Let's Make An Opera! - An Entertainment For Young People In Three Acts

The Little Sweep is a three-scene opera aimed at children written by the English composer Benjamin Britten with a libretto by Eric Crozier. It is the second part of Lets Make an Opera! the first part being a play within which the cast assume the roles of amateur performers planning creating and practicing the opera. This volume is ideal for introducing children to the operatic genre and it is not to be missed by fans of Brittens fantastic work. Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten OM CH (1913 - 1976) was an English conductor composer and pianist. He was a significant figure in 20th-century British classical music and is not famous for Peter Grimes (1945) the War Requiem (1962) and The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra (1945). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.