Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Music by Eleanor Alberga
Text adapted by Donald Sturrock

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was premiered in London in 1994. It is adapted from Dahl's subversive version of the well-known fairy tale from his collection of comic verse, Revolting Rhymes. It was performed by the London Philharmonic in a semi-staged version conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, and a cast including Griff Rhys Jones and Geraldine James. It has been revived in concert versions several times since then.

The music, by the remarkable Jamaican composer, Eleanor Alberga, is full of drama and magic. David Lister in The Independent, praised Alberga's “exciting and magical score whose rich, colourful and atmospheric mixture of symphonic and Caribbean music captured the imagination of all the children in the audience.” Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs also features some extraordinary dance music. These dances are currently being arranged by Eleanor Alberga into a 15 minute concert suite.

Performance History

1994: World Premiere - London - LPO / Welser-Möst
1995: Freiburg
1996: Nottingham, Adelaide
1999: Bergen
2000 - 2005: Calgary, Canada, various UK
2006: London
2007: Luxembourg
2008: London (LPO)