SIMONE FONTANELLI
ÒOnce Upon a Time There Was a Piece of WoodÓ
A musical tale after Carlo CollodiÕs Pinocchio
Adaptation of the text by Simone Fontanelli, based on the English translation by Carol Della Chiesa (1926)
For narrator and clarinet (2011) - English version
- duration: 60min ca.
- Music score and Libretto
This work was commissioned by the GŸrzenich-Orchester Kšln, in collaboration with the Kinderoper Kšln, and was premiered in Kšln (D), at Kinderoper, on the 6th of December 2011 with enormous success and numerous further performances.
A video of the premiere is on Youtube with the title "Es war einmal din StŸck Holz".
Subsequently, this work was also produced and performed in Hungary, Italy, Switzerland and Spain in the relative language version for those countries.
Now finally, also the English version is available!