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Chicken Little, the Sky is Falling
Composer: Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz
Librettist: Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz
Other Artistic Personnel: Lorne Dechtenberg, Conductor
Original Cast: Chandler Thompson (soprano) as Chicken Little, Julie Ziavras (soprano) as Lucy Goosey, David Pietri (tenor) as Foxy B. Bop, David Trombley (baritone) as Rudy Rooster, Carol Diefenbach (mezzo-soprano) as Henny Penny, Michael Steup as Lucky Ducky and Tom Caltabellota (bass) as Judge Owl
Premiere Date: August 22, 2009
Producing Company: Bluegrass Opera and Orchestra
Description: Chicken Little is sitting under an old apple tree when suddenly an apple falls down and hits her on her head leaving a bump. She naively assumes that the sky is falling and rushes off to warn her friends about the terrible calamity. Perhaps they will tell her what to do? Singing arias personifying human foibles, the barnyard animals carelessly spread the rumor that the sky is falling.
Length: 01:00
Total Acts: 1
Orchestration: chamber orchestra with tsax
Musical Style: Jazz influence
Contact: Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz address: Box 157 Woodbourne, NY 12788
Phone: 845-434-3162 or 6871

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