Henny Penny: A Children’s Opera

PHILLIPS Henny Penny (20’)
ASSORTED Song Cycle (30’)

A world-first live staging of new opera and song made for – and by – curious young minds.

‘Henny Penny’ is a charming operatic adaptation of the folk tale about a young chicken who believes the sky is falling when an acorn lands on its head.

This children’s opera by the acclaimed composer Julian Philips (Glyndebourne Opera’s first ever Composer-in-Residence) will be performed live for the very first time, featuring a cast including a choir of Sheffield primary children.

Original songs created as part of a new Music in the Round composition project with children in Sheffield schools will also be given their public premieres.

“It was incredible to see professionals and children perform together... To experience opera in such an accessible way [was] really amazing, innovative and inspiring. I found it incredibly moving.” Audience feedback from our recent opera ‘The Monster in the Maze’.