, Benjamin Rose Marie FL The Red Mill FL Albert Herring FL The Vagabond King FL Sweethearts FL A Midsummer Night's Dream FL Galuppi, Baldassare Heuberger, Richard BuBoni, Ferruceio Benvenuto The Country Philosopher S The Opera Ball FL Harlequinade S Gay/Pepusch or/Britten Hoist, Gustav Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario The Beggar's Opera FL The Perfect Fool S The Merchant of Venice FL Savitri S Gershwin, George The Wandering Scholar S Cavalli, P.F./Leppard vers. Porgy and Bess FL L'Egisto FL Humperdinck, Engelbert L'Ormindo FL Giannini, Vittorio Hansel and Gretel FL The Servant of Two Masters FL The King's Children FL Chabrier, Alexis The Incomplete Education S Gluck, Christoph WOlibald Ibert, Jacques King for a Day (Le Roi The Cadi Outwitted S Angelique S malgrg lui) FL Orpheus and Euridice FL The Horoscope (L'Etoile) FL The Reformed Drunkard S JaiUfcek, LeoB The Cunning Little Vixen FL Cherubmi, WConfalonieri/ Gounod, Charles Gutman Faust FL Joplin, Scott The Portuguese Inn S The Frantic Physician/Doctor in Treemonisha FL Spite of Himself (Le M6decin Cimarosa, Domenico malgre lui) FL Kodaly, Zoltan n Maestro di capella S Philemon and Baucis S Hary Janos FL The Secret Marriage S Romeo and Juliette FL The Spinning Room S

-176- Korngoid, Erich W. Nicolai, Otto Romberg, Sigmund The Ring of Polykrates S The Merry Wives of Windsor FL Blossomtime FL The Desert Song FL Kfenek, Ernst Offenbach, Jacques Maytime FL The Bell Tower S Ba-ta-clan S New Moon FL The Beautiful Helen FL The Student Prince 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 Rossini, Gioacchino The Island of Tulipatan S The Barber of Seville FL Leoncavallo, Ruggiero La Cenerentola FL Lady Luck S The Italian Girl in Algiers FL La Boheme FL Marriage by Lanternlight S The Marriage Contract (La Orpheus in the Underworld FL Lortzing, Gustave Pepito S Cambiale di matrimonio) S The Opera Rehearsal FL Opportunity Makes the Thief La Pe~richole FL (L'Occassione fa il ladro) S The Poacher (Der Wildsehtitz) FL R.S.V.P. (Monsieur Choufleuri Tsar and Carpenter FL U Signor Bruschino S restera chez lui) S The Silken Ladder (La Scala The Tales of Hoffmann FL Marschner, Heinrich di seta) S The Voyage to the Moon S The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Hans Heiling FL ladra) S Paisiello, Giovanni The Touchstone (La Pietra Martin, Frank The Barber of Seville FL Monsieur de Pourceaugnac FL del paragone) FL Le Mystere de la Nativity FL Pasatieri, Thomas The Turk in Italy FL The Tempest FL The Trial of Mary Lincoln FL Washington Square FL Rota, Nino Martinu, Bohuslav The Italian Straw Hat FL Comedy on the Bridge S Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista The Marriage S The Brother in Love FL Roussel, Albert The Jealous Husband S Aunt Caroline's Will S Hascagni, Pietro Livietta and Tracollo S L'Amieo Fritz FL Maid as Mistress S Salieri, Antonio The Music Master S First the Music, Then the Words S Massenet, Jules Little Harlequinade S Cendrillon FL Piecinni, Niccolo Don Quichotte FL The Good Girl FL Grise"lidis FL Scarlatti, Alessandro The Portrait of Manon S Planquette, Robert The Triumph of Honor S The Bells of Corneville FL Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix Schenk, Johann Son and Stranger (Die Heimkehr Prokofiev, Sergei The Village Barber S a us der Fremde) S The Love for Three Oranges FL Schubert, Franz Puccini, Giacomo The Conspirators or Domestic Milhaud, Darius War S Christophe Colombe FL La Boheme FL The Poor Sailor S Gianni Schicchi S The Girl of the Golden West FL Siegmeister, Elie Three Tiny Operas (Trois Night of the Moonspell FL Operas minutes) S Madame Butterfly FL The Swallow FL The Plough and the Stars FL MOKteker, Karl Turandot FL Smetana, Bedrich The Beggar Student FL Purcell, Henry The Bartered Bride FL Moore, Douglas Dido and Aeneas S The Two Widows FL The Ballad of Baby Doe FL The Fairy Queen FL Carry Nation FL King Arthur FL Sousa, John Philip Giants in the Earth FL El Capitan FL Wings of the Dove FL Ravel, Maurice The Free Lance FL The Spellbound Child S The Spanish Hour S Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Still, William Grant Abduction from the Seraglio FL Respighi, Ottorino Bayou Legend FL Bastien and Bastienne S Sleeping Beauty (La Bella Highway No. 1 USA S Cosi fan tutte FL dormiente nel bosco) FL Troubled Island FL The Deluded Bridegroom S The False Gardener FL Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai Strauss, Johann The Goose from Cairo S The Golden Cockerel FL Die Fledermaus FL The Impresario S Mozart and Salieri S The Gypsy Baron FL The Marriage of Figaro FL The Snow Maiden FL A Night in Venice FL

-177- Stravinsky. Igor Verdi. Giuseppe Mavra S Aida FL The Nightingale S Falstaff FL Renard S King for a Day FL The Soldier's Tale S La Traviata FL

Sullivan, Arthur Viardot-Gareia, Pauline Cox and Box S Cendrillon FL The Gondoliers FL Wagner, Richard The Grand Duke FL Der fliegende Hollander FL H.M.S. Pinafore FL Die Meistersinger von Iolanthe FL NUmberg FL The Mikado FL Patience FL Ward, Robert The Pirates of Penzance FL Princess Ida FL The Crucible FL Ruddigore FL The Lady from Colorado FL The Sorcerer FL Weber, Carl Maria von Trial by Jury S Abu Hassan S Utopia, Ltd. FL Der FreischUtz FL The Yeomen of the Guard FL Oberon FL The Zoo S Wefll, Kurt Suppe', Franz von Die Dreigroschenoper FL The Beautiful Galatea Happy End FL The Tsar has his Photo- Taylor, Raynor graph Taken S Buxom Joan S Weinberger, Jaroair Tchaikovsky, Peter Dyich Schwanda, the Bagpiper FL Iolanta S Williamson, HaleolM Telemann, Georg PhQipp Our Man in Havana FL The Violins of Saint-Jacques FL Pimpinone S Thomson, Virgil Wolf-Ferrari, Ermaimo The Inquisitive Women FL Four Saints in Three Acts FL Prescription for Love (Amore The Mother of Us All FL medico) S Toch, Ernst School for Fathers, or Four Ruffians FL Edgar and Emily S The Secret of Susanna S Vaughan Williams, Ralph Zeller, Wolfgang Hugh the Drover S The Bird Seller FL The Poisoned Kiss FL Riders to the Sea S Zemlinsky, Alexander von Sir John in Love FL Clothes Make the Man FL

-178- 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 The Brute Aesop The Marriage Proposal Aesop, the Fabulous Fabulist The Music Shop The Boy Who Cried "Wolf" The Proposal Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf Fables Children's Literature Hare and the Tortoise Anne of Green Gables Lion and the Mouse Babar, the Elephant Mice in Council Christopher Robin's Dreams The Reluctant Hero A Firefly Named Torchy Sun and the Wind The Giggling Goblin Heidi Arabian Nights Heidi and the Clown Aladdin Heidi in Frankfurt Aladdin and his Magic Lamp Higgledy, Piggledy, Pop Aladdin McFaddin The Hobbit The Last Tale James and the Giant Peach A Persian Fantasy The King of the Golden River A Persian Parable The Little Prince Sinbad the Sailor (Pendergrass) A Little Princess Tales from the Arabian Nights Pet of the Met Tin Pan Ali Peter Rabbit Pippi Longstocking Baum, L. Frank The Princess and the Goblin The Marvelous Land of Oz Raggedy Ann Oz, Land of Magic Raggedy Ann and Andy The Wizard of Oz Really Rosie Robert, the Rose Horse Benet, Stephen Vincent Some Pig The Devil and Daniel Webster The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant Jacob and the Indians The Swiss Family Robinson The King of the Cats The Tale of Peter Rabbit A Tooth for Paul Revere Toad of Toad Hall Where the Wild Things Are Carroll, Lewis Wind in the WiUows Alice in Wonderland The Young Visiters Alice Through the Looking Glass (see also: Baum, Benet, Carroll, Irving, Hawthorne, The Garden of Alice Kipling, Lewis, Stevenson, Thurber, Twain, Wilde) The Hunting of the Snark Through the Looking Glass Dickens, Charles Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Alicia Found There A Christmas Carol The Updated Alice Miss Trotwood's Decision Mr. Pegotty's Dream Comes True Cervantes Mr. Scrooge Don Quixote Pickwick Student from Salamanca Scrooge Smike Chaucer - Canterbury Tales Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol Chanticleer Franklin's Tale Hawthorne, Nathaniel Rooster Rag Childhood Miracle A Tale from Chaucer The Crystal Mirror Wheel of the World The Experiment Feathertop Chekhov, Anton P. Mrs. Bullfrog The Boor My Kinsman, Major Molineux The Box Young Goodman Brown

