The World's Very Best Opera for Kids...in English!

Allan Monk (Performer), Brian Banion (Performer), Daniel Lichti (Performer), Gregory Dahl (Performer), Georges Bizet (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Tamás Gál (Conductor), Daniel Taylor (Performer), Erin Thrall (Performer), Jean Stilwell (Performer), Budapest Concert Orchestra (Orchestra), Aline Kulan (Performer), Lambroula Maria Pappas (Performer), Laura Whalen (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Allan Monk, Brian Banion, Daniel Lichti, Gregory Dahl, Daniel Taylor, et al.
• Orchestra: Budapest Concert Orchestra
• Conductor: Tamás Gál
• Composer: Georges Bizet, George Frederick Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Giacomo Puccini, et al.
• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Children's Group
• ASIN: B0000C5ROP
• Also Available in: Paperback
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #18 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Vocal & Song > Romances
  • #34 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > General AAS
  • #40 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Languages > French

Track Listings

1. Largo Al Factotum (Figaro) [From the Barber of Seville]

2. Habańera [From Carmen]

3. Non Piů Andrai [From the Marriage of Figaro]

4. Papageno's Song [From The Magic Flute]

5. The Toréadors Song [From Carmen]

6. Donde Lieta Usci - Addio Di Mimi - [From LA Bohčme]

7. Der Höölle Rache (The Queen of the Night's Aria) [From The Magic Flute]

8. La Donna Č Mobile [From Rigoletto]

9. The Doll Song (Les Oiseaux Dans la Chamille) [From Tales Hoffman]

10. Ride of the Valkyries [From Die Walküre]

11. Voi, Che Sapete [From the Marriage of Figaro]

12. Un Bel Dě Vedremo [From Madame Butterfly]

13. Ombra Mai Fů [From Xerxes]

14. Caro Nome [From Rigoletto]

15. Habańera (Instrumental) [From Carmen]

16. Non Piů Andrai (Instrumental) [From the Marriage of Figaro]

17. Papageno's Song (Instrumental [From The Magic Flute]

18. La Donna Č Mobile (Instrumental) [From Rigoletto]

19. Voi, Che Sapete (Instrumental) [From the Marriage of Figaro]

Editorial Reviews

Features 14 best-loved arias performed in English by the world's finest opera stars and rising stars and including works from some of the most popular -- and important - operas across a wide range of genres, eras and composers. In addition to 14 stellar p

Customer Reviews

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great Idea! Should be part of every Family!, September 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The World's Very Best Opera for Kids...in English! (Audio CD)

I wasn't sure if my kids, ages 5 and 10, would take to this CD, but what a wonderful surprise! Everyone has their own favorite: the five-year-old especially loves singing Figaro. The ten-year-old's favorite is The Queen of the Night's aria. My favorite is Caro Nome from Rigoletto. The opera synopses themselves aren't suitable for sharing with the kids, but the songs out of context work for all ages. There are also 5 instrumental versions so we pretend we're opera singers. This is great fun, particularly in the car. Their grandparents love it, too!

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sampler of Greatest Hits and Karaoke, Too, April 4, 2006

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Perchance2Dream (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World's Very Best Opera for Kids...in English! (Audio CD)

It really doesn't get much better than this CD. The primary benefit of the music is that it is a terrific selection of funny and touching arias from the classical genre. I am an opera lover and bought this for myself to memorize the words in English, as prompts when I listen to the pieces untranslated. I started listening to the CD while I was driving, and within a week had bought about a dozen CDs to distribute to family members and friends, with kids (and without). Everyone loves it. And at the end of the CD are several tracks of just the music, so you can sing along, which is a hoot. Your friends and colleagues, who hear you barking along to beats, will think you have taken leave of your senses. The lyrics (in English) are in the liner notes. I would suggest not reading the liner notes while driving.

Second CD benefit. The time you spend listening to this will be the equivalent of an afternoon at the beach or a walk in the mountains. The calming factor is amazing.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Opera without the language barrier? Brilliant!, November 6, 2003

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Suddenly an Opera-lover (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World's Very Best Opera for Kids...in English! (Audio CD)

I have to admit, though I recognized all the tunes,(from movies, advertising, etc.) I never thought I would like opera. But in English, with these great translations, its amazing. This isn't just for kids; this is for anyone who wants to finally enjoy these great songs (arias?) and really understand them.

I just wish this had been around when I was a kid.