Introducing Opera

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  • Bantam of the Opera.
    Luigi the rooster wins fame and fortune when the star of the Cosmopolitan Opera Company and his understudy both come down with chicken pox on the same night.

  • Bravo Minski.
    Minski travels across Europe inventing wonderful things, till at last he accomplishes his proudest achievement.

  • Hildegard Sings.
    Hildegard the opera singer gets a chance to be the star of the show and suddenly loses her voice.

  • Madame LaGrande and Her So High To the Sky Uproarious Pompadour.
    Madame LaGrande strives to be the most fashionable lady in Paris, but when her hairdresser creates a spectacular pompadour for her, the results are disastrous.

  • Madame Nightingale Will Sing Tonight.
    The woodland animals' plans for staging an opera run afoul when the prima donna develops stage fright. Includes basic information about opera and a list of famous operas.

  • The Magic Flute.
    Retells the story of the Mozart opera in which the noble Prince Tamino seeks the fair Pamina against a backdrop of the battle between darkness and light.

  • Summertime: From Porgy and Bess.
    Illustrations and the song "Summertime" from the "Porgy and Bess" musical depict a family's routine summer day.

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