-179- Washington Twain, Mark The Ghostly Bridegroom The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Headless Horseman A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Ichabod A Dog's Tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Huckleberry Finn Rip van Winkle The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County The Prince and the Pauper Kipling, Rudyard Tom Sawyer The Elephant's Child Tom Sawyer to the Rescue Just So Stories Total Sweet Success Solomon and Balkis Wilde, Oscar Lewis, CJS. The Birthday of the Infanta The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Canterville Ghost Perelandra The Giant's Garden The Happy Prince Moliere (J.B. Poquelin) Lord Arthur Seville's Crime Doctor, Doctor The Nightingale and the Rose If the Cap Fits The Selfish Giant The Imaginary Invalid Signor Deluso NATIONS: HISTORY, FOLKTALES, MYTHOLOGY Tartuffe African Folktales African Heartbeat O. Henry Turtleshell Cop and the Anthem Domestic Relations Americana Gift of the Magi Acres of Sky Last Leaf America's About... Ransom of Red Chief Americana or New Tale of the Genii Shoes and Ships archy and mehitabel Telemachus, Friend Ballad of Kitty the Barkeep Whirligig Bell Witch of Tennessee Bells of Capistrano Poe, Edgar Allen Boney Quillan The Cask of Amontillado Br'er Rabbit The System Bride Comes to Yellow Sky The TeU-Tale Heart Brooklyn Baseball Cantata Carrion Crow Said (H.H. Munro) Cynthia Parker Open Window Darling Corie Sredni Vashtar Dora Dufran's Wild West Extravaganza Down in the Valley Shakespeare East Lynne Christopher Sly Eccentricities of Davy Crockett Falstaff in and out of Love The Face on the Barroom Floor Petruchio Family Reunion The Taming of the Shrew Giants in the Land Golden Trail Stein, Gertrude Hammer in his Hand Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights Hanging Judge In a Garden The Hollywood Extra Three Sisters Who are Not Sisters In St. Louis, At the Fair Jenny, the Mail Order Bride Stevenson, Robert Lewis Johnny Appleseed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County The Maletroit Door The Last of the Mohicans Pieces of Eight Mighty Casey Sire de Maletroit A Mirror for the Sky Treasure Island Oregon Country Paul Bunyan Thurber, James Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter The Catbird Seat Pepito's Golden Flower Many Moons A Piano Comes to Arkansas The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Roaring Camp The Thirteen Clocks The Scent of Sasparilla The Unicorn in the Garden The Second Hurricane

-180- The Silver Fox American Indian Sing Out, Sweet Land Dawn Boy Singer's Glen The Doll with the Blue Bonnet Slow Dusk Glooscap, the Magician Smoky Mountain Lelawala, Maid of Niagara Something Special Naranoka Sourwood Mountain The Poorest Suitor Starbottle for the Plaintiff Spirit Owl Sweet Betsy from Pike Yuwidi Sweetree Tender Land Australian Tales This is My Country Abigail and the Bushrangers A Tree on the Plains Abigail and the Mythical Beast Trixie True, Teen Detective Abigail and the Rainmaker Washington Exchange BiUabong Bill Wild West Woman Jinini Yankee Peddlar Rita and Dita Rita and Dita and the Jolly Swagman American History Rita and Dita and the Pirate Alexander Graham Bell Rita and Dita in Toyland America's About... Canadian History and Literature Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory Anne of Green Gables An Army of Two Barnardo Boy A Bullet for Billy the Kid Song of the Woods Christopher Columbus The Spirit of;Fundy Daisy The Duel (Hamilton-Burr) Central and Southern European History Early Dawn The Children's Crusade Electric Sunshine Man A Gift of Song First President The Great Bell of Burley George Washington, Abraham Lincoln Marco Polo Give Me Liberty The Quest Gold Fever Vive le Louvre Grandpa Ben Silent Night Hanging Judge William Tell A Hoosier Tale Chinese Folktales I Hear a Drum Chang Fu, the Witch of Moon Mountain Jesse The Cowherd and the Sky Maiden Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber The Farmer and the Fairy The Kentucky Story The Tiger of Chungshan 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

-181- English Folktales/Folk Herat He Who Says Yes The Adventures of Friar Tuck I Taru, the Stonecutter Alfege Shizuka's Dance And Robin Hood, Too! The Tale of Issoumbouchi The Ballad of Robin Hood The Turtle Drum The Ballad of Solomon Pavey Barbara Allen Jewish Literature and Folktales Captain Stirrick Chelm The Dead Moon A Goat's Tale Dick Whittington Mazel and Shlimazel Dick Whittington and his Cat The Miracle of Nemiroff Dunstan and the Devil The Golden Vanity Mexican Folktales and Customs Hoodwinked (Robin Hood) Fiesta de la Posada Hot Grog The Midnight Thief John Barleycorn Las Posadas The Lord of Misrule The Tiniest Town in Mexico Tumbledown Dick (see also: Carroll; Chaucer; Children's Northern European Mythology Literature; Kipling; Lewis; Medieval The Death of Baldur & Renaissance; Saki; Shakespeare; Wilde) 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 The Singing Tortoise B1BUCAL/REUGIO0S/SACRED SUBJECTS 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 Atsumori at Ikuta Jonah and the Whale Curlew River Journey with Jonah The Damask Drum Legends Three The Demon of Adachigahara Moses, Prince of Egypt The Girl from Nogami Noah

-182- Noah and the Ark The Little Camel Boy Noye's Fluclde The Lord of Misrule Oh You, Will B. Cynical The Lost Child An Opera for Easter The Makers of Christmas An Opera for Everyone Mary the Rose The Ordering of Moses Mary, Come Running The Prodigal Son Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman The Red Sea The Miracle of the Nativity Ruth Miracle of the Tumbler Ruth and Naomi Mr. Scrooge Saint Nicholas Nativity Samuel The Nearest Star Sharing the Prophets Night of the Star The Shepherd King No Vacancy The Silver Dove Noel in a Forgotten Farmyard Sing a New Song to the Lord The North Pole Goes Rock and Roll The Slaughter of the Innocents Novellis, Novellis A Voice Still and Small Officium Pastorum The Voyage of St. Brendan 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 Calhoun's Christmas Other Years, Other Christmases Childe Jesus The Play of Daniel 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

-183- MEDIEVAL AMD RENAISSANCE Health PLAYS OR ROMANCES Flying/Falling Aucassin and Nicolette Kegger Ballad of Aucassin and Nicolette The Night Harry Stopped Smoking The Ballad of Barnaby The Revolt of the Foolish Molar The Ballad of Solomon Pavey Running Gag Curlew River A Walk with Mr. Peeps The Dead Moon The Enchanted Pear Tree Language and Learning Erode the Great ABC A Faun in the Forest The Case of the Missing Part of Speech The Lord of Misrule Jargonauts, Ahoy! Mak the Sheep Stealer The Monkey Opera Martin's Lie Professor Owl The Miracle of the Tumbler The Wackadoo Zoo Mr. Punch Zetabet Novellis, Novellis Officium Pastorum Scientists and Inventors The Pastoral Kingdom Alexander Graham Bell Pilgrim's Progress Amazing Einstein The Play of Daniel The Electric Sunshine Man The Play of Herod You'll Never Get it Off the Ground The Play of St. Nicholas Young Tom Edison Root! Saint George SCIENCE-FICTION St. George and the Burly Griffin Adventure in Space The Second Shepherds' Play A Bride from Pluto The Shephardes Playe Death and the Maiden Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains Escape from the Planet Sloth The Shoemaker's Holiday Fantasy Game The Slaughter of the Innocents Help, Help, the Globolinks! The Spell Unbound The Jealous Cellist This Merry Company The Man in the Man-Made Moon The Tumbler of Notre Dame Mar-ri-ia-a My Robot Buddy MUSIC/OPERA INTRODUCTIONS; APPRECIATION The Only Green Planet Boy Mozart Out of this World Dr. Canon's Cure Perelandra Forever Figaro Playback The Ghostly Bridegroom Sci-Fi The Glove Secret Circuit Introduction: The Boy Who Invented Opera Snowhite and the Space Gwarfs Let's Make an Opera The Space Dragon of Galatar The Magic Land of Opera Space Opera One (As We Travel Through the Stars) The Music Theatre Machine Space-Visions The Ring of the Fettucines Starbird This Merry Company Watch Out! or the Music will Get You SPORTS Wolferl The Brooklyn Baseball Cantata Joe Lewis: The Brown Bomber SCIENCE The Mighty Casey Computers Running Gag Bits and Bytes Something Special Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine There Goes the Old Ball Game Mar-ri-ia-a THE SUPERNATURAL Eetdogy/Enviroiutent The CanterviUe Ghost A California Fairytale The Devil and Daniel Webster The Curse of Mauvaise Air The Devil's Constructs Dandilion The Devil's Tale The Dodo Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights Intelligent Systems Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Mother Earth Dracula Xingu The Ghostly Bridegroom

-184- The Headless Horseman The Incredible Feeling Show Ichabod Introductions and Goodbyes The Legend of Sleepy Hollow It's a Dungaree World The Magic Chair Kiddy City Seven Brides for Dracula Let's Build a Town The Scarlet Mill Little Stories in Tomorrow's Papers The TeU-Tale Heart Magic in the Heart of the Universe Young Dracula Malooley and the Fear Monster The Yucatan Relics The Me Nobody Knows O Faces URBANI LMHG/PROBLBMS OF CHILDHOOD Out of This World AMD ADOLESCENCE Park Avenue Kids City Scene Pep Rally Comin' Together The Polka-Dot Dragon Does Poppy Live Here? Really Rosie Don't Park in Our Park Runaways Flying/Falling A Shylum in the Forest Gentlemen in Waiting Spoon Mountain Grandparents Teen Growing Up Naked The Trip Grownups We Live in the City Happily Ever After We've Come from the City Happy Days The Worst Thing in the World

