LOC - The Brothers Grimm

"There are whole collections of adults that you couldn't get to sit still for an hour to watch an operatic production, and so the greatest testament to the success of Dean Burry's new kids opera was the rapt attention it received from the 100 or so children neatly arrayed on the floor. Burry's opera is quite confident in its theatricality."
-Robert Harris, The Globe and Mail

"Burry ingeniously intersperses sung sections with spoken dialogue, making it more accessible to children unfamiliar with the operatic idiom. The vocal writing is typically "modern-operatic" without being difficult or alienating, expertly woven to plenty of stage business, a must if you want to capture an audience raised on TV, video games and action movies. On this occasion, the several dozen kids sat on the floor, transfixed at the happenings onstage throughout with very little fidgeting "a very good sign!"

-Joseph So, La Scena Musicale

" What a fabulous piece! It grabbed the attention of the entire audience from young to small. There was of course beautiful music but also wonderful drama and lots of humour. We were enchanted!"

-Kathy Reid, Arts Coordinator, Brant County District School Board.