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DVD : Britten - Let's Make an Opera


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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0807280210798
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Arthaus Musik
Manufacturer: Arthaus Musik
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Arthaus Musik
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 122460
Studio: Arthaus Musik
Theatrical Release Date: 1996


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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Engaging Introduction to Opera for Children
An engaging introduction to opera for children with similarities to Britten's Noye's Fludde (audience sing-alongs provide the chorus). Also a worthy companion piece to his "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," it is ideal for schools, music teachers, conservatories, and amateur theater groups. For those interested in producing "The LIttle Sweep," it may be performed with the introductory play "Let's Make an Opera" where the children participate in pulling together all the elements of opera (music, ... Read More



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Cute but a little too Cute
This DVD claims to have subtitles but only the "Opera" the final 15 min. is subtitled. The slap-stick comedy is fun but heavily over-played. I would not recommend this unless you are a Britten freak or you have young teens with a love of slap-stick comedy that you want to introduce to opera.




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