A Fantasy Opera in One Act by Oliver Knussen
Libretto, based on his famous picture book, by MAURICE SENDAK
A young boy, Max, is playing and creating chaos. His mother, exasperated, sends him to bed without any supper. In his bedroom Max conjures up a fantasy world of forest and sea and sails to the land of the Wild Things to rumpus all the night. At last, home-sick, he returns 'through days and nights and even weeks and surely over a year' to his longed-for home.
London Sinfonietta leader NONA LIDDELL conductor Oliver Knussen
Designer MAURICE SENDAK Director FRANK CORSARO
Produced by BBCtv by arrangement with GLYNDEBOURNE, in association with R. M. ARTS Original production sponsored by PEARSON Directed for television by CHRISTOPHER SWANN
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