Classics For Children

DVD narrated by Sting, with life-size puppets. Book by Peter Malone and CD features the Cincinnati Pops.

Stories are told by celebrities, with music added by outstanding musicians, and illustrations by well-known illustrators. A delight to ear and eye!

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

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

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.

The best of musical classic cartoons from LooneyTunes, Tom & Jerry, Disney.

Award-winning series of folktales told by celebrities, with music performed by outstanding musicians and illustrations by well-known artists.