Jiri Kilian: L' enfant et les sortilèges

Year: 1986
Country: Netherlands
Director, Choreographer: Jiří Kylián
Libretto: Colette
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Scenary and costumes designer: John Macfarlane
Lighting designer: Jennifer Tipton
Directed for television by: Hans Hulscher
Cast: Marly Knoben, Françoise Ogéas, Sabine Kupferberg, Nacho Duato, Fiona Lummis, Roslyn Anderson, Jeanine Collard, Michel Sénéchal
Genre: opera ballet
Runtime: 51 min.
Age: 6+
Angry because he does not want to learn his lessons, the boy destroys his books and vandalises the room he is in. But his surroundings come to life, seeking revenge, and he finds himself in some tricky situations before the restoratio of normality. Lorin Maazel conducts the Orchestre National de Paris and a fine cast of young singers, and the enchanting scenery and costumes are by award-winning designer John MacFarlane. 

A short introduction by Kylián is included in this studio recording.