The Child & The Magic

The Child & The Magic A Magical Children's Opera

A bold new production of Ravel’s remarkable forty-five minute children’s opera, The Child and The Magic (L’Enfant et Les Sortileges).

Set in a spectacular big-top in the magnificent setting of Bignor Park, within the South Downs National Park, featuring international professional singers, a thirty five piece youth orchestra of the best musicians in the county including University of Chichester practitioners, recent graduates and current students and a fabulous adult and children’s chorus, under the Music Direction of David Jones (Welsh Royal College of Music and Drama, English National Opera, Paris Opera).

In a brilliant score with twenty-seven musical sections in a forty-five minute spell, a young boy is driven by boredom into destroying the objects he loves, unwittingly releasing a magic spell that brings them all to life - to teach him a lesson he won’t forget! In a phantasmagorical parade, live animation by BlueStar Animation (Passenger, Richard Durrant) and costume and design by Atlanta Duffy (The Lion & The Jewel, V&A, Lyric Hammersmith) bring the amazing tale to life under the Direction of Karen Howard (University of Chichester, Scottish Opera, Music Theatre Wales). Sung in English.

The Child and The Magic is part of the West Sussex Ahead of the Game Festival, a series of five amazing, outdoor productions, Produced by Paul Ackerley on behalf of the West Sussex Arts Partnership led by West Sussex County Council. The Festival is the county’s approach to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, created with the communities of West Sussex.

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West Sussex Arts Partnership

The Arts Annexe
Orchard Street
Chichester
PO19 1DQ

Telephone: 01243 753 839
Website: http://www.magicopera.co.uk/

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The Child &amp; The Magic / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2012-09-19T00:00:00Z">Wed 19</span> to <span  itemprop="endDate" content="2012-09-23T00:00:00Z">Sun 23 Sep 2012</span> <span>(5 days)</span>The Child & The Magic / Wed 19 to Sun 23 Sep 2012 (5 days)

A bold new production of Ravel’s remarkable forty-five minute children’s opera, The Child and The Magic (L’Enfant et Les Sortileges). Set in a spectacular big-top in the magnificent setting of Bignor Park, within the...

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Young Instrumentalists Needed for Young Persons Orchestra / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2012-06-22T00:00:00Z">Fri 22 Jun 2012</span>Young Instrumentalists Needed for Young Persons Orchestra / Fri 22 Jun 2012

YOUNG INSTRUMENTALISTS NEEDED FOR A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE IN SEPT 2012 at Bignor Park, West Sussex. Conducted by DAVID JONES (English National Opera, Welsh Royal College of Music, Paris Opera). A London 2012 Games...

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