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Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci for young people

Scene from the Opera Pagliacci, photo released to public domain

The Young People’s Opera House presents Pagliacci for the juvenile audience.  This program can be streamed from Kiddie Records Weekly. Page down to February week 9, then click the link.  Page below the album cover to see the links for launching the audio stream.

Here is a description of this opera from Kiddie Records Weekly:

This seldom seen label introduces an opera classic to the kids.  Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1858-1919), it is the story of a sad clown who, betrayed by his wife, must make his audience laugh while he weeps behind a painted smile.  Driven to madness, his jealous rage brings about a tragic finale.

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Opera on Kiddie Records Weekly

Nino Ananiashvii in Swan Lake ballet, image published under Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 by author Paata Vardanashvii

The album Capitol Music Appreciation Singles features 4 classical music programs for children.

Titles in this program are:

Themes from Peer Gynt Suites

Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake

The Three-Cornered Hat

Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers

To listen to any of the above programs, click here. Page down to July week 27 and click the link.  Look below the album cover for links to each of these albums.

Aleksander Zelwerowicz as Figaro in The Barber of Seville

Click here for the album The Barber of Seville. Page down to January week 4.  There are 3 other albums presented during the same week.   To hear The Barber of Seville, launch the audio stream in Windows Media player and click album 3.

Tyl and His Merry Pranks (album 4 at this same link) is also part of the series Stories of the Ballet.

Kiddie Records Weekly 2009 has another album from the series Stories of the Ballet.   Page down to week 25 and click Pineapple Poll.   Launch the audio stream in Windows Media player and click album 3.