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- Gunther Schuller
The Fisherman and His Wife (1970)
- Associated Music Publishers Inc (World)
- 1(pic,afl)1(ca)1(Ebcl,bcl).asx+barsx.1(cbn)/2111/2perc/egtr.hp.cel(pf).eorg/str
- Soprano, Tenor, Bass
- 1 hr
- Libretto by John Updike after the Grimm fairytale.
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis:
A simple fisherman’s wife induces him to ask for more favours from a great fish he has caught and thrown back into the sea. When the wife demands to play God, the couple loses everything but is happy anyway.
A simple fisherman’s wife induces him to ask for more favours from a great fish he has caught and thrown back into the sea. When the wife demands to play God, the couple loses everything but is happy anyway.
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