Grimms' Fairy Tale number 9 is "The Twelve Brothers," a fairy tale about a king who wants to kill his twelve sons, in the event that the next child is a girl, who would lead the kingdom alone. The Thirteenth Child , a new opera by Danish composer Poul Ruders , is set to a libretto by Becky & David Starobin , based on that fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. The Thirteenth Child was co-commissioned by The Santa Fe Opera and the Odense Symfoniorkester . This release coincides with The Santa Fe