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Operas for children

Other operas specifically written with children in mind:

Pollicino (Tom Thumb) - Hans Werner Henze

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Cunning Little Vixen (Príhody Lišky Bystroušky) - Leoš Janáček

L'enfant et les sortilèges (The child and the spells) - Maurice Ravel

Griffelkin - Lukas Foss

The Adventures of Pinocchio - Jonathan Dove

Noye's Fludde - Benjamin Britten

Information about the opera Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.

Britten's church parable, intended for children.

Recommended recordings on CD

Mar (London 436 397-2)

436 397-2

A charming recording made in Orford church, East Anglia, England, with local children and plenty of spirit, and a few rough edges.

Conducted by Norman Del Mar, 1961.

London 436 397-2

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