Old Music News of article 303666 for 2006-11-27

"Hansel and Gretel" an opera primer for kids

Reuters - The line at the coat check booth at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the opening-day matinee was an astonishment until we remembered we were about to see "Hansel and Gretel," sometimes thought of as a children's opera, and the line was for booster cushions for the younger set.

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