Opera for babies?

BambinO is a piece of music theatre aimed at an audience that often gets overlooked in the world of opera – babies.

Following it’s premiere at the Manchester International Festival, director Phelim McDermott spoke about the aims of the piece:

“We wanted to make sure that in 25 years time, if someone said “When did you see your first opera?” they would say “Oh - I was six months old”.

The youngsters watching the performance have reacted in varying ways, from being "really engrossed" to "terribly moved and cry".

"I hope it brings opera to lots of new ears," added composer Lliam Paterson.

Originally from 5 live.