The Brothers Grimm. Opera for Young People. Wilhem Grimm, a scholar... tenor. Jacob Grimm, his older brother...baritone

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1 The Brothers Grimm Opera or Young eople Charaters Wilhem Grimm, a sholar... tenor ao Grimm, his older rother...aritone Herr Brentano, a pulisher ( also plays Colonel Krause, the Miller and Rumpelstiltskin)...ass Dorthen Wild, a young riend o the Grimms ( also plays Rapunzel, Little Red Cap and the Miller s daughter)..soprano rau iehmann, an old ruit seller (also plays the with, Granny, the Wol and the Miller s wie)... mezzo-soprano Setting Time Duration The Grimms study in Kassel, Germany. Early 100 s 45 minutes *NOTE: A small hamer orhestration (pno, vln, lar, DB) or The Brothers Grimm is availale rom the omposer. -i-

2 The Brothers Grimm Sene One Sene Two Sene Three Sene our Sene ive Sene Six Why do we other, rother...1 Brentano s entrane...10 Dorthen s Tale...22 Rapunzel...25 rau iehmann stale...52 Little Red Cap...5 Colonel Krause s Tale...0 Rumpelstiltskin... Brentano s Return...10 inale ii-

3 The Brothers Grimm Opera in One At Dean Burry Sene One ( With the irst note o musi, the ensemle enters. ao and Wilhelm sit next to eah other on their stools. Their aes are hidden y large leather-ound ooks whih they are holding up. Three remaining players orm a line aross the ront o the stage.) 5 5 # # # # " DORT., IEH., KRAUSE: One upon a time there were two rothers. 5. # # n DORT.: Wilhelm, the younger rother, loved his work, ut also liked to have un. # n. # n WILHELM: (looking up) Brother, how do you spell NINCONOO ww Ó ## # # # #

4 2 11 IEHMANN: ao, the older rother, also loved his work, ut was muh more serious. 15 n n n n ACOB: Oh, grow up, Wilhelm. n n 19.. KRAUSE: The Brothers Grimm wrote ooks: Exiting thrilling ooks like ENCYCLOEDIAS! D..: Huh K: And DICTIONARIES! D..: Ugh! (iehmann yawns and Dorthen makes gagging motions) # # # - D.,., K.: The rothers wanted their ooks to e read in every orner o the world... - # # 5 5

5 . But they were starting to elieve that no one would ever are. 2 Ó Ó U n Oh n U Oh With Intensity (e»ª ) why do we o-ther, ro-ther 2 # # # # U # why do we o-ther, ro-ther n n Why do we ev - en try All day long we write and write to # n n write the ooks... that tell the.. # # 40 n # truth, 40 to n tell the truth that writes the. w.... ooks ut # # # # #

6 no one seems to are! It's suh a o - ther, ro- ther.. 4. It's suh a o - ther, ro- ther. Why do we ev - en try.. 4 n # 4 50 All day long we think and think to n # n think the thoughts... that hange the.. # # world, n to # # Ó. n #. This hange the world. 50 w that thinks the.... thoughts ut # no one seems to. are. # #.

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