The Sweeper Of Dreams

Album: not on an album (2012)
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  • Most operas don't run to a little over seven minutes, but most operas are not composed by six year olds! Child prodigy Alma Deutscher wrote this for a competition organized by the English National Opera. It may not have won first prize, but it did win her national and international acclaim. In October 2012 at the grand old age of seven she appeared on the BBC morning news to explain how it was inspired by a dream she had when she was "younger." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

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