Operas for children
Other operas specifically written with children in mind:
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
Pollicino (Tom Thumb) - Hans Werner Henze
Information about the opera Pollicino by Hans Werner Henze, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
An enchanting children's opera based on Grimm's story of Tom Thumb.
Recommended recordings on CD
Liebrecht/Holstein/Fischer (Wergo WER6664-2)
A delightful recording of this children's opera.
Berlin Music Schools Ensemble, conducted by Jobst Liebrecht.
Cast: Philipp Holstein (Pollicino), Laila Fischer (Clotilde), Therese Affolter (Pollicino's Mother), Thomas Schendel (Pollicino's Father).
Wergo WER6664-2