Classics For Children

This 2-disc set of 40 restored and remastered cartoons is a marvel of animation and music,and special feature Behind the Tunes explores how the  music and instrumentation coordinates with the animation.

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

A cricket, mouse, and cat compose Yankee Doodle, help write the Declaration of Independence, and assist Paul Revere. Plus 5 more Chuck Jones/Disney cartoon features.

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

15 classical selections "choreographed" by the animal kingdom!

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.

Based on Prokofiev's ballet, performed by the Berlin Comic Opera Ballet. 31 min.

Ballet, mime, acrobatics and theater combine with magnificent sets combine with music by Viktor Kalabis for Lewsi Carroll's classic story.

Filmed outdoors, this magical ballet, danced by the State Ballet of Oregon, will capture the imagination of any child.

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.

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.

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

These mini works of art, animated and directed by Michael Sporn, prove he is "the poet of animation." His keen ear for music is as sensitive as his artist's eyes and his storyteller's heart.  6 tales about 30 min. ea.

The Little Prince from another planet learns the importance of life (and love) in the book by St. Exupery and the opera with music by Rachel Portman.