Overview
Character Name
La Petit Vieillard
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: F5
Low Note: F#3/Gb3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Fairy Tale, Normandy, Old-fashioned country home
Analysis
The little old man comes out of one of the books that the child has thrown on the floor. When a group of little numbers (Les Chiffres, played by the children’s chorus) join him, they begin a strange math lesson, where all the numbers are in the wrong order. Although the
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