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Family Sunday: Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev<div> Grégoire Pont | creation of illustrations and live projection</div><div> Emmanuel Bénèche | narrator</div><div><br></div><div> The Centuries</div><div> Nicolas Simon | Director</div><div><br></div><div> In the first part of the program</div><div> Ravel Mother Goose Suite, for small orchestra</div><div><br></div><div> "Each character is represented by an instrument: the bird by the flute, the duck by the oboe, the cat by the staccato clarinet in a low register, the grandfather by the bassoon, the wolf by chords from three French horns, Peter by the string quartet, and the hunters' gunshots by the timpani and bass drum. Before the performance, it is best to introduce these various instruments to the children. In this way, they will effortlessly learn to identify them."</div><div><br></div><div> It was with a clear pedagogical intention that Prokofiev wrote the preface to his score, which thus perfectly met the commission given to him by the Moscow Children's Theatre in 1936. Since then, the adventures of Peter and the Wolf have not aged a day and remain a hit for introducing young children to music.</div><div><br></div><div> Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Production</div>