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Peter and the Wolf
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Duration: 55 minutes
A symphonic fairy tale
First performance Peter and the Wolf: Moscow, May 2, 1936
German with explanations in English
Recommended for children from 4 years
Abstract
Even the smallest children are charmed by the different animals appearing in Sergey Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. In the Grimm brothers' fairy-tale Red Riding Hood, too, the wolf represents evil. In the Marionette Theatre version, the two stories merge into an entertaining programme for the whole family.
Program and cast
Direction Peter and the Wolf: Grete Lindinger
Direction Little Red Riding Hood: Michaela Obermayr, Philippe Brunner
Text Version Peter and the Wolf: Grete Lindinger
Text Version Little Red Riding Hood: Michaela Obermayr, Philippe Brunner, Hinrich Horstkotte
Set design: Marouan Dib
Light: Philippe Brunner / Alexander Proschek
Costumes and Figurines: Marouan Dib
Sculptor: Pierre Monnerat
Technician: Alexander Proschek
Puppeteers: Philippe Brunner, Anne-Lise Droin, Vladimir Fediakov, Edouard Funck, Maximilian Kiener, Marion Mayer, Emanuel Paulus, Eva Wiener, Ursula Winzer
Narrator: Hinrich Horstkotte
Additional information
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Recording: Deutsche Grammophon
Peter and the Wolf: Co-production with the Salzburg Easter Festival 1998
Premiere Peter and the Wolf: Salzburg, April 4, 1998
Premiere Little Red Riding Hood: Salzburg, November 28, 2015
The puppets and the equipment were made in the workshops of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre.
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Salzburg Marionette Theatre
In 1893, the old-established Kaltenhausen brewery built "a restaurant and function-rooms" in the Schwarzstrasse, between the Lasser Villa (now the Mozarteum) and the theatre. The architect was Carl Demel, the master builder Valentin Ceconi. In 1897 these function-rooms were converted to the Mirabell Hotel. After World War II the Mirabell Casino was the principal tenant until 1968. Conversion work began in 1970, in order to give the Marionette Theatre a new playhouse. The former dining-room of the Mirabell Hotel was converted into an auditorium with a stage, and its rich decoration of stucco and frescoes is still impressive. There was similar stucco-work, though not quite so opulent, in the foyer, but unfortunately in the course of the 1970/71 conversion it was covered by a plasterboard ceiling. The stucco ceiling underneath was forgotten, to be rediscovered in 2000 when repairs were being carried out. In 2003 the foyer was restored to its original condition.
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