-185- TITLE INDEX

ABC (Dworkin, S.H.) Androcles and the Lion; see also: The Lion and Abbot of Drimock, The (Musgrave, T.) Androcles Abigail and the Bushrangers (Cox, D.) Anne of Green Gables (Campbell, N.) Abigail and the Mythical Beast (Cox, D.) Another Rainy Christmas (Keene, M.L.) Abigail and the Rainmaker (Cox, D.) Ant and the Grasshopper, The; see: The Grasshopper Abracadabra (Freedman, H.) and the Ant Acres of Sky (Kreutz, A.) Ants and Splinters (Oosterbahn, A.) Adorable Mouse, The (Gideon, M.) Anzollo and Valeria (Johnson, A.P.) Adrift in New York (Perry, J.) Apollo and Persephone (Cockshott, J.W.) Adventure in Space (Horvit, M.) archy and mehitabel (Kleinsinger, G.) Adventures of Edam Stilton (Dodds, A.) Army of Two, An (Beebe, H.) Adventures of Friar Tuck, The (Paxton, G.) Artaban, the Other Wise Man (Nordoff, P. & Adventures of Thumbelina, The (Windsor, H.J.) Robbins, C.) Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The (Gibson, R.) Asses' Ears (Cole, H.) Aesop, the Fabulous Fabulist (Kalmanoff, M.) At Last I've Found You (Barab, S.) African Heartbeat (Marais, J.) At the Foot of the Rainbow (Wood, R.) Ahmet the Woodseller (Crosse, G.) Atsumori at Ikuta (Ludtke, W.G.) Airport 1904 (Cope, E.) Aucassin and Nicolette (Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M.) Aladdin (Eiler, J.) Aucassin and Nicolette (Cohen, D.) Aladdin (Perry, J.) Aucassin and Nicolette; see also: The Ballad of Aladdin and his Magic Lamp (Davidson, W.) Aucassin and Nicolette Aladdin McFaddin (Cunningham, M.) Audition, The (Jebeles, E.W.) Aladdin; see also: The Magic Lamp Azimagooths and the Chizzelwinks, The Albert and Tiberius (Canning, T.) (Merman, J.) Alchemist of Trenton (Busch, D.) Alexander Graham Bell (Kalmanoff, M.) Alfege (Boyle, R.) Baba's Juju (da Costa, N.) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves; see: Tin Pan Ali Babar, the Elephant (Berezowsky, N.) Alice (Leisy, J. & Eberhard, C.) Babar; see also: The Story of Babar, the Little Alice (Simonds, T.) Elephant Alice (Winslow, R.) Babes in the Woods, or Hansel and Gretel and Percy Alice in Wonderland (Burtch, M.) and the Prune (Neville, D.) Alice in Wonderland (Chauls, R.) Babouscka (Erickson, E.) Alice in Wonderland (Doolittle, Q.) Bacchae, The (Kunz, A.) Alice in Wonderland (Gaul, H.) Bachelor Mouse, The (Head, M.) Alice in Wonderland (Hummack, B.) Bad Boys in School (Meyerowitz, J.) Alice in Wonderland (Meachem, M.M.R.) Bad Day at Black Frog Creek (Parr, A.) Alice in Wonderland (Mendosa, D.) Bald Soprano, The (Gross, R.) Alice in Wonderland (Titus, H.) Ballad of Aucassin and Nicolette, The (McNeff, S.) Alice in Wonderland; see also: Garden of Alice; Ballad of Barnaby, The (Turner, C.) Updated Alice Ballad of Bremen Band, The (Arlan, D.) Alice the Magnificent (Tinsley, B.) Ballad of Kitty the Barkeep (Lee, D.-K.) Alice Through the Looking Glass (Gardiner, J.) Ballad of Robin Hood (Brandon, S.) Alice Through the Looking Glass (Namenworth, P.) Ballad of Solomon Pavey, The (Taylor, J.) Alicia (Dunhill, T.) Balooooons (Fahrner, R.) All in the Laundry (Rogers, F.) Bang! (Rutter, J.) All on a Summer's Day; see: A Game of Chance Banjo [The Singing Rabbit] (Libaek, S.) All the King's Men (Bennett, R.R.) Barbara Allen (Brockman, D.) Alligator Pie (Roby, J.) Barber of New York, The (Vernon, A.) Allison Wonderland (Racina, T.) Barber of Seville, The; see: The Bride of Alpha (Tanenbaum, E.) Seville Alphabet Soup (Steinmetz, J.) Barnardo Boy (Crawley, C.) Always Arguing; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason Bastien and Bastienne (Diack, J.M./Mozart) Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti, G.C.) Be a Perfect Person in Three Days; see: Three Days Amazing Einstein: From Boyhood to Fame, The to Perfection (Tierney, T.) Beautiful Beast, The (Kalmanoff, M.) Amelia Goes to the Ball (Menotti, G.C.) Beauty and.the Beast (di Giacomo, F.) Americana or New Tale of the Genii Beauty and the Beast (Giannini, V.) (Bruce, N.) Beauty and the Beast, The (Murray, J.) America's About... (Balkin, A.) Beauty and the Beast (Selwyn, D.) And Robin Hood, Too! (Pendergrass, C.) Beauty and the Beast (Simkewicz, M.) Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory (Trogen, S.) Beauty and the Beast (Tobias, H.) Androcles and the Lion (Barton, D. & Bond, M.) Beauty and the Lonely Beast (Harder, E.) Androcles and the Lion (Mack, G.) Beauty Is Fled (Cohen, D.)

-186- Bel and the Dragon (Gardner, J.) Bullet for Billy the Kid, A (Goldstein, W.) Bell Witch of Tennessee, The (Simons, N.) Bunch of Ratbags, A (Pinne, P.) Belle of Havana (Cadman, C.W.) Burning Fiery Furnace, The (Britten, B.) Bells of Capistrano (Cadman, C.W.) Business of Good Government, The (Marshall, Y.) Bendigo Boswell (Allwood, P.) Butterfly That Blushed, The (Golden, J.) Benny (Keane, R.) Byron, the Wonderful Bandit (Barnes, M.) Benny and the Bear (Hemenway, E.) Bevy of Beasties, A (Zaninelli, L.) Cabbages and Kings; see: Shoes and Ships Bigger and Better; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason Calhoun's Christmas (Palmer, C.) Billabong BUI (Pinne, P.) Calif, The (Scarmolin, A.L.) Billy-Club Puppets, The; see: Don Cristobal and California Fairytale, A (Wolf, S.) Rosita Caliph's Clock, The (Kraft, L.) Bim! Bam! Bim! (Fishman, J.) Canary, The (Noda, K.) Birds, The (Maconchy, E.) Canterbury Tales; see also: Chanticleer; Birds' Christmas Carol, The (Hagemann, V.) Franklin's Tale; A Tale from Chaucer; The Wheel Birds of a Feather (Berger, J.) of the World Birthday of the Infanta (Nelson, R.) Canterville Ghost, The (Symonds, N.) Birthday of the Infanta, The (Seagrave, M.) Canterville Ghost; see also: Toys in the Haunted Bishop's Ghost, The (Freund, D.) Attic Bits and Bytes (King, D.) Captain Lovelock (Duke, J.) Black Tulip, The (McKie, D.) Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (Horovitz, J.) Blind Beggar's Daughter, The (Bush, G.) Captain Stirrick (Brett, R.) Blond Donna, The [Fiesta of Santa Barbara] Cardinal, The (Theobald, J.) (Carter, E.T.) Carmen (Simeone, H./Bizet) Blue Angel, The (Garza, W.) Carrion Crow, The (Fletcher, G.) Blue Flame, The (Hovhaness, A.) Case of the Missing Part of Speech, The Blue Miracle, The (Spicer, M.) (Barlow, B.) Blue Star (Dvorkin, J.) Casey at the Bat; see: The Mighty Casey Boney Quillan (Haufrecht, H.) Cask of Amontillado, The (Currie, R.) Boor, The (Argento, D.) Cask of Amontillado, The (Hamm, C.E.) Boor, The (Bucci, M.) Cask of Amontillado, The (Para, D.) Boor, The (Kay, U.) Cask of Amontillado, The (Perry, J.) Boor, The; see also: The Brute Castaway (Berkeley, L.) Boot of Mr. Ticklewood, The (Gingold, N.) Cat and the Moon, The (Putsche, T.) Boston Baked Beans (Kubik, G.) Cat's Concert, The (Riley, D.) Bottle of Joy, The (Bright, C.) Catbird Seat, The (Beckler, S.) Bows Against the Baron (Coombes, P.) Catherine Parr (Collins, A.) Box, The (Eakin, C.) Catherine Parr; see also: The King's Breakfast Box, The (Hamm, C.E.) Chang Fu, the Witch of Moon Mountain (Hiller, L.) Box and Cox; see: Figg and Bean Chanticleer (Barab, S.) Boy Mozart (Diack, J.M./Mozart) Chanticleer (Barthelson, J.) Boy Who Cried "Wolf1!, The (Forsblad, L.) Chelm (Strassburg, R.) Boy Who Grew Too Fast, The (Menotti, G.C.) Child of Promise (Hunkins, E.) Boy Who Invented Opera, The (Winokur, R.) Childe Jesus (Clokey, J.W.) Boy With a Cart, The (Arnatt, R.) Childhood Miracle, A (Rorem, N.) Braggarty Rabbit; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason Children in the Forest, The (Cox, D.H.) Brementown Musicians, The (Earls, P.) Children of Hamlin, The (Ritchie, T.) Brementown Musicians, The (Nestor, L) Children's Christmas Play, The (Nordoff, P.) Brementown Musicians, The (Winstead, W.) Children's Crusade (Lebowsky, S./Palestrina) Bremen Town Musicians; see also: Ballad of the Children's Crusade (Peaslee, R.) Children's Crusade; see also: The Quest Bremen Band; Cockcrow; Four Musicians of Children's Nativity, A (Rateliffe, D.) Bremen; Musicians of Bremen Chimes of Normandy (Planquette, R.) Br'er Rabbit's Big Secret (Ellis, D.) Chip and his Dog (Menotti, G.C.) Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, The (Nixon, R.) Chips Are Down, The (Hanselmann, P.) Bride from Pluto, A (Menotti, G.C.) Christmas (Coleman, S.N.) Bride of Seville, The (Walker, R./Rossini) Christmas Cards for You (Kessler, M.A.) Brief Candle (Mayer, W.) Christmas Carol, A (Averill, L.) Briery Bush, The (Poston, E.) Christmas Carol, A (Bennett, J.) Brooklyn Baseball Cantata (Kleinsinger, G.) Christmas Carol, A (Cohen, J.) Brothers and Sisters (Carlson, R.) Christmas Carol, A (Gray, D.) Brothers Grimm, The (Simonds, T.) Christmas Carol, A (Hagemann, V.) Brute, The (Moss, L.) Christmas Carol, A (Herrmann, B.) Brute, The; see also: The Boor Christmas Carol, A (Joyce, M.A.) Brutebeast, the Witch, and the Monster, The Christmas Carol, A (Kay, N.) (Tate, K.B.) Christmas Carol, A (Legrand, M.) Builders (Clokey, J.W.)

