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
Noye's Fludde - Benjamin Britten
L'enfant et les sortilèges (The child and the spells) - Maurice Ravel
Griffelkin - Lukas Foss
Information about the opera Griffelkin by Lukas Foss, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
A children's opera, commissioned by NBC TV following the success of Amahl and the Night Visitors.
Recommended recordings on CD
Rose/Colton/Dry (Chandos CHAN 10067)
An enthusiastic performance, reviving the work for the composer's 80th birthday.
Back Bay Chorale, Boston Children's Opera, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, conducted by Gil Rose, 2003.
Cast: Kendra Colton (Griffelkin), Marion Dry (Grandmother Devil), Elizabeth Keusch (Statue), Yeghishe Manucharyan (Letterbox).
Chandos CHAN 10067