| Other author/creator | Sendak, Maurice librettist, production designer. |
| Other author/creator | Knussen, Oliver composer, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 composer. |
| Other author/creator | Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 composer. |
| Other author/creator | Corsaro, Frank stage director. |
| Other author/creator | Swann, Christopher television director. |
| Other author/creator | Weston, Jenny choreographer. |
| Other author/creator | Gutteridge, Tom television director. |
| Other author/creator | Heather, Dave, 1941-2005 television director. |
| Other author/creator | Greenberg, Rodney, television director. |
| Other author/creator | Rattle, Simon, 1955- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Edwards, Sian, 1959- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Haitink, Bernard, 1929-2021 conductor. |
| Included Work | Knussen, Oliver. Where the wild things are. |
| Included Work | Knussen, Oliver. Higglety pigglety pop! |
| Included Work | Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Heure espagnole. |
| Included Work | Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Enfant et les sortilèges. |
| Included Work | Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Li͡ubovʹ k trem apelʹsinam. |
| Other author/creator | London Sinfonietta performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Glyndebourne Festival Opera. |
| Variant title |
Five magical operas from Glyndebourne |
| Contents |
Where the wild things are (40 min.) / Knussen and Sendak -- Higglety pigglety Pop! or There must be more to life (58 min.) / Knussen and Sendak -- L'enfant et les sortilèges (48 min.) / Ravel -- L'heure Espagnole (52 min.) / Ravel -- The love of three oranges (115 min.) / Prokofiev. |
| General note | Booklet (15 pages) includes cast list and scene synopses. |
| General note | 1st and 2nd work originally produced by BBC-TV; 3rd and 4th works originally produced by BBC and NVC Arts; 5th work originally produced by TV South. |
| Credits | 1st work and 2nd works: Oliver Knussen, composer; Maurice Sendak, libretto and designs; Frank Corsaro, director; Christopher Swann, director for video. |
| Credits | 3rd work: Maurice Ravel, composer; Maurice Sendak, designs; Frank Corsaro, director; Jenny Weston, choreographer; Tom Gutteridge, director for video. |
| Credits | 4th work: Maurice Ravel, composer; Maurice Sendak, designs; Frank Corsaro, director; Jenny Weston, choreographer; Dave Heather, director for video. |
| Credits | 5th work: Sergei Prokofiev, composer; Maurice Sendak, designs; Frank Corsaro, producer; Rodney Greenberg, director for video. |
| Performer |
1st work: London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen conducting; Karen Beardsley, Mary King, Hugh Hetherington, Jeremy Munro, Stephen Rhys-Williams, Andrew Gallacher. |
| Performer |
2nd work: London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen conducting; Cynthia Buchan, Deborah Rees, Andrew Gallacher, Neil Jenkins, Rosemary Hardy, Stephen Richardson. |
| Performer |
3rd work: London Philharmonic, Simon Rattle conducting; Cynthia Buchan, Fiona Kimm, Malcolm Walker, Franc̦ois Loup, Hyacinth Nicholls, Therry Dran, Louise Winter, Nan Christie, Jady Pearl, Carol Smith, Harolyn Blackwell, Anna Steiger, Alison Hagley. |
| Performer |
4th work: London Philharmonic, Sian Edwards conducting; Anna Steiger, Franc̦ois Le Roux, Rémy Corazza, Thierry Dran, Franc̦ois Loup. |
| Performer |
5th work: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink conducting; Roger Bryson, Hugh Hetherington, Derek Hammond-Stroud, Yvonne Lea, Susan Moore, Fiona Kimm, Peter-Christoph Runge, John Pringle, Nucci Condo, Nelly Morpurgo, Richard van Allan, Williard White, Ugo Benelli, Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Ryland Davies. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera ; 1st and 2nd work recorded August 1985 ; 3rd and 4th work recorded September 1987 ; 5th work recorded May 1982. |
| Audience |
BBFC code: E. |
| Technical details | DVD will not play in Region 1 (U.S.) DVD players. |
| Language | 1st and 2nd works performed in English, with English subtitles ; 3rd, 4th, and 5th works performed in French, with English subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Filmed operas. |
| Standard identifier# |
5051865566823 |
| Publisher number | 50-51865-4311-2-1 Warner Music Entertainment |
| Publisher number | 50-51865-4314-2-8 Warner Music Entertainment |
| Publisher number | 50-51865-4315-2-7 Warner Music Entertainment |