Little Red Riding Hood
Julie Walters as Little Red Riding Hood
Music by Paul Patterson
Text adapted by Donald Sturrock
Text adapted by Donald Sturrock
Since its premiere in 1992 with the LPO and Franz Welser-Möst, (3 sold-out performances at the Royal Festival Hall), LRRH has played to packed houses all over the world. It has been particularly successful in Scandinavia where in 1996, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra presented it to 20,000 children.
Little Red Riding Hood was released as a CD by EMI in a performance starring Julie Walters, Ian Holm and Danny DeVito, who also appeared in an award-winning television film of the piece, directed by Donald Sturrock and with choreography by Matthew Bourne, now available on video.
Little Red Riding Hood was released as a CD by EMI in a performance starring Julie Walters, Ian Holm and Danny DeVito, who also appeared in an award-winning television film of the piece, directed by Donald Sturrock and with choreography by Matthew Bourne, now available on video.
For narrator/s and symphony orchestra
36 minutes
Published by Josef Weinberger
Published by Josef Weinberger
Orchestrations
1-4 narrator/s. 2 (2nd picc).2.2 (2nd bass). 2 (2nd contra) . / 4.2.3.1./ timp.perc. (3)/harp./ strings
A chamber orchestra version and an arrangement for piano solo are also available. The work can be presented in staged, semi-staged & concert versions.
Translations:
German, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Japanese
Ben Luxon as The Wolf
Educational Support
Recordings
Performance History
1992: World Premiere - London - LPO / Welser-Möst
1993: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol, Malmö, Adelaide
1994/1995: UK national tour, Freiburg, Bergen
1996: Belfast, TV Broadcasts, Adelaide, Gothenburg, Bergen
1997: Zurich, Stavanger, Norwegian Tour, Tokyo, var. UK
1998: Canadian tour, var. UK, US Premiere (Minnesota)
1999: Massachusetts, var. Canada, St. Paul, Hague, var. UK
2000: Kristiansand, Vancouver, Manila, various UK
2001: South African tour, various UK
2002: Bergen, various UK
2003: Portugal, Sweden, Canada, London
2004-2006: Var. Europe/UK, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Canada
2007: Cambridge, Canterbury, Herts UK, Bialystock (Poland)
2008: Kuala Lumpur, Windemere, Keswick, London
2009: Manchester, London
1992: World Premiere - London - LPO / Welser-Möst
1993: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol, Malmö, Adelaide
1994/1995: UK national tour, Freiburg, Bergen
1996: Belfast, TV Broadcasts, Adelaide, Gothenburg, Bergen
1997: Zurich, Stavanger, Norwegian Tour, Tokyo, var. UK
1998: Canadian tour, var. UK, US Premiere (Minnesota)
1999: Massachusetts, var. Canada, St. Paul, Hague, var. UK
2000: Kristiansand, Vancouver, Manila, various UK
2001: South African tour, various UK
2002: Bergen, various UK
2003: Portugal, Sweden, Canada, London
2004-2006: Var. Europe/UK, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Canada
2007: Cambridge, Canterbury, Herts UK, Bialystock (Poland)
2008: Kuala Lumpur, Windemere, Keswick, London
2009: Manchester, London
School Musical Version
(publisher: A & C Black)
(publisher: A & C Black)
Teacher's Pack
London Philharmonic / Welser-Möst
BIT 20 Ensemble / Bergby
LPO / David Angus
BIT 20 Ensemble / Bergby
LPO / David Angus
Upcoming Performances
Various Canadian performances with Dandi Productions (Pupeteers):
October 18, 2009 Regina Symphony Orchestra (their first ever young peoples’ concert)
May 9, 2010 Victoria Symphony
May 16, 2010 Calgary Philharmonic
January 31, 2010 Peter Ash will be conducting a children’s concert featuring Little Red Riding Hood with the Guernsey Camerata.
October 18, 2009 Regina Symphony Orchestra (their first ever young peoples’ concert)
May 9, 2010 Victoria Symphony
May 16, 2010 Calgary Philharmonic
January 31, 2010 Peter Ash will be conducting a children’s concert featuring Little Red Riding Hood with the Guernsey Camerata.
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