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The show was amazing and inspiring for my 6 year old”

“This was a very informative show and my children loved it”

“Fantastic costumes Very engaging The activity sheet was good for all ages”

“My 6yr old grandaughter adored adventures in opera – she has made several drawings about the performance and tells everyone she meets about it!”

“A great introduction to Opera. Was wonderful to see my 8 year old son fully immersed in it all.”

“It was fabulous how opera was introduced to children/families – the company used a variety of proper operatic excerpts including works by contemporary composers, woven into the simple and amusing plot to make them accessible. The costume changes and performers were excellent and held the children’s attention – just the right balance of listening quietly and interactive sections. Very cleverly directed. How wonderful for children to get the opportunity to listen to top-class performers like this! Bravo, Opera North!”

“It introduced my 5 year old daughter to opera which she loved and have therefore booked to return to the theatre.”

“Excellent informative and fun production. Interactive and very family orientated.”

“Exceeded my expectations, granddaughter literally hooked on opera now”

“Great to have a performance of opera for kids to get them engaged with the art form (and adults too!)”

“The acting, the costumes and music were amazing. I loved it all. I saw the promotional video online and thought that made it look fantastic especially to children.”

“I liked the performance getting the children in the audience to sing some opera at the end. Would have loved more of that. The children all ages loved it, particularly the six year old”

“We liked the building, space for kids to play and diversity” [JP – this was Lowry performance]

“Good for all ages”

“The show was excellent in every department”

“[liked] How child friendly the staff were. It was lovely for the 5 year old girls to be treated like grown ups getting their tickets checked etc.”

“A great intro to opera”

“[Liked] The introduction to opera for young children. That it wasn’t too patronising and was engaging throughout. The inclusion of signing and a screen with the words. That the audience was invited to sing together at the end.”

“Pitching opera to a young audience is great.”

“It was very well pitched at a children’s audience”

“[Liked] the interactive element, very high quality performers”

“The fact that it was really catered for children and I loved the fact that there was a screen with the text on and I loved the emojis to go with it. That was a lovely touch.”

“Specific to this performance, I was moved and saddened by the need to promote opera in this way. It has made me more alert to the need to “use it or lose it”, and I will be sure to attend more opera performances in the future. It was a beautiful and charming show!”

“Our children were lucky enough to sit in the front row and were fascinated by the orchestra and the instruments.”

“The singing was beautiful. The fact the performance was signed was nice it was accessible for more people.”

“Great interactivity and ability to keep diverse age group entertained”

“It was a thoughtful and entertaining production – target age group was well catered for.”

“[liked] How close we could sit to the orchestra and singers so my children could see the instruments played and see clearly.”