Junior audiences in Hanoi will be given a rare opportunity to enjoy the musical performance The Little Sweep , by British composer Benjamin Britten on Feb 3-4.
The musical play will be performed by the Vietnam National Opera & Ballet under the baton of British conductor Graham Sutcliffe.
The Little Sweep is an opera for children in three scenes. It was first performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in 1949. It originally formed part of a longer “entertainment for young people” called Let’s Make an Opera , the first part of which was a spoken play showing the cast rehearsing the opera.
The story tells about Sam, the sweep boy who is sold into service and bullied by his elders. One day, when the sweeps comes to work for a rich family in Iken Hall, the children of the family take pity on the poor boy and decide to rescue him from the other sweeps.
Sam will be played by Luu Tri Dung, a boy from Cat Linh Primary School in Hanoi. He is a member of the Ba Dinh Culture and Arts Club and has been cast to sing in the musical.
Dung is now anxiously anticipating his debut at the Hanoi Opera House. He began to rehearse with other artists including Vanh Khuyen, Thang Long, Phan Duc and Thanh Binh.
Inspired by Oliver Twist , the play is a story of friendship, sympathy and the hope for a better life for children.
As a result of an art programme carried out by British Council, the performance focuses on audience development and promoting different types of British music in Vietnam, according to Simon Beardow, deputy director of the British Council Vietnam.
“This Britten’s miniature operatic masterpiece was completed in 1949 and has been very popular, particularly with younger audiences ever since,” he says.
The musical will be performed in 60 minutes with English subtitles at the Hanoi Opera House.
Tickets are available free of charge and can be collected from the British Council, 20 Thuy Khue Street, and the VNOB, 11 Nui Truc Street./.
The musical play will be performed by the Vietnam National Opera & Ballet under the baton of British conductor Graham Sutcliffe.
The Little Sweep is an opera for children in three scenes. It was first performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in 1949. It originally formed part of a longer “entertainment for young people” called Let’s Make an Opera , the first part of which was a spoken play showing the cast rehearsing the opera.
The story tells about Sam, the sweep boy who is sold into service and bullied by his elders. One day, when the sweeps comes to work for a rich family in Iken Hall, the children of the family take pity on the poor boy and decide to rescue him from the other sweeps.
Sam will be played by Luu Tri Dung, a boy from Cat Linh Primary School in Hanoi. He is a member of the Ba Dinh Culture and Arts Club and has been cast to sing in the musical.
Dung is now anxiously anticipating his debut at the Hanoi Opera House. He began to rehearse with other artists including Vanh Khuyen, Thang Long, Phan Duc and Thanh Binh.
Inspired by Oliver Twist , the play is a story of friendship, sympathy and the hope for a better life for children.
As a result of an art programme carried out by British Council, the performance focuses on audience development and promoting different types of British music in Vietnam, according to Simon Beardow, deputy director of the British Council Vietnam.
“This Britten’s miniature operatic masterpiece was completed in 1949 and has been very popular, particularly with younger audiences ever since,” he says.
The musical will be performed in 60 minutes with English subtitles at the Hanoi Opera House.
Tickets are available free of charge and can be collected from the British Council, 20 Thuy Khue Street, and the VNOB, 11 Nui Truc Street./.
