World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English! | Allan Monk, Brian Banion, ...

World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English! | Allan Monk, Brian Banion, ... | Great Intro to Operas

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	World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English! Allan Monk, Brian Banion, ... Children's Group, 2003 average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Sampler of Greatest Hits and Karaoke, Too

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.

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Great Intro to Operas

THE WORLD"S VERY BEST OPERA FOR KIDS is a collection of fourteen of the best loved arias in the world. The whole family will enjoy this CD, which is a unique version of these famous arias in that these are all sung in English so your child (and you) can appreciate and imagine the story that it illustrates. It is a wonderful introduction to opera and will have the whole family humming the memorable melodies, which are sung by some of the best of famous voices. You will be inspired to read the storylines of the operas to your children for a wonderful educational and delightful family hour. The CD includes an insert with the words so you can sing along

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Outstanding Resource - We LOVE This CD!

This is a GREAT CD! Both the children and my husband and I love it. We bought it as an introduction to opera for our homeschooled children, and never guessed we'd all enjoy it so much.

All the tunes are ones you will probably recognize - but hearing the words that go with the music and hearing them in *English* is so helpful! It has been really fun to find out what these songs are really about.

My kids and I often catch ourselves singing opera through the day now, which is really neat. It has helped build their understanding of music in many different ways, and has improved my oldest daughter's voice ability as she strives to keep up with the professional singers on the CD.

The music is beautiful, the words are lovely and give meaning, and this whole CD is just exceptionally good entertainment!

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If your child loves music...

This CD is a treat for anyone who enjoys opera. It includes many well known arias. The words are printed out so it is easy to follow along, something that lets you tell the story to a child. This serves as a good introduction for anyone new to opera.

I finally understand what these arias mean!!!

I love this CD and can't wait to use it with my music students when school resumes. Opera is always a difficult subject to create affinity for...this will be extremely helpful!

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Tracks
The Barber Of Seville: Largo Al Factotum - Gregory Dahl | Carmen: Habanera - Jean Stilwell | The Marriage Of Figaro: Non Piu Andrai - Allan Monk | The Magic Flute: Papageno's Song - Daniel Lichti | Carmen: The Toreadors Song - Brian Banion | La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci - Addio Di Mimi - Laura Whalen | The Magic Flute: Der Hoole Rache (The Queen Of The Night's Aria) - Aline Kutan | Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile - Michael Schade | Tales Of Hoffman: The Doll Song - Tracy Dahl | Die Walkure: Ride Of the Valkyries - Laura Whalen | The Marriage Of Figaro: Voi, Che Sapete - Erin Thrall | Madame Butterfly: Un Bel Di Verdremo - Natalie Choquette | Xerxes: Ombra Mai Fu - Daniel Taylor | Rigoletto: Caro Nome - Lambroula Maria Pappas | Habanera - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV | Non Piu Andrai - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV | Papageno's Song - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV | La Donna E Mobile - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV | Voi, Che Sapete - The Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV

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