Overview
Character Name
Chorus of Children
Gender
Either Gender
Playing Age
Child, Early Teen, Late Teen
Role Size
Ensemble
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Soprano, Alto, Treble/Boy Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: F5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Fairy Tale, Normandy, Old-fashioned country home
Analysis
The children’s chorus play the role of Les Chiffres (the numbers) with Le Petit Vieillard (The little old man) as he gives a math lesson. They sing with him and shout out the numbers, but the sums are all wrong.
They also make up some of the furniture in the room, such
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