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premiere   September 2001   performances  September 2001
Het Muziektheater Amsterdam   starting time    ending time t.b.a.   there is no interval
general bookings open 1 January 1999 at 10.00

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introduction

 
Alice in Wonderland
Alexander Knaifel 1943

The Russian composer Alexander Knaifel has been fascinated by the Alice tales of Lewis Carroll for almost his entire life. He began initial work on an opera on this subject almost twenty years ago. In Knaifel's interpretation, every character from the books takes part. His intention is not to provide a continuous narrative structure or a fairytale with music, but rather to convey the essence and basic concepts of the Alice stories in music. The score is loaded with stage directions and visual and musical special effects.