-187- Christmas Carol, A (Musgrave, T.) Crystal Mirror, The (Wargo, R.) Christmas Carol, A (Sandow, G.) Cuckoo Clock in the Music Box, The (Leisy, J.) Christmas Carol, A (Tosh, S.) Cueva de Salamanka, La; see: The Student from Christmas Carol, A; see also: Mr. Scrooge; Salamanca Scrooge Cumberland Fair (Wilder, A.) Christmas Carol Pageant, A (Diller, A.) Curious Fern, The (Kupferman, M.) Christmas Crib, The (Ringwald, R.) Curlew River (Britten, B.) Christmas Eve with Music, A, or To Please Mr. Curse of Mauvaise Air, The (Reif, P.) Plumjoy (Hamilton, M.) Cyex and Alcyone (Kunz, A.) Christmas Fable, A (Wolf, S.) Cynthia Parker (Smith, J.) Christmas for the Very Young (Upshur, C.H.) Cyrano (Dvorkin, J.) Christmas in Peeblestown; see: Three Against Christmas Daisy (Smith, J.) Christmas in Sherwood (Harte, S.) Damask Drum, The (Kunz, A.) Christmas of Many Countries (Meachem, M.M.R.) Dandelion (Ashwander, D.) Christmas on Angel Street (Mitchell, T.) Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine (Mandel, J.) Christmas Rappings (Carmines, A.) Dark of Summer, The (Witni, M.) Christmas Rose, The (Bridge, F.) Darling Corie (Siegmeister, E.) Christmas Story, The (Deutsch, W.) Date with Santa, A (Gingold, N.) Christmas Story, The (Orff, C. & Keetman, G.) Daughter of the Double Duke of Dingle, The Christmas Tree, The (Rebikoff, V.) (Arlan, D.) Christmas Tribute, The (Garlick, A.) David (Goldman, E.M.) Christmas Wish, The (Wuhrer, A.) David Copperfield; see: Miss Trotwood's Decision; Christopher Columbus (Hanson, D.) Mr. Pegotty's Dream Comes True Christopher Columbus (Kalmanoff, M.) Dawn Boy (Rasbach, O.) Christopher Columbus (van Fossen, D.) Day in a Life, A (Swanwick, K.) Christopher Robin's Dreams (van Eaton, S.) Day of the Doowi (Sullivan, J.) Christopher Sly (Argento, D.) Daylight Dreams (Erickson, E.) Christopher Sly (Eastwood, T.) Dead Moon, The (Bishop, J.) Chronicles, or Vignettes of Passion (Muller, G.F.) Death and the Maiden (Maslanka, D.) Cinderella (Banks, D.) Death of Baldur, The (Bedford, D.) Cinderella (Davies, P.M.) Decisions (Class developed) Cinderella (Davis, K.K.) Demon of Adachigahara, The (Crosse, G.) Cinderella (Eiler, J.) Departure, The (Maconchy, E.) Cinderella (Gingold, N.) Desire Under the Dryer (Lauer, E.) Cinderella (Jarrett, J.) Devil and Daniel Webster, The (Moore, D.) Cinderella (Perry, J.) Devil Take Her, The (Benjamin, A.) Cinderella (Seale, S.) Devil's Constructs, The (Keane, D.) Cinderella (Swedberg, R./Rossini) Devil's Tale, The (Swedberg, R./Gounod) Cinderella (Titus, H.) Dick Whittington (Banks, D.) Cinderella and the Fairy (Gualillo, N.) Dick Whittington and His Cat (Siegmeister, E.) Cinderella in Salerno (Walker, R./Rossini) Dinner Engagement, A (Berkeley, L.) Cinderella; see also: Draagenfut Girl; Meanwhile, Divina, La (Pasatieri, T.) Do You Love Me Still? [Or Do You Love Me Back at Cinderella's Circus! (Stires, E.) Moving?] (Radecke, S.) City Scene (Balkin, A.) Doctor Canon's Cure (Holman, D.) Clap Your Hands (Kaplan, L.) Doctor, Doctor! (Martin, G.) Clever Jack and the Magic Beanstalk (Thomas, J.) Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (Ahlstrom, D.) Clock, The (Rieti, V.) Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (DePue, W.E.) Clouds (Perry, L.) Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (O'Neal, B.) Clown Face (O'Toole, A.) Doctor Musikus (Hopkins, A.) Clown of God (Rydberg, S.) Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre (Silverman, S.) Cobbler and the Elves, The (Repper, C.) Doctor Syn (Craft, A.) Cockcrow (Smith, J.) Dodo, The (Lombardo, R.) Come, Good Shepherd (Verkouteren, J.A.) Does Poppy Live Here? (Witkin, B.) Comin' Together (Roberts, J.) Dog's Tale, A (Oliver, H.) Confusion Compounded (Wallace, I.) Doll with the Blue Bonnet, The (Clark, M.M.) Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A Domestic Relations [To Beat or Not to Beat] (Markham, S.) (Frackenpohl, A.) Consider the Lilies; see: A Letter to Emily Don and the Rainmakers (Wood, R.) Cookie Jar, The (Carlson, R.) Don Cristobal and Rosita (Crawford, J.) Cop and the Anthem, The (Cohen, S.) Don Fortunio (Forrest, H.) Courtship of Camilla, The (Schonthal, R.) Don Quixote (Pradell, L.) Cowherd and the Sky Maiden, The (Verrall, J.) Donkey, The (Oliver, S.) Creation, The (Crawley, C.) Donkey's Shadow, The [Des Esels Schatten] Cross Christmas Camel, The (Fellows, B.) (Strauss, R./Haussner, K.)

-188- Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf Enchanted Wood, The (Barton, E.) (Redford, J.A.C.) English Lesson, An (Charpentier, G.) Don't Park in Our Park (Scarim, N.) ERF (Wood, R.) Don't We All? (Phillips, B.) Erode the Great (La Montaine, J.) Door-Window-Drawers-Dryer-Box (Johnson, T.) Escape from the Planet Sloth (Scarim, N.) Dora Dufran's Wild West Extravaganza (Boesing, P.) Esels Shatten, Des; see: The Donkey's Shadow Double Trouble (Mohaupt, R.) Esmerelda, the Adventures of a Baby Elephant Down in the Valley (Weill, K.) (Doran, M.A.) Draagenfut Girl (Kupferman, M.) Esther (Sosin, D.) Dracula (Weinberg, R.) Eve of Adam, The (Duffy, J.) Dragon, The (Brown, S.) Excitement at the Circus (Blank, A.) Dragons (Harniek, S.) Experiment, The (Schwartz, P.) Drake (Nield, D.) Explorers, The (Evans, H.) Dreammakers, The (Abel, S.) Eyefellgloffen-Hootenannie-Merryberry-Crunch Dress, The (Bucci, M.) (Brock, J.) Drip Dry Dreams (Bond, G.) Drum, The (Davis, K.K.) Fables (Aitken, H.) Ducktails and Bobbysox (Mohr, C.) Fables (Rorem, N.) Duel, The (Carmines, A.) Fabulous Fable Factory, The (Tierney, T.) Dunkle Frost (Tognoli, E.) Face on the Barroom Floor (Mollicone, H.) Dunstan and the Devil (Williamson, M.) Facemen, The (Dobson, E.) Fair Means or Foul (Barab, S.) Falstaff In and Out of Love (Rea, A.) Early Dawn (Lockwood, N.) Family, The (Strouse, C.) East Lynne (Perry, J.) Family Reunion, The (Parker, A.) East River Legend; see: Statues at Turtle Bay Family Ties (Curnow, P.) Eccentricities of Davy Crockett, The (Moross, J.) Fantasy Game, The (Romeo, J.J.) Edda, The Prose and The Elder; see: Death of Farmer and the Fairy, The (Tcherepnin, A.) Baldur; Fridiof's Saga; Ragnarok Faust; see: The Devil's Tale; Dr. Faustus Lights the Edison, Thomas; see: The Electric Sunshine Man; Lights Young Tom Edison Fawn in the Forest, A (Cockshott, G.W.) Egg, The (Menotti, G.C.) Feathertop (Kennon, S.) Electric Sunshine Man, The (Wilson, J.F.) Feelin' Good (Gallina, J.) Elements, The (Long, R.) Ferryman's Daughter, The (Bush, A.) Elephant's Child, The (Pradell, L.) Fiddler Crab and the Sand Dollar, The Elves and the Shoemaker (Cross, H.) (Randolph, E.) Elves and the Shoemaker, The (Lindblad, S.) Fiesta de la Posada, La (Brubeck, D.) Elves and the Shoemaker, The (Norman, R.) Figaro and Susanna (Walker, R./Mozart) Elves and the Shoemaker, The; see also: The Figg and Bean (Cunningham, M.) Cobbler and the Elves; The Shoemaker and Fine Feathered Review, A (Solly, B.) the Elves Finn and the Black Hag (Warren, R.) Emperor and the Nightingale, The (Samuel, G.) Fire Maid, The (Long, R.) Emperor Clothed Anew, The (Jenni, D.) Firefly Named Torchy, A (Chaikin, J.W.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Gingold, N.) Firerose (Chiarappa, R.J.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Larson, L.) First Christmas, The (Mason, I.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Moore, D.) First Nowell, The (Vaughan Williams, R.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Norman, R.) First President, The (Harris, T.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Simeone, H.) Fisherman and his Wife, The (Schuller, G.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Tobias, H.) Fisherman Called Peter, A (Owen, R.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Wood, R.) Fisherman's Wife, The (Stein, L.) Emperor's New Clothes, The (Zytowski, C./Mozart) Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, The Emperor's New Clothes, The; see also: New Clothes (Titus, H.) for the Empress Five Shaggy Dog Operas; see: Door-Window- Emperor's Nightingale, The (McKie, D.) Drawers-Dryer-Box Emperor's Nightingale, The (Windsor, H.J.) Fledermaus; see: Masquerade in Vienna Emperor's Nightingale, The (Wolf, S.) Flibberty and the Penguin (Wood, D.) Emperor's Nightingale, The; see also: Nightingale; Flying/Falling (Helleso, R.

-189- Fridiof's Saga (Bedford, D.) Grimwood Clock, The (Thomas, R.P.) Frog Hopping (Boswell, W.) Growing Up Naked (Barbie, R.A.) Frog Who Became a Prince, The (Barnes, E.) Grownups (Forster, J.) Frustration (Harnick, S.) Gumdrop Castle Adventure, The (Paull, B.P.) Fwynnghn (Oliveros, P./Sinding, C.) Gypsies' Reward, The (Norman, R.)

