Opera nás baví - První kniha o opeře pro děti a rodiče – Novotná Anna (2005)

Dear children, don't be afraid of opera! Opera is not just for adults but is for you too. When you read the opera stories in this book and get to know the main characters, you will understand it better in the theater. You will also learn who wrote it, how they lived, and what else they composed. You will understand what roles the makeup artist, wardrobe mistress, stage manager, director, or conductor play in the theater, what backstage is; what a premiere, overture, or dress rehearsal is. Cheerful and expressive illustrations will give you a lot of hints. You will be able to imagine how a soprano or tenor sings. You will enjoy short stories about what can also happen to them on stage. Thanks to this book, you will simply discover that opera is interesting and entertaining and that it is worth going to listen to it. The book Opera is Fun has been prepared for you by true experts. Jiřina Marková - an opera singer who also leads sixty children from the Children's Opera Prague, and a professor of singing at the Prague Conservatory, and PhDr. Anna Novotná - an editor and journalist with educational and psychological training and a mother of three children. In the reprint, the CD that the first edition was dedicated to by a sponsor is NO LONGER included!