Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland 15 years old

A live recording of the premier of Korean composer Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland opera at National Theater Munich in June 2007. It is a modern opera based on Lewis Carroll's fantasy novel of the same name. The amazing characters Alice meets are portrayed with a colorful combination of puppets and singer-actors.

Credits

Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland Cast

Name Character
Gwyneth Jones She was 56, now 72 years old as Queen of Hearts
Cynthia Jansen as Owl / Ugly Duchess / Two
Piia Komsi She was 41, now 57 years old as Cheshire Cat
Sally Matthews She was 32, now 48 years old as Alice
Guy de Mey He was 52, now 68 years old as Mouse / Pat / Cook / Dorhouse / Invisible Man
Andrew Watts He was 47, now 63 years old as White Rabbit/Badger/March Hare
Rüdiger Trebes as Dodo / Frog-Footman / Seven / Mock Turtle
Steven Humes as Old Man / Eaglet / Fish-Footman / Five / Executioner
Stefan Schneider He was 46, now 62 years old as Caterpillar
Dietrich Henschel He was 40, now 56 years old as Duck / Mad Hatter
Julia Rempe as Cheshire Cat

Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland Crew

Name Department
Lewis Carroll as Novel. He was 176 (65) years old when He died Writing
David Henry Hwang as Writer. He was 50 (now 66) years old Writing
Achim Freyer as Director. He was 74 (now 90) years old Directing
Ellen Fellmann as Director. She was 40 (now 56) years old Directing
Bernhard Fleischer as Producer. He was 57 (now 73) years old Production
Unsuk Chin as Music. She was 46 (now 62) years old Sound
Unsuk Chin as Writer. She was 46 (now 62) years old Writing
Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland poster
Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland (15 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
  • Runtime: 123 minutes