Gallant Tailor, The (Norman, R.) H.M.S. Pinafore (Arnold, M.J./SuUivan) GaUant Tailor, The (Smith, Z.) H.M.S. Pinafore (Malucelli, K./Sullivan) Gallantry (Moore, D.) Half-Past Wednesday [Rumpelstiltskin] (Colby, R.) Gallimaufry (Brunelle, P.) Hamelin Town (Bryan, J.) Game of Chance, A (Barab, S.) Hamelin Town; see also: The Pied Piper Garden of Alice, The (Raum, E.) Hammer in his Hand (Benjamin, T.) Genesis (Williamson, M.) Hanging Judge (Lockwood, N.) Gentleman's Island (Horovitz, J.) Hansel and G ret el (Anderson, L./Humperdinck) Gentlemen in Waiting (Booth, T.) Hansel and Gretel (Elsmith, B./Humperdinck) Geografoof, The (Gorney, J.) Hansel and Gretel (Haupt, L./Humperdinck) George Washington, Abraham Lincoln (Ahlson, M.) Hansel and Gretel (Nordholm/Humperdinck) Ghost of Lollypop Bay (Cadman, C.W.) Hansel and Gretel (Tobias, H.) Ghostly Bridegroom, The (Schwarz, I.P.) Hansel and Gretel; see also: Standard Works Giant's Garden, The (Krane, S.) Suitable for Children Giants in the Land (Robinson, E.) Hansel and Gretel and Percy and the Prune; Gift of Song, A (Caldwell, M.E.) see: Babes in the Woods Gift of the Magi, The (Gillis, D.) Happ or Orpheus in Clover (Stokes, E.) Giggling Goblin, The (Huston, S.) Happily Ever After [A Kid's Musical About Divorce] Gingerbread Boy, The (Pradell, L.) (Levi, P.A.) Girl and the Unicorn, The (Oliver, S.) Happy Days (Fendrich, S.) Girl from Nogami, The (Blyton, C.) Happy Hypocrite, The (Masland, W.) Give Me Liberty (Kalmanoff, M.) Happy Hypocrite, The (Swisher, G.W.) Give My Regards to Broadway (Fendrich, S./Cohan, Happy Prince, The (Bach, J.) G.M.) Happy Prince, The (Caulfield, M.) Give Us a Star (Selvin, B.) Happy Prince, The (Fisher, W.) Glass Christmas Tree, The (Cornett, E.) Happy Prince, The (Hanson, D.) Glitter Gang, The (Williamson, M.) Happy Prince, The (Raines, V.) Glooscap the Magician (Simmonds, R.N.) Happy Prince, The (Williamson, M.) Glove, The (Polgar, T.) Happyland (Britain, R.) Goat's Tale, A (Bermar, H. & Katz, B.) Hare and the Tortoise, The (Richter, A.) Gold Fever (Harder, E.) Harlem Tragedy, A; see: Domestic Relations Golden Goose, The (Norman, R.) Harrison Loved his Umbrella (Hollingsworth, S.) Golden Goose; see also: The Princess, the Poet, and Hat Spat (Burgstahler, E.) the Little Gray Man He Who Says Yes [Der Jasager] (Weill.K.) Golden Trail, The (Cadman, C.W.) Headless Horseman, The (Moore, D.) Golden Vanity, The (Britten, B.) Heads or Tails (Avril, L.) Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Bailey, M.) Heavens to Betsy (Bier, O.) Goldilocks and the Three Bears (King, D.) Heidi (Keane, R.) Goldilocks Becomes Queen (Gingold, N.) Heidi (Utter, B.) Good Tidings from the Holy Beast (Locklair, D.) Heidi (Warnick, C./Schumann, R.) Goodbye to the Clown (Laderman, E.) Heidi and the Clown (Keane, R.) Goose Girl, The (Pasatieri, T.) Heidi in Frankfurt (Korn, P.J.) Gooseherd and the Goblin, The (Smith, J.) Hello Out There (Beeson, J.) Gorgon's Head, The (Withams, E.) Hello, World! (Mayer, W.) Grand Slam (Vernon, A.) Help, Help, the Globolinks! (Menotti, G.C.) Grand Zazoo, The (Ostrander, L.) Henny Penny (Fitelberg, J.) Grandmother and the Witch, The (Maesch, L.V.) Hero, The (Bucci, M.) Grandpa Ben (Peterson, L.) Herod, Do Your Worst (Kelly, B.) Grandparents (Rogers, F.) Hi Jiminy (Wilson, P.) Grasshopper and the Ant, The (Roberts, J.) Higgledy, Piggledy, Pop [There Must Be More to Great Bell of Burley, The (Gibbs, A.) Life] (Knussen, O.) Great Boffo and His Talking Dog, The Hijack over Hygenia (Wood, D.) (Gesensway, L.) Hinge Tune, The (Williams, J.E.) Great Light, The (Traver, J.F.) His Majesty's Pie (Bissell, K.) Great McPorridge Disaster, The (Oliver, S.) Histoire de Babar, le petit elephant, L'; see: The Great WaU of Porridge, The (Bond, G.) Story of Babar the Elephant Green Tint, The (McDaniel, W.J.) Hither and Thither of Danny Dither, The (North, A.) Greenbeetle Dance (Rydberg, S.) Hobbit, The (Class developed) Greenfield Christmas Tree, The (Moore, D.) Hobbit, The (Morris, J.) Griffelkin (Foss, L.) Hobbit, The (Pradell, L.)

-190- Hobbit, The (Voyer, P.) Jack and the Beanstalk (Pinne, P.) Hoedown Heaven (Gitter, M. & Heltzler, G.) Jack and the Beanstalk (Richter, A.) Holiday Gifts (Merman, J.) Jack and the Beanstalk; see also: Clever Jack and Holly from the Bongs (Crosse, G.) the Magic Beanstalk; Something's Gonna Happen; Hollywood Extra, The (Cadman, C.W.) The Magic Beanstalk Holmes, Sherlock; see: The Marvelous Misadven- Jackson, Andrew; see: Andrew Jackson, Old tures of Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes and Hickory; Rachel; The Rivalry the Curious Adventure of the Clockwork Prince Jacob and the Indians (Laderman, E.) Holy Moses (Hazell, C.) James and the Giant Peach (Chappell, H.) Holy Night, The (Converse, F. & Page, K.) Jargonauts, Ahoy! (McKeel, J.) Holy Night, The (Underwood, L.) Jasager, Der; see: He Who Says Yes Hoodwinked (Carlton, J. & Liebman, S.) Jealous Cellist, The (Stokes, E.) Hoosier Tale, The (Kaufmann, W.) Jeannette-Isabella (Repper, C.) Horse of Wood, The (Withams, E.) Jenny, the Mail Order Bride (Fair, R.) Hot Grog (Simpson, B. & Wann, J.) Jericho Road (Aria, P.) Hours Rise Up, The (Ahlstrom, D.) Jesse (Huckaby, W.) House That Jack Built, The (Vartanian, R.) Jest of Hahalaba (Cotel, M.) How Chaleu Became Chief [Manu's Legend] Jinini (GiU, R.) (Lavin, M.) Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber (Epps, B.) How Far to Bethlehem (Barab, S.) John Barleycorn (Montgomery, B.) How to Get a Head Without Really Trying John Hooten (Russo, W.) (Phillips, E.A.) John J. Plenty and Fiddler Dan (St. Pierre, D.) Huckleberry Finn (Mangold, M.) Johnny Appleseed (Gingold, N.) Huckleberry Finn (Overton, H.) Johnny Appleseed (Ravosa, CO Huckleberry Finn (Redding, E.) Johnny Appleseed (Zytowski, C./Foster, S.) Huckleberry Finn; see also: Tom Sawyer Johnny Fibber (Wilson, C.) Hutnpty Dumpty; see: All the King's Men Jonah (Clyde, A.G.) Hunting of the Snark, The (Laderman, E.) Jonah and the Whale (Argento, D.) Hunting of the Snark, The (Miller, G.) Jonah; see also: Journey with Jonah Hunting of the Snark, The (Roberts, E.) Jorinda and Joringel (Underwood, W.) Journey with Jonah (Wyton, A.) I Believe in Make Believe (Redford, J.A.C.) Juggler of Notre Dame; see: The Ballad of Barnaby; I Hear a Drum (Merman, J.) Miracle of the Tumbler; The Tumbler of Notre I Love You, Humphrey B. Bear (King, D.) Dame I Taru, the Stonecutter (Stokes, E.) Julius Caesar Jones (Williamson, M.) I Think I Can (Bowdon, B.) Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The (Foss, L.) Ichabod (Muller, G.F.) Just So Stories (Capillupo, R.) If the Cap Fits (Bush, G.) Justice Prevails (Class developed) Igel als Brautigam, Der; see: The Enchanted Hedgehog Kalamona and the Four Winds (Kondorossy, L.) Ill-Fated Princess, The (Raboy, A.) Kattaya (Phillips, E.A.) Imaginary Invalid, The (Simon, J.S.) Kegger (de Pury, M.) Impossible Forest, The (Wilder, A.) Kentucky Story, The (Polifrone, J.) In a Garden (Kupferman, M.) Kiddy City (Kessler, M.) In St. Louis, At the Fair (Fendrich, S.) Kidnapped in London (Rydberg, S.) In the Balance, We're Just Small People Kids for America (Mayfield, L. & D.) (Class developed) King of the Cats (Oliver, H.) In the Fullness of Time (Caldwell, M.E.) King of the Cats (Owen, R.) In Wonderland (Pascal, F.) King of the Golden River, The (Hand, C.) Incredible Feeling Show, The (Swados, E.) King's Breakfast, The (Bartnelson, J.) Inn at Bethlehem, The (May, W./various) Kiss From Alice, A; see: Tales of Rhyme and Intelligent Systems (Kievman, C.) Reason Interrupted Serenade (Scarmolin, A.L.) Kitchen Clock, The (Hyde, H.) Introduction: The Boy Who Invented Opera Kitchen Sink, The (La Mothe, S.) (Winokur, R.) Kittiwake Island (Wilder, A.) Introductions and Goodbyes (Foss, L.) Klingle Put (Holland, K.) Iolanthe (Malucelli, K./Sullivan) Kluge, Die; see: The Wise Woman and the King Iron Man, The (Fox, M.) Knights in Shining Armour (Williamson, M.) It Happened in Hamelin (Utter, B.) Krazy Kat (Carpenter, J.A.) It's a Dungaree World (Carter, K.) Kris Kringle Rides Again (Jason, D.) It's Music! (Wilson, J.F.) Labors of Love, The (Perry, J.) Jack and the Beanstalk (Eiler, J.) Ladies' Aid (Penn, A.) Jack and the Beanstalk (Gruenberg, L.) Lady of the Castle (Spektor, M.J.) Jack and the Beanstalk (Kavanaugh, P.) Lady Rhoesia (Hopkins, A.) Jack and the Beanstalk (Meiman, D.) Land of Lost Toys, The (Simmons, C.)

