Live, Video: Kids events

A vintage opera at the National Theatre offers charming adventures for children and musical sophistication for adults.

New York Theatre Ballet's long tradition of presenting condensed story ballets with exquisite production values continues despite the challenges of the current environment. Carnival of the Animals is paired with Tudor's Little Improvisations. 

English National Ballet School have discovered a truly successful formula with its My First Ballet series. Hundreds of young children are transported by Swan Lake at London's Peacock.

Youri Vámos’s mash up of The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol makes for a devilishly Victorian take on Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic.

Northern Ballet's Ugly Duckling offers a fantastic and inclusive introduction to the ballet for the whole family and at just 45 minutes long, does not try anyone's patience.

There is magic aplenty in director Stefan Herheim’s bold recontextualization of Gian Carlo Menotti's holiday opera. 

The National Ballet of Japan's Ryuuguu: the Turtle Princess is a ballet aimed at family audiences but adults can also enjoy it as it is a great showcase for Japanese culture with Noh and Kabuki influences and philosophy. 

The co-existence of amateurs and professionals is weighted firmly towards the latter.

Jessica Cottis and the BBC Concert Orchestra are Tree Fu Go.

Prokofiev’s much-loved Peter and the Wolf and Poulenc’s Babar, the Little Elephant made for a jolly children’s programme at the Tonhalle, even despite a major mishap.

Martyn Brabbins and the Rotterdam Philharmonic took the audience on a journey through our solar system in The Planets: An HD Odyssey.

The children's Barber of Seville is too severely cut to have any substance, but fabulous playing and conducting, stellar young soloists, and an imaginative staging make it a fun afternoon.

The BBC's Ten Pieces project culminates in a spectacular Proms event, some of it confusing for adults, but all well-received by the children.

Swanhunter is a fine retelling of a wonderful yarn, and this rendering of it contains a great deal to enjoy for an audience of all ages, albeit marred by inconsistent intelligibity.

The renowned chamber ensemble from Berlin treat a young Royal Festival Hall audience to a dazzling around the world trip. 

A sense of exploration and fascination lay behind Zonzo Compagnie’s “Listen to the Silence”, an interactive musical experience – ostensibly aimed at children – which guided us into John Cage’s sound world.

In yesterday’s matinee concert at the Konzerthaus, the Wiener KammerOrchester, Stefan Vladar and Thomas Quasthoff presented music by Mozart, Prokofiev and Poulenc in a family-friendly format. 

Brundibar was performed many times in the Jewish ghetto of Terezin during the Second World War. This production by Opera Prometheus, directed by Joseph Toltz, pays tribute to this history.

A kids’ TV format transferred to a Proms concert offered plenty of entertainment for the target audience, but precious little music.

Surreal floating magic from Aracaladanza surprises and delights at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Porté par une exemplaire et émouvante Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique, l'étonnant spectacle proposé en clôture de saison salle Favart atteint sa cible malgré des longueurs.

Las gigantescas figuras que recrean el *Retablo de maese Pedro* a cargo de Enrique Lanz llenaron el escenario del Auditorio de Tenerife de la magia y la fascinante música de Manuel de Falla.

L’Enfant qui ne voulait pas grandir et la fée Clochette métamorphosent l’Auditorium en Pays Imaginaire.

Die Oper Göteborg brachte mit der beliebten BBC-Dokumentation atemberaubende Bilder zu Live-Musik auf die Bühne.