BEAUTY AND THE BEAST FAMILY CONCERT
Beauty and the Beast Music
This page presents Beauty and the Beast musical tale, a family-friendly musical ideal for children. It features Beauty and the Beast music in a live performance, offering an enchanting musical theater experience for the entire family.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
a musical tale
About Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a 31‑minute musical tale for narrator and chamber ensemble, composed in 2020 and based on Jeanne‑Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s classic story. Written for Noa Berenike Navok, the work blends spoken narration with expressive instrumental writing to create a warm, engaging experience for family audiences. Scored for piano and string quintet with narrator, the piece offers a flexible, intimate sound world ideal for family concerts and educational performances. The libretto, written by the composer, is currently available in English and Hebrew and can be translated into any language, making the work adaptable for international productions. With its focus on kindness, courage, and transformation, Beauty and the Beast brings a beloved tale to life through music, storytelling, and theatrical imagination.
For the Performers
Level: Ideal for professional chamber ensembles and advanced conservatory groups experienced in narrated works and family‑concert presentation.
Programming: Designed for family concerts, educational outreach, narrated chamber events, and themed performances introducing children to classical music through storytelling.
Style: A narrative‑driven musical tale combining spoken text with lyrical, character‑based instrumental writing; suitable for concert, semi‑staged, or visually enhanced presentations.
Venue Fit: Effective in concert halls, theaters, schools, and community venues where narration and ensemble interplay can be clearly appreciated.
Performance Notes: Requires close coordination between narrator and ensemble; adaptable to visual elements such as projections, lighting, or simple staging.
Program Notes
Beauty and the Beast: A Tale of True Love
Beauty and the Beast is a timeless story of devotion and unconditional love. It begins with a young girl named Belle who lives with her father and two sisters in a grand house. When her father loses his fortune, they are forced to move to a smaller home. While her sisters grieve their lost luxury, Belle quietly supports her family.
One day, Belle’s father learns he might recover some of his wealth if a ship returns. His daughters demand extravagant gifts, but Belle only asks for a single rose. On his journey, he becomes lost and stumbles upon a magnificent castle. While picking a rose for Belle, he is caught by a Beast. The Beast demands that one of his daughters come to the castle in his place.
Belle chooses to go willingly. At the castle, she lives comfortably, though initially she never sees the Beast. As time passes, she eventually meets him, and they grow close through conversation. Despite this, Belle does not consider falling in love with him. When Belle’s father falls ill, the Beast allows her to visit him. Her sisters try to keep her away from returning to the castle, but Belle comes back to find the Beast on the brink of death. She kisses him, breaking the spell and transforming him into a handsome prince. Belle and the prince marry, and they all live happily ever after.
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Duration:
31 minutes
Instrumentation:
narrator; piano, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
Year Composed:
2020
Written For:
Noa Berenike Navok
After a Story by:
Jeanne-Marie Leprincede Beaumont
Libretto by:
Lior Navok
Language:
Can be translated into any language.
Currently available in: English, Hebrew
World Premiere:
8 March, 2026
Worchester, MA, USA
Worcester Chamber Music Society
Rohan Gregory, narrator;
Peter Sulski and Lilit Hartunian, violins; Mark Berger, viola; Ariana Falk, cello; Pascale Delache‑Feldman, double bass; Randall Hodgkinson, piano