COMPOSER
AMY SCURRIA
LIBRETTIST
ZANE CORRIHER
DRAMATURG & DIRECTOR
AMY HUTCHISON
A.L.I.C.E.
AN OPERA FOR EVERYONE
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A.L.I.C.E. invites audiences down the rabbit hole to experience a spellbinding world of wonder, laughter, and what it means to be who you really are. Journey with Alice through soaring arias, mad duets, and outlandish ensembles as she encounters curious and confounding creatures.
Alice navigates two worlds that demand answers to the question: Who are you? - even as no word can fully name the self and the soul stretches beyond what language can contain. Alice’s answers to the question become a shifting acrostic as she seeks the “right answer”, finding ultimately that the answer has always been inside of her.
A.L.I.C.E. blurs the line between opera and musical theatre and incorporates world-wide musical influences. This brand new adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s beloved book will spellbind audiences with singing, dancing, acrobatics, and spectacle.
Opera at the U! performance of A.L.I.C.E.
Opera at the U! performance of A.L.I.C.E.
Opera at the U! performance of A.L.I.C.E.
Opera at the U! performance of A.L.I.C.E.
Audio selections from live performances at University of Utah, Mo. Robert Baldwin, conducting (*Queen's Aria, Mo. Oswaldo Machado, conducting)
Curious, I Observe (Alice)
Meg Steele and Utah Philharmonic
Who Are You? (Alice and Caterpillar)
Meg Steele, John Knight Allen, and Utah Philharmonic
Duchess Scene (Alice and Duchess)
Meg Steele, Sage Madsen, and Utah Philharmonic
Duchess Lullaby (Duchess)
Sage Madsen and Utah Philharmonic
Nonsense Trio (Alice, Mad Hatter, March Hare)
Meg Steele, Alex Harrelson, Matthew Tang, & Utah Phil
Lost and Alone (Alice)
Meg Steele and Utah Philharmonic
You're Not Ready (Cheshire Cat and Alice)
Mara Davis, Meg Steele, and Utah Philharmonic
Queen's Processional (Ensemble)
Opera at the U and Utah Philharmonic
Off With Your Head (Queen)
Karley Swallow and Utah Philharmonic
Keep Your Wits (King)
Porter Hiatt and Utah Philharmonic
The Trial (Mad Hatter)
Sam Plumb and Utah Philharmonic
characters
Alice
Sister & Duchess
White Rabbit
Caterpillar & King
Cheshire Cat
Mad Hatter
March Hare
Dormouse
Queen of Hearts
King of Hearts
Gryffon
Bill the Lizard
Cards / Jury
Flowers
soprano
1-2 mezzo soprano
tenor
1-2 bass baritone
mezzo soprano
tenor
baritone or countertenor
supernumerary
soprano
bass
baritone
supernumerary
SATB choir *min. 4 to a part
children's choir
An Opera in
Two Acts
~ 90 minutes
with intermission
instrumentation
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Chamber Orchestra
1,1,1,1; 1,0,0,0; timp, pno, strings
Full Orchestra
2,2,2,2; 4,2,2,1; timp; 3 perc; harp; strings
Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
accordion, electric guitar, keyboard, drumset
Flexible Instrumentation
Just ask!
AWARDS
2024 American Prize
2024 NOA Production Award
GRANTS
2024 Dee Endowment Grant
2024 NC Arts Council Artist Development Grant
PRESENTATIONS
2025 Opera America
2024 NOA
2024 SETC
Performances / Staged Workshops
Chicago Dramatists
June 14, 2025
We held a reading of our libretto at Chicago Dramatists, featuring moments from our opera with piano and voice. We look forward to further developing this opera.
Director, Amy Hutchison
Lawrence University
May 16, 2024
Scenes from A.L.I.C.E.
Music Director, Kristin Roach
Conductor, Ben Keating
Arts of the Albemarle
January 21 & 22, 2022
Fully staged piano/vocal workshop
Music Director, Jennifer Blades
Pianist, Stephanie Otto-Ørvik
Student Director, Christian Abbo
University of Utah Opera
April 12-13, 2024
Three fully staged performances with full orchestra with their first sensory friendly performance.
Director, Robert Breault
Opera at the U Vocal Students
Conductor, Robert Baldwin
Assistant Conductor, Oswaldo Machado
University of Utah Philharmonic
Costume Designer, Robin Farnsley-Becker
Red River Lyric Opera Festival
July 25 & 28, 2023
Two fully staged performances with chamber orchestra.
Producer, Darla Diltz and RRLO
Director, Grace Edgar
Conductor, Kristin Roach
Choreographer, ChristinaNoel Reaves
University of Nevada
December 6, 2024
Scenes from A.L.I.C.E.
Music Director, Darryl Cooper
Pianist, Maren Daynes
Student Director, Christian Abbo
Duke University
April 21, 2023
Scenes from A.L.I.C.E.
Director, David Heid
Pianist, Daniel Seyfried
Duke University Vocal Students