The babe's first sit-down opera

and she actually managed to sit still for most of it until the dancers came on and we were all summoned to the dance...

Thanks to polly at lesbiandad.net who not only provided me with a madeleine moment but who had the whole family dancing in the living room this evening.

'Oh, Amahl is helemaal alleen' (Amahl is all on his own)... After the last notes died out, she said, can we watch it again? So without further ado, here is Amahl and the Night Visitors.



Because you can never have too much music in your life. Even at the age of three. Next stop: Peter and the Wolf.