When she finally visits the other animals, accompanied by the real Gruffalo, the monstuous creature erroneously thinks that they are afraid for the tiny creature and fleas like grim death into the forest.
For The Gruffalo - een klassieker van Julia Donaldson en Axel Scheffler - schreef dirigent-componist Iván Fischer wrote music in which surprise and recognizability go hand in hand. In a setting with plenty of colourful illustrations seven singers narrate and enact this funny and thrilling musical story for children from the age of 4, in a Dutch translation in rhyme.
Who is finally afraid of whom ?
The Gruffalo (2018)
text and images from Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
composition
Iván Fischer (°1951)
performance
SPECTRA
conductor
Filip Rathé
soloists
Lissa Meyvis, Franches Dhont, Hanne Nollet, Lars Corijn, Bruno DeJonghe, Wouter Vande Ginste, Leander Van Gijsegem
sound engineer
Yannick Willox
direction, stage- and costume design concept
Birgit Eckenweber
decor- and costume design
Sabine Lindner
realisation costumes
Kathleen Van Mechelen
Cindy Dierckx
video
Uwe Meurer
production manager
Veerle Vervoort
coproduction
Concertgebouw Brugge, deSingel Antwerpen
with the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian federal government.