Summary
Recital for little ones
Marie Sénié – Soprano
Jennifer Michel – Soprano
Anne Pagès-Boisset – Piano
Ages 2 to 6
Running time: 35 minutes
Hansel and Gretel are two very mischievous children who love to dream. With their nanny, they take you off to explore the world of fairy tales – where they even meet the Sugar Plum Fairy…
The first part is devoted to Engelbert Humperdinck’s masterpiece, Hansel and Gretel, sung in French. The second takes the children on a journey through classical music, musicals and Disney songs.
Programme
Humperdinck (Hansel and Gretel: Introduction, Evening Prayer), Tchaikovsky (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker), Mozart (Alphabet), Rossini (Cat Duet), Do Ré Mi (The Sound of Music), Ce rêve bleu (A Whole New World – Aladdin), Libérée, délivrée (Let It Go – Frozen), Recette du cake d’amour (Donkey Skin), Quand on prie la bonne étoile (When You Wish Upon a Star – Pinocchio), Il en faut peu pour être heureux (The Bare Necessities – The Jungle Book)
“It was magical and funny, and the performers were wonderful! Enchanting for the children and the grown-ups alike!” – a schoolteacher
The performers
Marie Sénié – Soprano, trained at the conservatoires of Béziers, Sète and Avignon, she is a member of the Chorus of the Opéra national de Montpellier.
Jennifer Michel – Awarded a unanimous first prize in singing at the Conservatoire de Marseille and a former member of the CNIPAL, she has sung at the Opéra de Marseille, the Opéra national de Lorraine and in Saint-Étienne.
Anne Pagès-Boisset – Pianist and resident vocal coach at the Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie since 1997, she also performs in concert across Europe, the United States and South Korea.