-191- Last Leaf, The (Henderson, A.) Little Tin Soldier, The (Pinne, P.) Last of the Leprechauns, The (McKeon, de la S.) Live Adventures of Superwoman, The (Archer, R.) Last of the Mohicans, The (Henderson, A.) Loafer and the Loaf, The (Clarke, H.L.) Last on the List, The (Solly, B.) London's Burning (Spedding, F.) Last Tale, The (Toch, E.) Lonesome Train, The (Robinson, E.) Laura and the Lieutenant (Symonds, N.) Long Christmas Dinner, The (Hindemith, P.) Legend of Befana, The (Maves, D.W.) Long Way, The (Wilder, A.) Legend of Ruth's House (Polifrone, J.) Look to the Land (DiChiera, K.) Legend of the Singing Snails, The (Tanner, J.) Looking Under Footprints (Cody, J.) Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (French, H.S.) Lord Arthur Seville's Crime (Bush, G.) Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Haskins, R.) Lord of Misrule, The (Edmunds, J.) Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Lora, A.) Lordly Lion, The; see: Tales of Rhyme and Reason Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (White, J.D.) Lost Child, The (Ridout, G.) Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The; see also: Lost Ring, The (Bainbridge, B.) The Headless Horseman; Ichabod Love's Path is Lumpy (Wallace, I.) Legends Three (Kalmanoff, M.) Lowland Sea, The (Wilder, A.) Lei for Kane, A [Ka Lei no Kane] (Tanner, J.) Lucky Jade, The (Wilson, D.) Lelawala, Maid of Niagara (Cadman, C.W.) Lucky Peter's Journey [Lucky Per's Travels] Let George Do It (Wilson, J.F.) (Williamson, M.) Let's Build a Town [Wir bauen eine Stadt] Lumberjacks and Weddingbelles (Nestor, L.) (Hindemith, P.) Lunar Requiem, A (Roberts, A.) Let's Make an Opera (Britten, B.) Letter to Emily, A (Johnson, L.) Machine (Wesley-Smith, M.) Lexington Green: The Shot Heard Around the World Madam Sour Note, or the Witch of Music Land (Morse, P.) (Slate, S.) Liar! Liar! (Raphling, S.) Magic Abduction and Cosi Marriage of Tutti Libretto, The (Gillis, D.) Giovanni, The (Balk, W./Mozart) Light Horse Harry Lee (Fewell, M.) Magic Apple, The (Hughes, G.) Light Princess, The (Lutyens, S.) Magic Beanstalk, The (Kalmanoff, M.) Light Shining in the Darkness, A (Hopkins, J.) Magic Chair, The (Zador, E.) Lima Beans (Townsend, D.) Magic Devil Lion, The (Hitt, J.) Lincoln, Abraham; see: George Washington and Magic Dream, The (Scarmolin, L.) Abraham Lincoln; Young Abe Lincoln; Young Magic Flute, The; see: Papageno Lincoln I and II; The Lonesome Train Magic in the Heart of the Universe (Kimmell, J.) Lion and Androcles, The (Eaton, J.) Magic Knapsack, The (Rea, A.) Lion and the Mouse, The (Frantz, A.) Magic Lamp, The (Gingold, N.) Lion and the Mouse, The (Richter, A.) Magic Land of Opera, The (Kalmanoff, M./various) Lion by the Tail, A (Phillips, B.) Magic Laurel Trees, The (Hunkins, E.) Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Magic Mirror, The (Beckett, W.W.) (McCabe, J.) Magic Mozart, The (Moore/Mozart) Lion Who Wouldn't, The (Freedman, A.J.) Magic Nutcracker, The (Kerley, J./Tchaikovsky) Little Billy (Hurd, M.) Magic Rhyme, The (Chauls, R.) Little Black Fish (Bobrow, S.) Magical Pied Piper, The (Kelvin, P.) Little Camel Boy, The (Reigel, E. & B.) Magical Porridge Pot, The (Tate, K.B.) Little Chimney Sweep, The (Kelvin, P.) Mak the Sheep Stealer (Chappell, H.) Little Gypsy Gay (Wales, E.) Maker of Illusions, The (Barab, S.) Little Jo (Robb, D.) Makers of Christmas, The (Mansfield, O.) Little Match Girl, The (Erwin, G.) Maletroit Door, The (Barab, S.) Little Match Girl, The (Faith, R.) Malooley and the Fear Monster (Pozdro, J.) Little Match Girl, The (Hays, H.B.) Man in the Man-Made Moon, The (Mandelbaum, J.) Little Match Girl, The (Perry, J.) Man on the Bearskin Rug, The (Ramsier, P.) Little Match Girl, The (Twombly, M.L.) Mandragola; see: Root! Little Mermaid, The (Boyd, A.) Manu's Legend; see: How Chaleu Became Chief Little Mermaid, The (Jones, D.C.) Many Moons (Dougherty, C.) Little Miss Christie (Christiansen, A.) Maps of Monotonia, The (Bier, O.) Little Prince, The (Dashow, J.) Maracas (Merman, J.) Little Princess, A (Elkus, J.) Marco Polo (Cox, D.) Little Red Riding Hood (Barab, S.) Mardi Gras (Kayden, M.) Little Red Riding Hood (Erickson, E.) Margaret in Fairyland (Carroll, P.) Little Red Riding Hood (Gingold, N.) Mark of the Goat, The (Birtwistle, H.) Little Red Riding Hood (Mueller, L.R.) Marko the Miser (Musgrave, T.) Little Red Riding Hood (Turner, J.F.) Marquis of Carabas, The (Perry, N.) Little Red Riding Hood (Webb, A.B.) Marriage Machine, The (Brumby, C.) Little Red Riding Hood; see also: Red Riding Hood Marriage of Figaro, The; see: Figaro and Susannah Little Stories in Tomorrow's Paper (Barab, S.) Marriage of the Grocer of Seville, The (Seager, G.) Little Sweep, The (Britten, B.) Marriage Proposal, The (Goldstaub, P.R.)

-192- Marriage Proposal, The (Murray, J.) Music Hater, The (Long, N. & E.) Mar-ri-ia-a (Olive, J.) Music Lesson, The (Carden, J.) Martin's Lie (Menotti, G.C.) Music Lesson, The (Trythall, G.) Marvelous Land of Oz, The (Dworsky, R.A.) Music Shop, The (Wargo, R.) Marvelous Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes Music Theatre Machine, The (Thomas, R.P.) (Racina, T.) Musical Adventures of Jack and Jill (Spaeth, S.) Mary, Come Running (Walker, G.) Musicians of Bremen, The [A Not-so-Grimm Modern Mary Dyer (Owen, R.) Musical Fairy Tale] (Balkin, A.) Mary the Rose (Niles, J.J.) Musicians of Bremen, The (Rogers, B.) Masquerade in Vienna (House, L.M./Strauss, J.) My Daughter Coppelia (Griffiths, P. & Shaw, E./ Master of Ashmore (Olive, L.) Delibes) Matinee Idyll, A (Forrest, H.) My Kinsman, Major Molineux (Saylor, B.) Mazel and Shlimazel (Farago, M.) My Robot Buddy (Baker, D.) Me Nobody Knows, The (Friedman, G.) My Son, the Astronaut (Sharkey, J.) Meanwhile, Back at Cinderella's (Arlan, D.) My Son, the Doctor (Meade, G.) Medicine for Melancholy, A (Underwood, W.) Mystic Fortress, The (Kondorossy, L.) Medium, The (Menotti, G.C.) Meet Arizona (Cadman, C.W.) Naranoka (Cadman, C.W.) Melissa and the Magic Nutcracker (Jurman, C.) Nativity, The (Warner, L. & Barney, M.) Mermaid in Lock No. 7, The (Siegmeister, E.) Nativity Play (Teherepnin, A.) Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman (Richter, A.) Nearest Star, The (McDonough, J.) Mice in Council (Hunkins, E.) Necklace, The (Ratner, L.) Midnight Duel, The (Kondorossy, L.) Never Trust a Spider (Dodgson, S.) Midnight Thief, The (Bennett, R.R.) New Clothes for the Empress (Harder, E.) Mighty Casey, The (Schuman, W.) New World for Nellie (DuPage, F.) Mikado, The (Malucelli, KVSullivan) Mini Opera, A (Mount, J./Mozart & Rossini) Newest Opera in the World (Brunelle, P.) Miracle of the Nativity, The (Pendleton, E.) Nickelodeon Girl, The (Perry, J.) Miracle of Nemiroff, The (Silverman, F.E.) Night Harry Stopped Smoking, The (Dabrusin, R.) Miracle of the Tumbler (Elsmith, B. & L.) Night in the Puszta (Kondorossy, L.) Miraculous Turnip, The (Bissell, K.) Night of the Star, The (Caldwell, M.E.) Miranda and the Dark Young Man (Siegmeister, E.) Night of the Uglies .(MacBeth, P.) Mirror for the Sky, A (Kubik, G.) Nightingale (Strouse, C.) Mirror-go-Round (Fahrner, R.) Nightingale, The (Clokey, J.W.) Miss Chicken Little (Wilder, A.) Nightingale, The (Crawford, D.L.) Miss Trotwood's Decision (Lackey, L.) Nightingale, The (Erickson, E.) Mister and Mrs. Discobbolos (Westergaard, P.) Nightingale, The (Lamb, D.) Mister Pegotty's Dream Comes True (Lackey, L.) Nightingale, The (Rogers, B.) Mister Pickwick's Christmas (Titus, H.) Nightingale, The; see also: The Emperor's Mister Punch (Healey, D.) Nightingale; The Emperor and the Nightingale Mister Punch (Hurd, M.) Nightingale and the Rose, The (Garwood, M.) Mister Punch (Morrissey, W.) Nightingale and the Rose, The (Lessner, G.) Mister Scrooge (Kalmanoff, M.) Nightingale and the Rose, The (Schaeffer, W.) Mister Vinegar (Sacco, P.) Nitecap, The (Burnham, C.) Moby Dick (Low, J.) No Laughing Matter (Barab, S.) Model Bride, The (Wilson, D.) No More Fear (Oliveros, P.) Mond, Der; see: The Moon No Neutral Ground (Brandt, W.E.) Moneylender, The (Preobrajensko, V.N.) No, No, a Million Times No! (Tomkins, B.) Monkey Opera, The, or The Making of a Soliloquy No Sooner Won Than Wed (Reed, D.) No Vacancy (Merman, J.) (Trefousse, R.) Noah (Merman, J.) Monkey's Paw, The (Alexander, W.) Noah and the Ark (Pradell, L.) Monkey's Paw, The (Combs, R.) Noah and the Ark (Riehter, A.) Monkey's Paw, The (Halpern, S.) Noah; see also: Noye's Fludde Monkey's Paw, The (Hamm, C.E.) Nobody Loves a Dragon (Vos, D. & Gerlach, R.) Moon, The (Orff, C.) Noel in a Forgotten Farmyard (Seyfert, O.) Moonrakers, The (Williamson, M.) North Pole Goes Rock and Roll, The (Gardner, J.) Moses, Prince of Egypt (DeLisa, V.) Not a Spanish Kiss (Barab, S.) Mother, The (Hollingsworth, S.) Not Just Kidstuff (Class developed) Mother, The (Wood, J.) Not-so-Grimm Modern Musical Fairy Tale, A; see: Mother Earth (Tenille, T.) The Musicians of Bremen Mother Goose (DeCarmillis, L.) Not THE Count of Monte Cristo? (Sharkey, J.) Mother Goose a Go-Go (Eiler, J.) Novellis, Novellis (La Montaine, J.) Mother Goose Gives a Dinner (Romeo, J.J.) Noye's Fludde (Britten, B.) Moufflou (Wolf, S.) Number One Mouse (Roberts, J.) Mrs. Bullfrog (Raphling, S.) Nutcracker and Princess Pirlipat, The Multinationals and the Heavens (Kievman, C.) (Ericson, J./Tchaikovsky)

