Brief clips from archival videos of multiple live performances of Raphael Mostel 's musical voyage for based on Jean de Brunhoff's much-loved classic book, The Travels of Babar (Le Voyage de Babar, El Viaje de Babar, etc.). Many different narrators, including Laurent de Brunhoff, eldest son of Jean de Brunhoff. All clips from performances presented by Source Music, Inc. in association with the French Institute Alliance Française, with generous funding from the Florence Gould Foundation. Links to feature and reviews in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/11/arts/music-making-bowls-sing-and-elephants-talk.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/20/arts/music-review-little-ears-and-big-elephants.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/30/books/music-review-giving-a-picture-book-a-big-screen-performance.html
Archival video copyright. All rights reserved. Further info at www.mostel.com This is the original version of the show. A new version for full orchestra is in preparation.