Fable Beach

Operetta

 

A children’s operetta based on ‘Aesop’s Fables.’

 

Fable Beach is an operetta for children. Linda Lee Harper’s libretto weaves three of Aesop's Fables together:  The Hare and the Tortoise, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Ants and the Grasshopper. A companion piece to the composer’s Aesop’s Fables, Fable Beach is designed to introduce children to opera.

Preview score

 


 

Characters:

Hare, soprano; Fox, alto;
Grasshopper, tenor; Tortoise, baritone,
Ant (mute)

Instrumentation

piano

Duration

ca 22 minutes