-193- O Faces (Ostrander, L.) Pep Rally (Gillis, D.) Odyssey, The; see: Castaway Pepito's Golden Flower (Caldwell, M.E.) Officium Pastorum (Smolden, W.L./anonymous) Perelandra (Swann, D.) Oh, Penelope (Cooper, R.M.) Perfect Wife, The (Barab, S./Pergolesi) Oh You, Will B. Cynical! (Raposo, E.M.) Perfidy Confounded; see: Two Tickets to Omaha Old English Christmas, An (Van Etten, E.) Persephone (Cole, H.) Old Haunts (Oliver, S.) Persephone; see also: Apollo and Persephone Old King Cole (Perderbach, H.) Persian Fantasy, A (McKie, D.) Old Maid and the Thief, The (Menotti, G.C.) Persian Parable, A (McKie, D.) Old Mother Hubbard (Wood, D.) Pet of the Met (Johnson, H.) Old Mr. Sundown (HiU, M.) Pet Shop, The (Rieti, V.) Old Pipes and the Dryad (Rea, A.) Pete the Pirate (DiChiera, K.) Old Pipes and the Dryad (Wolf, S.) Peter Rabbit (Cross, H.) Old Rose-by-Telegraph Trick, The (Class devel Peter Rabbit (Richter, A.) oped) Peter Rabbit; see also: The Tale of Peter Rabbit On Bethlehem Hill (Rowley, A.) Petruchio (Groth, H.) Once Upon a Brutebeast (Tate, K.B.) Phantom Princess, The (Gualillo, N.) Once Upon a Christmas (Hatch, O.A.) Phineas and the Nightingale (Lee, D.-K.) Once Upon a Time (Dalton, J.) Piano Comes to Arkansas, A (Haskins, R.) One Christmas Long Ago (Mayer, W.) Pickwick (Burnand, N.) £1,000,000 Bank Note, The; see: A Total Sweet Piece of String, A (Barab, S.) Success Pieces of Eight (Dorricott, I.) Only a Miracle (Barab, S.) Pied Piper, The (Berger, J.) Only Green Planet, The (Papale, H.) Pied Piper, The (Brumleu, E.) Open Window, The (Corse, L.) Pied Piper, The (Dubbiosi, S.) Opening, The (Wilder, A.) Pied Piper, The (Hagemann, V.) Opera for Christmas, An (Neumann, A.) Pied Piper, The (Merman, J. & Leisy, J.) Opera for Easter, An (Neumann, A.) Pied Piper, The (Sosin, D.) Opera for Everyone, An (Neumann, A.) Pied Piper, The (Tobias, H.) Opera, Opera (Kalmanoff, M.) Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Burton, S.D.) Oratorio: Rehearsal for Utopia (Simon, J.S.) Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Clokey, J.W.) Ordeal of Osbert, The (Davis, A.) Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Mennin, P.) Ordering of Moses, The (Dett, R.N.) Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Simons, N.) Oregon Country (James, J.) Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Sturges, K.) Orphans in Candyland (Mohr, C.) Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Weigl, K.) Orpheus (Bourland, R.) Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (Wilson, P.) Oswin's Word (Self, G.) Pied Piper of Hamlyn, The (Gill, R.) Other Wise Man, The (van Grove, I.) Pied Piper, The; see also: Children of Hamelin; Other Years, Other Christmases (Mathewson, R.B.) Hamelin Town; Piper of Hamelin; It Happened in Out of This World (Glen, R. & McAfferty, M.) Hamelin; The Magical Pied Piper Over the Rainbow (Wood, R.) Pied the Piper (Pradell, L.) Overfeed (Schubel, M.) Pig Organ, The, or Pork with Perfect Pitch Owl and the Pussycat Went to See, The (Wood, D.) (Blackford, R.) Oz - Land of Magic (Cox, J. &. Tallman, R.) Pilgrim's Progress (Vaughan Williams, R.) Pink Siamese, The (Barab, S.) Pacifica (Sternberg, E.W.) Pinocchio (Eiler, J.) Paid Off (Oliver, S.) Pinocchio (Laing, A.) Pale Pink Dragon, The (Tandowsky, J. & Holden, P.) Pinocchio (Leisy, J. & Eberhard, C.) Pandora's Box (Effinger, C.) Pinocchio (Ottenfeld, V.) Papageno (Diack, J.M./Mozart) Pinocchio (Titus, H.) Papertown Paperchase, The (Wood, D.) Pinocchio (Wolf, S.) Paradise Island (Davies, T.R.) Pinoeehio (Zytowski, C./Rossini) Paranoid Parakeet, The (Mayer, L.) Pinocchio and the Puppet Theatre Adventure Park Avenue Kids (Gillis, D.) (Ravosa, CO Parrot Pie (Tahourdin, P.) Pinocchio; see also: Hi Jiminy Pastoral Kingdom, The (Edmunds, J.) Piper of Hamelin, The (Flagello, N.) Patience (Malucelli, K./Sullivan) Pippi Longstocking (Carlson, R.) Paul Bunyan (Britten, B.) Pirates of Penzance, The (Malucelli, K./Sullivan) Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter (Denson, W.) Plan A (Miller, J. & P.) Paul Bunyan; see also: Giants in the Land Platypus in Boots (Whittaker, V.) Paul Revere; see: A Tooth for Paul Revere Play of Daniel, The (Greenberg, N./anonymous) Peace, The (Davis, C.) Play of Herod, The (Greenberg, N./anonymous) Peace and Goodwill (Chitty, A.W.I.) Play of Herod, The; see also: PeeWee the Piccolo (Kleinsinger, G.) The Slaughter of the Innocents Penny Hedge, The (DuFresne) Play of St. Nicholas (Renz, F./anonymous) People and Robbers of Cardemom Town (Egner, T.) Play of the Three Shepherds (Zytowski, C.)

-194- 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.) Potter Thompson (Crosse, G.) Rapunzel (Cribari, D.) Powerful Potion of Dr. Dee, The (Bird, H.) Rapunzel (Harrison, L.) Prankster, The (Wykes, R.) Rapunzel (Kay, D.) Pride of Lions, A (Tate, P.) Rapunzel (Tobias, H.) Prima Donna, The (Benjamin, A.) Ratcatcher's Daughter (Kelly, T.) Prince and the Pauper, The (Halley, P.) Really Rosie (King, C.) Prince and the Pauper, The (Skeens, G.) Red Carnations (Baksa, R.) Prince and the Prophecy, The (Franco, J.) Red Riding Hood (Simmons, H.) Prince of Macaroni, The (Malucelli, K.) Red Riding Hood and the Wolf (Halstenson, M.) Prince Who Couldn't Laugh, The (Brumby, C.) Red Riding Hood; see also: Little Red Riding Hood Princess, The (Franchetti, A.) Red Sea, The (Williamson, M.) Princess and the Frog, The (McClain, F.) Red Shoes, The (Rydberg, S.) Princess and the Frog Prince, The (Phillips, H.G.) Reluctant Hero, The (Hunkins, E.) Princess and the Goblin, The (Yates, R.) Return of Tubby the Tuba, The (Kleinsinger, G.) Princess and the Magic Pea, The (Kocher, J. & Revolt of the Foolish Molar, The (Barlow, B.) Corns, H.) Richest Girl in the World Finds Happiness, The Princess and the Pea, The [Prinzessin auf der (Sandow, G.) Erbse] (Toon, E.) Ride on a Broomstick, A (Mendosa, D.) Princess and the Vagabond (Freed, I.) Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The (Bedford, D.) Princess Honey Becomes Queen (Gingold, N.) Ring, The (Caggiano, P./Wagner) Princess Ida (Malucelli, K./Sullivan) Ring Around Harlequin (McKay, N.) Princess, the Poet, and the Little Gray Man, The Ring of the Fettuccines, The (Meiman, D.) (Martin, D.) Rip van Winkle (Tobias, H.) 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.) (Carroll, J.) Roaring Camp (Lawrence, J. & Lee, R.) Professor Kobalt and the Krimson Krumpet Robert the Rose Horse (Chaikin, J.W.) (Carroll, J.) Robin Hood (Kay, N.) Professor Kobalt's Kinetic Kontraption (Carroll, J.) Robin Hood (Page, K.S.) Professor Owl (House, L.M.) Robin Hood (Tobias, H.) Promise, The (Bass, C.L.) Robin Hood; see also: The Adventures of Friar 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.) Snails Rose and the Ring, The (Hill, M.W.) Puss 'n Boots (Gingold, N.) Rose and the Ring, The (Leginska, E.) Puss in Boots (Moore, D.) Rose of the Danube (Penn, A.A.) Puss in Boots (Titus, H.) Rossini (biographical); see: Forever Figaro Puss in Boots; see also: The Marquis of Carabas Roundup on the Moon (Wilson, D.) Royal Auction (Kanitz, E.) Quarry, The (Joubert, J.) Ruby of Secrets (Dennison, S. & Riley, J.) Queen's Lesson, The (Titone, R.) Rumpelstiltskin (Baber, J.) Quern Quacritis (Edwards, R.) Rumpelstiltskin (DiChiera, K. & D.) Quest, The (Vollrath, C.) Rumpelstiltskin (Norman, R.) Rumpelstiltskin (Palas, L.) Rachel (Bratt, C.G.) Rumpelstiltskin (Pinne, P.) Raggedy Ann (Raposo, J.) Rumpelstiltskin (Simonds, T.) Raggedy Ann and Andy (Raposo, J.) Rumpelstiltskin (Tobias, H.) Ragnarok (Bedford, D.) Rumpelstiltskin; see also: Half-Past Wednesday; Ragsman and the Gypsies, The (Angelini, L.) You'll Find the Magic Rainbow, The (Davies, P.M.) Runaway Snowman, The (Gallina, J.)

