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little red riding hood and the (good) wolf

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE (GOOD) WOLF (Η Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα και ο (καλός) λύκος / 1998)

A parody-opera in two scenes and an interlude

Libretto: Yannis Filias
Language: Greek
Instrumentation:
Roles: Little Red Riding Hood (sop), Wolf (bar), Narrator/Hunter (ten)
Orchestra: cl[Bb/A], perc, pf4h, acc, vn
Duration: 60'

Plot: The Good Wolf is in love with Little Red Riding Hood. She, however, chooses the Hunter, because traditionally sopranos prefer tenors.

First production: November 10, 1998 – January 12, 1999, Polytechno Theatre, Athens / 19 performances
Experimental Music Ensemble
Musical direction: Andreas Tselikas / Kharálampos Goyós
Stage direction: Angeliki Darlasi
Cast: Myrsini Margariti / Maria Latsinou (Little Red Riding Hood), Thanasis Zotos (Wolf), Yannis Filias / Giorgos Athanasiou (Narrator/Hunter)

Subsequent productions:

> February 16–27, 2005, Roes Theatre, Athens / 7 performances
Orchestra of Colours
Musical direction: Vassilis Christopoulos
Stage direction: Marianna Calbari

> December 15–17, 2012, GRIMMKnot Festival, Knot Gallery, Athens / 3 performances
Musical direction: Kharálampos Goyós
Stage direction: Kostas Koutsolelos, Kharálampos Goyós

Studio recording available on CD by the Orchestra of Colours

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Polytechno Theatre / 1998
photo by Maria Dermitzaki

Roes Theatre / 2005
photo by Charis Akriviadis

Knot Gallery / 2012
photo by Ioannis Sclavos