The Little Prince

The Little Prince, subtitled A Magical Opera, is an opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright, based on the 1943 book of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. First performance: Houston, 2003. The Little Prince was commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera and premiered in May 2003 with Nate Irvin as The Little Prince and Teddy Tahu Rhodes as the Pilot. It was then performed by the Skylight Opera Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Boston Lyric Opera with Jeffrey Walter as the Little Prince. Houston Grand Opera had a return engagement in December 2004 with Jeffrey Walter as the Little Prince and Jeffrey Allison. The University of kentucky opera (april 2005), The New York City opera (November 2005), as well as The Tulsa, Oklahoma City opera, and the Santa Fe opera. The San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances did a joint production in May 2008. In the UK, it was filmed by the BBC following a nationwide talent search for children to play... full article at wikipedia