Reference & Special Interest

A charming one-act ballet interpretation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn and staged by Anthony Dowell with the American Ballet Theater.

The Royal Ballet brings Beatrix Potter's lovable animal tales to life with choregraphy by Frederick Ashton. 

Magical choreography by Lev Ivanov with the expressive music of Tchaikovsky creates a fantastical atmosphere. Bonus features and booklet.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

Thanks to mobile recording technology, musicians from around the globe unite in exciting collaborations.

This 2-part DVD traces the history of choral music from its beginnings to the present, with many musical examples.

A stirring, live gospel performance by 60 exuberant children that benefited childhoood victims of AIDS in Africa.

The unconventional approach of a downtrodden musician in a repressive boy's school upsets everyone. Superb vocal performances in a heartwarming story.

When a workaholic accountant's life begins to fall apart, he tries to start a choir at a local homeless shelter. Inspiring and based on a true story.

Enjoy fascinating stories about the flowering of Western sacred music, glorious architecture, but most of all superb performances by Harry Christopher and The Sixteen. 298 min. plus bonus concerts!