Teachers & Parents
It’s never too early for children to discover the wonderful world of opera. Here you can find videos, activities and lesson plans to give an insight into how opera productions come together while inspiring curious minds with brilliant music, unforgettable characters and extraordinary adventures.
With teaching ideas, video clips from the opera, an interview with a professional singer and excerpts from the novel.
LAST CHANCE TO SEE | An operatic adventure through three fairy tales by French composer Gérard Pesson.
The furies having taken pity on Orfeo and eventually allowing him to pass, he finds himself in the Elysian Fields, a paradise where he believes everyone is in peace except himself, bereft of his beloved Euridice.
The narrator tells us of three important resolutions recently adopted by the town council of Vondervotteimittis, where the daily lives of the citizens are determined by the clock in the belfry and its guardian.
In this interview, director Jiří Heřman and dramaturg Patricie Částková discuss how the composer turned a charming forest tale into a philosophical look at the circle of life.
Janáček's opera is filled with quirky characters and colourful creatures. Hear them all share their love for the opera and their roles.
In this insightful documentary, director Jiří Heřman and dramaturg Patricie Částková delve into the history of Janáček's opera Cunning Little Vixen and the process of bringing it to the stage.
Act II. Albert Herring (Nick Pritchard) has finally mustered up the courage to thank Lady Billows (Janis Kelly) and the other village elders for electing him May King.
Act I. Sid (Nicholas Morton) arrives at Albert Herring’s (Nick Pritchard) shop and teases him for being a mummy’s boy.
Once upon a time, in a dark cave, there lived a bad troll... Enter the magic world of Andersen with the fairy tale of the Snow Queen!
This short film is an exquisite Wagner-inspired tale of lost love in puppetry and stop-motion animation.
