Carnival of the Animals - an animal trilogy - Poulenc/Ridout/Saint-Saens

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Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes Carnival of the Animals – an animal trilogy I. The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant: based on the children's book by Jean de Brunhoff (1899–1937), music by Francis Poulenc (1899–1963), arrangement by Paul Yeon Lee II. Ferdinand, the Bull: based on the children's book by Munro Leaf (1905–1976), music by Alan Ridout (1934–1996) III. The Carnival of the Animals: music by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) In German with explanations in English Recommended for adults and children aged 8 and over Content In a varied hour, the Salzburg Marionette Theatre tells three musical animal stories: That of the little elephant Babar, who flees to a city and takes a liking to human life; that of the young bull Ferdinand, who has different preferences than his combative peers; and Saint-Saëns' famous Carnival of the Animals in a poetic reinterpretation. Music Musical direction: Andreas Groethuysen, Benjamin Schmid Sound engineer: Sascha Tekale Flute, piccolo: Eiko Yagi Clarinet: Marie-Theres Schindler Glockenspiel, xylophone: Gregor Resch Piano four hands: Jiayin Li, Asuka Tagmi; Yelyzaveta Pachabut, Caitlan Rinaldy Violin: Benjamin Schmid Cello: Jeremias Fliedl Double bass: Roberto Di Ronza The recording was made exclusively for the Salzburg Marionette Theatre in cooperation with the Mozarteum University Salzburg. Cast THE STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT Concept, dramaturgy, lighting: Herbert Kapplmüller, Lisa Stumpfögger Director: Lisa Stumpfögger Figurines, stage design: Herbert Kapplmüller Narrator: Hanna Schygulla Puppet construction: Maximilian Kiener-Laubenbacher, Vladimir Fediakov, Emanuel Paulus FERDINAND, THE BULL Concept, direction: Philippe Brunner Figurine: Vladimir Fediakov Illustrations: Clemens Birsak Solo violin: Benjamin Schmid Narrator: Matthias Bundschuh THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS Concept: Philippe Brunner, Matthias Bundschuh Direction, stage design: Matthias Bundschuh Figurines: Barbara Weinhold Musical arrangement: Philipp Schmidt Puppet construction: Günter Weinhold Marionette players: Philippe Brunner, Anne-Lise Droin, Vladimir Fediakov, Edouard Funck, Maximilian Kiener, Marion Mayer, Emanuel Paulus, Philipp Schmidt, Eva Wiener, Ursula Winzer