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 Richard Maltz’s Aesop’s Fables, Fable Beach is designed to introduce children to opera.
Characters:
Hare…….Soprano
Fox…….Alto
Grasshopper…..Tenor
Tortoise……..Baritone
Ant (mute)
Instrumentation
piano
Duration
ca 22 minutes