-195- Runaways (Swados, E.) Short Night's Journey Into Day (Class developed) Running Gag (De Pury, M. & Herrick, L.) Shovel-Toothed Witch, The (Papale, H.) Ruth (Van Grove, I.) Shylum in the Forest, A (Benson, W.) Ruth and Naomi (Kondorossy, L.) 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.) Mr. Scrooge Sleeping Beauty (Pollard, P.) Sea Journey, The (Lord, D.) Sleeping Beauty (Rydberg, S.) Seacock Bane, The (Broadbent, C.B.) Sleeping Beauty (Tobias, H.) Search, The (Knight, C.) Sleeping Beauty (Wiggins, C.) Seasons in the Sun (Fendrich, S.) Slippery Souls (Oliver, S.) Second Hurricane, The (Copland, A.) Slow Dusk (Floyd, C.) Second Shepherds' Play, The (Doolittle, Q.) Smike (Holman, R.) Secret Box with the Big Brass Combination Lock, Smoky Mountain (Hunkins, E.) The (Ahlstrom, D.) Snack Shop, The (McClain, F.) Secret Circuit (Martin, J.) Sneezes (Ogden, M.) Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (Hamm, C.E.) Snoopy Visits Northland (DiChiera, K.) Selfish Giant, The (Hollingsworth, S.) Snow Queen, The (Palmer, K./Grieg) Selfish Giant. The (Perry, J.) Snow Queen, The (Vander, J.) Selfish Giant, The (Pradell, L.) Snow White and Rose Red (Gingold, N.) Selfish Giant, The (Wilding-White, R.) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Gingold, N.) Selfish Giant, The (Wilson, C.) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Sprenger, C.H. 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.) Stealer; The Second Shepherd's Play So How Does Your Garden Grow? (Russell, R.) Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep, The (Smith, J.) Sofa, The (Maconchy, E.) Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains, The Solar (Tate, P.) (Vaughan Williams, R.) Solomon and Balkis (Thompson, R.) Sherlock Holmes and the Curious Adventure of the Some Pig (Larsen, L.) Clockwork Prince (Hitt, J.A.) Something New for the Zoo (Hoiby, L.) Shining Chalice, The (van Grove, I.) Something Special (DePue, W.E.) Shiveree! (Butler, P.) Something's Gonna Happen (Colgrass, M.) Shizuka's Dance (Kondorossy, L.) Song of Happiness (Gingold, N.) Shoe of Little Noby, The (Gordon, P.) Song of the Maypole (Dreyfus, G.) Shoemaker and the Elves, The (Pinne, P.) Song of Sixpence, A (Asher, S.F.) Shoemaker's Holiday, The (Argento, D.) Song of the Woods (Miller, M.R.) Shoes and Ships (Lora, A.) Songs of Hoy (Davies, P.M.)

-196- 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.) Soldier Three Little Pigs, The (Richter, A.) Stockings Were Hung, The (House, L.M.) Three Little Pigs, The; see also: The True Story of 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.) Tale from Chaucer, A (Gordon, P.) To Let the Captive Go (Stewart, F.) Tale of Issoumbochi, The (Ward-Steinman, D.) To Please Mr. Plumjoy; see: A Christmas Eve with 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.)

-197- Tom Sawyer (Reinstedt, M. & B.) Valley and the Hill, The (Williamson, M.) Tom Sawyer (Skeens, G.) Vigilance (DiChiera, K.) Tom Sawyer to the Rescue (Lackey, L.) Vive le Louvre! (Cross, J.A.) Tom Sawyer; see also: The Adventures of Tom Voice, The (Kondorossy, L.) Sawyer; Huckleberry Finn Voice Still and Small, A (Sargon, S.A.) Tom Thumb (Pradell, L.) Voyage of St. Brendan, The (Paynter, J.) Tom Thumb (Tobias, H.) Tom Thumb; see also: Pollicino Wackadoo Zoo, The (Gallina, J.) TOMO - Opera Fantasy for Children (Horvit, M.) Wacky and his Fuddlejig (Swann, D.) Tony Beaver (Marais, J.) Walk with Mr. Peeps, A (Alexander, N.) Too Dear; see: The Prisoner Wanderer: A Ballad of Now, The (Boesing, P. & M.) Tooth for Paul Revere, A (Siegmeister, E.) Washington Exchange (Brouwer, M.) Total Sweet Success, A [The £1,000,000 Bank Note] Washington, George; see: George Washington and (Goldstein, W.) Abraham Lincoln; Let George Do It Tower, The (Levy, M.D.) Wat Tyler (Bush, A.) Tower, The; see: Something's Gonna Happen Watch Out! or the Music Will Get You (Miller, H.) Town Musicians of Bremen, The (Zytowski, C.I We Live in the City (Balkin, A.) Schubert) Welcome to the Zoo (Solly, B.) Toy Shop, The (Barab, S.) We're Gonna Drive Them Crazy (Scarim, N.) Toys in the Haunted Castle (Zawadsky, P.) We've Come from the City (Haufrecht, H.) Transformations (Susa, C.) What Men Live By (Martinu, B.) Treasure Island (Averill, R.) What the Old Man Does Is Always Right Treasure Island (Elkus, J.) (Hoddinott, A.) Treasure Island; see also: Pieces of Eight What Will the Neighbors Say; see: Tales of Rhyme Tree on the Plains, A (Bacon, E.) and Reason Tree That Found Christmas, The (Kleinsinger, G.) What's New? (O'Leary, M.) Trial of the Gyspy (Menotti, G.C.) Wheel of the World, The (Crosse, G.) Trip, The (Schwartz, S.) Wheels (Beall, M.K. & Carter, J.) Triumph of Punch, The (Vernon, A.) When the Christ Child Came (Clokey, J.W.) Trixie True, Teen Detective (Hamilton, K.) Where Love Is, God Is Also; see: Once Upon a Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein, L.) Christmas True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Where the Rainbow Ends (Smolover, R.) (DePue, W.E.) Where the Wild Things Are (Knussen, O.) Tub, The (Wilding-White, R.) Whirligig (Brisman, H.) Tubby and the Jazz Band (Kleinsinger, G.) White Butterfly, A (Leichtling, A.) Tubby Goes to the Circus (Kleinsinger, G.) Who Am I (Barab, S.) Tubby the Tuba (Kleinsinger, G.) Wicked Sam and the Devil (Polifrone, J.) Tumbledown Dick (Larsen, L.) Wild Swans (Paynter, J.) Tumbler of Notre Dame, The (Ahlstrom, D.) Wild Things, The (Pradell, L.) Tumbleweeds (Christiansen, A.) Wild West Show, The (Wesley-Smith, M.) Tunesmith of Boston (Everitt, M.A.) Wild West Woman (Parks, R.D.) Turtle Drum, The (Arnold, M.) Will Jack Be Here for Christmas? (Clark, M.M.) Turtleshell, The (Winstead, W.) William TeU (Tobias, H.) Twelve Dancing Princesses, The (Closson, D.M.) Willie Tree, The (Wilder, A.) Twilight of Magic, The (Hemenway, E.) Willow Pattern Plate, The (Mendosa, D.) Two Circustories (Merman, J.) Wind in the Willows (Hulett, M.) Two Fiddlers, The (Davies, P.M.) Wind in the WiUows (Rydberg, S.) Two Imposters, The (Kondorossy, L.) Wind in the Willows (Strauch, C.) Two Suitors, The (Brumby, C.) Wind in the WiUows; see also: Toad of Toad Hall Two Tickets to Omaha [Perfidy Confounded] Windstorm in Bubbleland (Rogers, F.) Winnie the Pooh (Israel, B.) (Hannay, R.) Winter Star, The (Williamson, M.) Wir bauen eine Stadt; see: Let's Build a Town Wise and the Foolish, The (List, K.) Ugly Duckling, The (Gross, E.) Wise Shoemaker, The (Brumby, C.) Ugly Duckling, The (Pradell, L.) Wise Woman and the King, The [Die Kluge] Ugly Duckling, The (Seale, S.) Ugly Duckling, The (Tobias, H.) (Orff, C.) Uncle Billy's Candy Shop (Obenchain, V.) Wish is a Dream, A (Mendosa, D.) Under One Roof (DiChiera, K.) Wish Machine, The (Wodmansky, W.) Unicorn in the Garden, The (Smith, R.) Wishing Tree, The (Brooks, R.J.) Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore, The Witch's Broom, The (Rea, A.) (Menotti, G.C.) Wizard of Oz, The (Eiler, J.) University Greys, The (Kreutz, A.) Wizard of Oz, The (Puras, E.) Unmusical Impresario, The (Davis, K.K.) Wizard's Ring, The (Rea, A.) Updated Alice, The (Alcorn, N.) Wolferl (Gingold, N.) Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall, The (Gesner, C.) Wonderous Love (Hunkins, E.)

-198- Worst Thing in the World, The (Moore, C.) Young Lincoln (Hunkins, E.) Young Lincoln II (Hunkins, E.) Xingu (Hoyland, V.) Young Pioneer, The (Micciche, J.) Young Tom Edison (Kalmanoff, M.) Yankee Pedlar (Duke, J.) Young Visiters, The (St. Pierre, D.) Yearbook! (Curnow, P.) Yucatan Relics, The (Spira, R.) Yehu (Zador, E.) Yuck, it's Muck (Fahrner, R.) Yolanda (Ramsier, P.) Yuwidi (Moore, R.) You'U Find the Magic (Roberts, J.) You'U Never Get It Off the Ground (Kalmanoff, M.) Young Abe Lincoln (Ziskin, V. & Javits, J.) ZeUer Weihnacht, Die; see: Swiss Nativity Young Dracula (Kelly, T.) Zetabet (Barnes, E.) Young Goodman Brown (Lenel, L.) Zodiac (Freed, A.)

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