Aldeburgh Music

'Children are the only reasonably sane audience' – Maurice Sendak

Cast includes Susanna Andersson, Susan Bickley, Claire Booth, Lucy Schaufer, Graeme Broadbent, Graeme Danby, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Christopher Lemmings

Netia Jones director/designer
Ryan Wigglesworth conductor Britten Sinfonia
Music by Oliver Knussen
Text by Maurice Sendak

Two of the world’s most beloved books for children, Where The Wild Things Are and Higglety Pigglety Pop! spring to life in these wildly imaginative operas by Oliver Knussen and Maurice Sendak.

The boisterous Max journeys from his bedroom to a land of giant creatures with yellow rolling eyes, and the feisty terrier Jennie abandons the comforts of home to venture out into the world in search of Experience.

In this multimedia performance, singers, orchestra and projections collide in a joyous celebration of these brilliant works.

‘It’s as though he’s taken it and musically pictured … one step beyond what I’ve done… He’s carried it into another generation … He has moved it into his time, but with an authenticity and truthfulness that I feel.’ Maurice Sendak on Oliver Knussen

A co-production with the Barbican Centre and Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

This performance is supported by Lindsay & Sarah Tomlinson and a small syndicate of individuals

Second performance on Sunday 10 June at 2.30pm