Teaching Resources

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.

Academy Award-winning film directed by Suzie Templeton has stunning stop-motion animation and no dialogue or narration.

Stop-motion animation and live action in this inventive adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's tale.  
 

A  boy from a poor family dreams of finding one of five golden tickets hidden inside chocolate bar wrappers which will admit him to Willy Wonka's magical factory. 

The marvelous story of a young boy who writes a magical musical for an imaginary carnival is brought to life by award-winning puppeteer Jim Gamble. Based on Saint Saens story and accompanied by full orchestra. Delightful!

The puppet Prokofiev serves as narrator in Jim Gamble's production featuring a wide variety of puppet characters portraying people, animals, and animated instruments.

Jim Gamble creates a magical marionette production of The Nutcracker with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra.

Follow Peer Gynt into an enchanting world of witches, trolls and animals with Jim Gamble's imaginative marionette production.

Jim Gamble's marionette production of Humperdinck's opera is a wonder of drama and music for kids.

Puppeteer Jim Gamble recreates children's classics with symphonic performances by European orchestras.

The Peanuts gang journey's into politics as Linus runs for student-body president with Lucy as campaign manager.

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

Jim Gamble's delightful marionette production and Debra Lindsay's packet of reproducible activities introducing the story and music. 

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

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens classic. Winner of 6 Academy Awards.

Hilarious live-action production mingles life-sized Spitting Image puppets with real-life musicians and characters. Includes 2 bonus films

In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a collection of nine musically charged animated shorts, including Disney's wonderful version of Peter & the Wolf. 

16 Disney classic musical animation stories, including Peter and the Wolf on 2 DVDs

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.