Bringing Opera to the masses in short, animated films

Carmen, La bohème and The Barber of Seville, have been given a modern make-over, interpreted into animated films, and narrated by Johnny Vaughan.Classic FM has teamed up with the English National Opera to produce the 30 second ‘opera shorts’ in an attempt to make opera more accessible to younger audiences.Sam Jackson, Classic FM’s managing editor, said, “Despite our success in democratising classical music since our inception 25 years ago, opera is still viewed as