PREMIERE | Family Opera: Let’s Make an Opera! The Little Sweep

Benjamin Britten’s family opera LET’S MAKE AN OPERA! THE LITTLE SWEEP (original title: “Let’s Make an Opera! The Little Sweep”)

Libretto by Eric Crozier
Translator: Violeta Palčinskaitė
Director: Agnė Sunklodaitė
Music director and conductor: Martynas Bražas
Set and costume designer: Giedrė Brazytė
Choreographer: Rūta Gruzdė
Lighting designer: Remigijus Januška
Animation creators: Antanas Skučas, Ugnė Žvirblytė, Jorė Černiauskaitė
Video content creator: Mila Andrejeva
Assistant director: Martyna Biekšaitė
Vocal coach: Laima Česlauskaitė
Production manager: Renata Lokcikienė

CAST AND PERFORMERS
Miss Bagot – Jomantė Šležaitė
Rowena – Laima Česlauskaitė
Black Bob, Tom – Rytis Janilionis
Clem, Alfred – Liudvikas Suvorovas
Sam – Gustavas Žiaunė, Danilas Parfionovas
John – Jokūbas Putnikas
Rhea – Dovilė Ledzinskaitė
Juliet – Ariana Repovaitė, Ieva Kiauzarytė
Sophie – Ieva Kiauzarytė, Ariana Repovaitė
The sisters – Mėja Stasevičiūtė, Kamilė Jakutytė, Smiltė Merkelytė, Liepa Vilėniškytė, Dija Gustaitė
Children’s choir: Viktorija Prismakova, Liepa Gailiūnaitė, Liepa Jurevičiūtė, Bernadeta Jėčiūtė, Gabrielius Šenauskas, Miglė Masilionytė, Mėja Stanelytė, Elinga Kudrauskaitė
Instrumental ensemble: Lija Netuk (violin), Aistė Birvydaitė (violin), Girdutis Jakaitis (viola), Povilas Paukštė (cello), Arsenij Esaulkov (piano), Ihor Saranchuk, Artur Fedchenko (percussion)

The production is staged with the permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited.

“Let’s Make an Opera” is an educational work for children and young people by the renowned British composer Benjamin Britten. In 1949, Britten included his opera “The Little Sweep” in the larger project “Let’s Make an Opera!”, which invites the audience not only to watch the performance but also to become part of it.

The opera tells the story of Sam, a young chimney sweep who works in harsh conditions and suffers injustice at the hands of adults. A group of children decide to help him. Friendship, courage, compassion and solidarity prove stronger than fear, and the children’s ingenuity overcomes every obstacle.

Benjamin Britten believed opera could be close and accessible to every child. The work is therefore full of memorable melodies and playful scenes, and the young performers become the main heroes of the story.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Recommended for children aged 7 and over, and the whole family.

The event will be filmed and photographed. By purchasing a ticket, you confirm that you have been informed that the event will be photographed and filmed. Event photographs and video footage may be used by Panevėžys Musical Theatre for marketing, publicity and archival purposes on social media, its website and in the media. If you attend the event with underage children, as their legal representative you consent to their being captured in event material.