Reference & Special Interest

Enchanting live opera production has joyous, cartoon-like sets, colorful imaginative costumes. 

Designed to capture the imaginations of children, these classroom length DVDs are a perfect intro to opera and ballet. Humperdinck, Mozart, Prokofiev.

Five joyful ballet and opera productions designed to capture the imaginations of children.

15 lectures from the TV series.

Joyful classics, abridged for the classroom. A great intro to opera & ballet for kids!

Hear the incredible artistry of this Grammy Award-winning singer interacting with the audience and improvising original works and "inventions" on the music of Gershwin, Charlie Parker and others.

These joyful productions, abridged for the classroom, capture a child's imagination and are a perfect introduction to classical music.

Swingle Singers 1963 recording reissued.

Humperdinck's 1893 opera, animated using 35 hand-sculpted dolls and lavish sets, done especially for children.

42 min. production with lavish sets and costumes, English narration and songs in German—perfect way to introduce children to opera.

Introduce Mozart's opera to children through the story adapted by Kyra Teis and the video of the shortened opera from the Children's Cultural Collection.

performed by the Fort Smith Symphony under John Jeter.

Every child who has read a Sendak book will recognize these costumes and sets as his. The Glyndebourne Opera Festival has taken full advantage of his talent in these 4 operas.

Hear a live performance from Dublin and 30-minute interview.

The long awaited opera of Antoine de St. Exupery's classic tale with music was composed by Rachel Portman.

Vienna Boy's Choir has survived for over 500 years. Visit the boys at school, watch them rehearse, record, sing in chapel, perform an opera, travel, play sports.

Composer Oliver Knussen with artist & author Maurice Sendak produce 2 fantasy operas of Sendaks children's books. 

Various artists sing 26 songs including Home on the Range and Old Chishom Trail. 

Two Fantasy Operas created from Sendak's books are composed and conducted by Oliver Knussen with production design by Maurice Sendak himself.