H. Pfitzner, Das Christelflein (The Christmas Elf), excerpts. C.P. Flor.

Описание: This is an opera for children. The characters in the play are: an Elf, a Fir Tree, Father Christmas, Christ Child, and some ordinary people including children.
There are two acts and 12 scenes totally. Total duration 96 min. Before each scene there is a short narration part.
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From the cd booklet (only synopsis, no libretto in the booklet):

ACT 1
Scene 1 (Elf, Old Fir Tree) : The inquisitive Christmas Elf
encounters the glum Old Fir Tree
in the Christmassy winter forest ...
Some people approach.
Scene 2 (Elf) : The Elf asks himself what being sick means ...
ACT 2
Scene 9 (Children) : ... the children sing a Christmas song, and
the Christ Child appears, accompanied by the elf,
with the Christmas tree, all in lights, in his hand ...
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The excerpts are from the CPO double cd (front cover shown at the beginning of the video):

"Hans Pfitzner
Das Christelflein.
Tolzer Knabenchor.
Munchner Rundfunkorchester.
Claus Peter Flor."
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Instead of the paintings and photos that i use in my videos, i chose to use gifs in this one. The main reason was that when i was searching for Christmas images many gifs appeared and a decided to give it a try. I hope the resulting video is not annoying.
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This video is not made for profit. If there are any problems with copyrights laws please let me know and i will remove it.