The Classical Child at the Opera

Anastasi Mavrides (Artist), Metromusic (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Metromusic
• Audio CD (May 4, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sophia Sounds/Metro Music
• ASIN: B00000J29D
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,078 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > Indie Music > Classical
  • #55 in Music > Indie Music > Children's Music > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What's Opera Doc?, March 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Classical Child at the Opera (Audio CD)

No, this isn't Bugs Bunny's version of opera. It is, however, an excellent introduction to opera, for young and old alike. The the translations to English are quite clever, and the singers' voices are, for the most part, excellent and clear (overly florid voices can be such a turn-off). Grant Doyle, the baritone, is a particular stand-out: rather than sing "at" you, he manages to convey humor and emotion in his parts... you can almost *see* the funny bird catcher, Papageno, in the three songs from Mozart's "Magic Flute", which happent to be my 5-year old's favorite tracks. Doyle's turn as Figaro in "Largo al Factorum" from "The Barber of Seville" is pure joy. The children's chorus in "The Children's March" from "Carmen" is also delightful, and Gabriella Santinelli's(?) voice as the doll from Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffman" is simply amazing.

As much as I enjoy this album, I question the inclusion of the last three songs, which come from "Hansel and Gretel". The voices on the songs are of the overly florid nature, and I can see my daughter lose interest. I think it would have been more interesting to include more "Carmen," or arias from other such popular operas "Rigoletto" or "Aida". Or if the album needed to end on a slower note, the overcoat song from "La Boheme."

IAC, I have caught my daughter humming bits and pieces from the operas. Even I have managed to amaze people by correctly identifying the Flower Duet from "Lakme"! I strongly recommend this album.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Child is singing Opera!, October 4, 2000

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paul r. gaedke (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Classical Child at the Opera (Audio CD)

My wife and I received this cd as a gift at a shower and started playing for our kids in the car. They loved it! I have a degree in voice and was delighted when I began to hear my two and a half year old son singing along with the arias. He now knows many of them word for word and note for note. This cd is a wonderfull way to get your kids listening to and enjoying opera and classical music. Our original copy was broken in a bizzare baby/cd incident so I had to buy a second copy because my kids were begging for it. BUY THIS CD!!!!!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't live without this one..., November 10, 2000

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michelle knight (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Classical Child at the Opera (Audio CD)

My two boys received this album as a gift in tape form. We have listened to it so often we now have to purchase the CD to replace the worn-down tape. We can't live without it! My 6 year old begs for "Figaro!" and my 3 year old loves the Flower Duet! This is a wonderful gift!