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The Wondrous Tale of Fanferlizzy Sunnyfeet
(Das Märchen von Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen) (1982)Libretto by Karin and Thomas Körner, after Clemens von Brentano (G,E,F)
3S,M,2T,2Bar,2BBar,2B; chorus;
3fl(II,III=picc).bcl-3tpt.tuba-perc:marimba/vib/SD/BD/siren/cyms/tom-t/slit drum-pft(=cel)-vln.4vlc.db
Abbreviations (PDF)
Boosey & Hawkes
Württembergische Staatstheater, Kammertheater, Stuttgart
Axel Manthey, director
Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies
Company: Staatstheater Stuttgart
| LAUDAMUS, king of Scandalia | Tenor |
| HARUM, his son | Baritone |
| THROTTLEPUMPA, Harum's wife | Mezzo Soprano |
| FANFERLIZZY SUNNYFEET, witch | Soprano |
| MISS GO-TO-WED, her favourite goat | Soprano |
| ALLINGOODTIME, child | Tenor |
| PUMPELIRIO HOBBLEBUCK, Harum's counsellor | Bass Baritone (with megaphone) |
| LORD NINEKILLER, the Chamberlain | Bass Baritone |
| THE HON. MISS NINEKILLER, his daughter | Soprano |
| OLD WORKER | Bass |
| 2 BODYGUARDS | Baritone and Bass |
| Virgins, Big Shots, Worthy Souls | chorus SATB |
Betterbee, capital of Scandalia
In Betterbee, the capital of Scandalia, King Laudamus is dishing out muesli to his happy citizens when a violent palace coup sees him overthrown and murdered by his loutish son, Harum. The tale goes from the unexpected to the outrageous and back again as Fanferlizzy (a woman with magic powers and a goat) defends the people with powerful spells; animals turn into people and people into birds, castles fly through the air and Harum seduces and does away with every innocent girl in the county until supplies run out. Thanks to Fanferlizzy, Harum is reformed and finally humbled and Scandalia is restored to its old prosperity. Until the next time.
Comic, Poetic