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L'Enfant et les sortilèges

Opera

Writers: Maurice Ravel Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette

Songs

L’enfant et les Sortilùges is a through-composed piece without strict scene delineations. Guidelines are given here to indicate which characters sing or interact in a particular section, but characters may be on stage creating the tableaux even when not singing. Section titles are authors own.

**First Tableaux **

Many of the characters who appear in this scene are on the stage already, and make up the furniture and decorations of the room.

Introduction ‘J’ai pas envie de faire ma pageâ€� - L’Enfant Maman ‘BĂ©bĂ© a Ă©tĂ© sage?â€� - Maman, L’Enfant

L’Enfant destroys the room ‘Ca m’est Ă©gal!â€� - L’Enfant, Le Chat

The furniture responds ‘Votre serviteur humble, Bergѐreâ€� - Le Fauteuil, La BergĂšre, Le Banc, Le CanapĂ©, Le Pouf, La Chaise de Paille

The clock is upset ‘Ding, ding, ding, ding, et encor dingâ€� - L'Horloge Comtoise, L’Enfant

The boxing match ‘How’s your mug?â€� ‘Rotten!â€� - La ThĂ©iĂšre, La Tasse Chinoise, L’Enfant

Don’t touch the fire â€�ŽĄ°ù°ùŸ±Ă©°ù±đ!â€� - Le Feu, L’Enfant

The wallpaper ‘Adieu, pastourellesâ€� ‘Pastoureaux adieu!â€� - Les Pastoures, Les PĂątres, Un PĂątre, Une Pastourelle

The storybook ‘Ah! C’est Elleâ€� - L’Enfant, La Princesse

L’Enfant alone â€�Toi, le coeur de la roseâ€�

A math lesson ‘Deux robinets coulent dans un rĂ©servoir!â€� - Le Petit Vieillard, L’Enfant, Les Chiffres

The cats ‘Oh! Ma tĂȘte!â€� -L’Enfant, La Chat, La Chatte

Second Tableaux

Many of the characters who appear in this scene are on the stage already. They create the garden on the stage, and the soundscape in the first chorus.

Chorus of beasts

The tree is in pain ‘Ah! Ma blessureâ€� - L’Arbre, L’Enfant, Les Arbres

The dragonfly searches for his wife ‘Ou es-tu? Je te chercheâ€� - La Libellule, Le Rossignol, Les Rainettes, L’Enfant

Round of the bats ‘Rends-la moi! Tsk tskâ€� - La Chauve-Souris, L’Enfant

Dance of the frogs

The squirrel is in a cage ‘Sauve-toi, sotte!â€� - L’Ecureuil, La Rainette, L’Enfant

The attack ‘Ah! C’est l’Enfant au couteau!â€� - Les BĂȘtes, Les Arbres, Une Chouette, L’Ecureuil

The child is kind ‘Il a pansĂ© la plaieâ€� - Les BĂȘtes

Maman appears ‘Il est bon, l’Enfantâ€� - Les BĂȘtes (Chorus), L’Enfant

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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