Where The Wild Things Are - Oliver Knussen
Information about the opera Where The Wild Things Are by Oliver Knussen, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Based on the stories and drawings of Maurice Sendak.
Recommended recordings on CD
Knussen/Saffer/Gillett (Decca 469 556-2)
Coupled with Higgelty Pigglety Pop!.
London Sinfonietta, conducted by Oliver Knussen, 1999.
Cast: Lisa Saffer (Max), Christopher Gillett (Wild Thing with Beard), David Wilson-Johnson (Rooster Wild Thing).
Decca 469 556-2