Cal Performances and the San Francisco Opera team up to bring you the
West Coast premiere of this warm, wondrous opera for the whole family. A beloved classic of children's literature, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's
fable about a pilot who crash lands in the desert and meets an
open-hearted boy from another planet is a gentle reminder to hold on to
what is truly important in life. It has been set to music by Academy
Award-winning composer Rachel Portman, whose score has been praised by critics as "graceful and tuneful" and "colorful and charming." Francesca Zambello's production, with witty sets and costumes by Maria Bjørnson, adds richness and depth to the book's charming illustrations. /Sung in English with English supertitles.