Christopher Webber wrote:

>Moral: don't send your kids to "The Magic Flute" or "Hansel and Gretel",
>marvellous though they are for the initiated.  They're better off with
>"Powder Her Face".  Really.

My children loved Hansel and Gretel at the Met at 5 years old -- but with
3 months preparation, listening and singing the songs together.  They did
not like Magic Flute, however, even with a lot of preparation.

William Copper, composer of Lovelife Dances
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