In association with Jeunesses Musicales Canada

The Story of Babar the Little Elephant 

Kinderconcert Series

2025-02-09 11:00 2025-02-09 12:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: The Story of Babar the Little Elephant 

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/36025

In-person event

This tale, full of twists and turns, will definitely have you moved to tears and laughter.   Featuring the music of Francis Poulenc, one of France’s greatest composers, this show presents the remarkable story of King Babar. Majestic, entertaining, and moving, this show captures the adventures of the little elephant while presenting an evocative array of musical forms: the lullaby sung by Babar’s mother, the Musette waltz of the pastries, the wedding march and...

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Azrieli Studio,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
February 9, 2025

February 2025

  1. Feb 9 2025
    Sunday

    11:00am

    1:30pm

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Charlotte Gagnon and Laurence Lambert-Chan reading the Story of Babar
Charlotte Gagnon and Laurence Lambert-Chan reading the Story of Babar
Family programming Music Piano Theatre Theatre classics Youth Children
  • In-person event
  • English
  • Ages 3-8
  • ≈ 45 minutes · No intermission

This tale, full of twists and turns, will definitely have you moved to tears and laughter.  

Featuring the music of Francis Poulenc, one of France’s greatest composers, this show presents the remarkable story of King Babar. Majestic, entertaining, and moving, this show captures the adventures of the little elephant while presenting an evocative array of musical forms: the lullaby sung by Babar’s mother, the Musette waltz of the pastries, the wedding march and polka, and the lovely finale – a nocturne bathed in moonlight.   

In association with Jeunesses Musicales Canada

Performances in English at 11 am and 1:30 pm
Performance in French at 3 pm

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Feb 3
Feb 4
Feb 5
Feb 6
Feb 7
Feb 8
Feb 9
  • 11:00 am
  • 1:30 pm
  • Narration Charlotte Gagnon
  • Piano  Laurence Lambert-Chan
  • ADAPTATION AND STAGE DIRECTION   Judith Pelletier, François Racine
  • SCENOGRAPHY   Gabrielle Desrosiers 
  • ENGLISH TRANSLATION Nelly Rieu