• Jonathan Dove. Opera in two acts and 20 scenes. 2007.
• Libretto by Alasdair Middleton after the novel by Carlo Collodi.
• First performance at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, on 21st December 2007.

---

CHARACTERS

Pinocchio	mezzo-soprano
Geppetto	baritone
Puppeteer	bass
Blue Fairy	soprano
Cricket	soprano
Parrot	soprano
Cat	tenor
Fox	countertenor
Coachman	countertenor
Fire-eater	bass
Ape-Judge	bass
Big Green Fisherman	bass
Ringmaster	bass
Farmer	bass
Pigeon	contralto
Snail	contralto
Lampwick	tenor

---

Other characters include Arlecchino, Rosaura, Pantalone, Owl Doctor, Crow Doctor, Beetle Doctor, Coal Merchant, Bricklayer, Drum-maker and a variety of other singers, dancers and acrobats.

Jonathan Dove’s 21st opera, The Adventures of Pinocchio, calls for a large cast and ingenious staging, with its series of changing scenes that follow the development of the wooden Pinocchio from a talking log to a credible boy. The nature of the story provides scope for colourful, witty and allusive music.