'Gerda Meets the Crow' is an extract from 'The Snow Queen', an opera after the tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The heroine, Gerda, is searching for her friend Kai who has been abducted by the Snow Queen. Her search leads her to a sinister old woman who entices her into her magic flower garden. She escapes and runs away and is sitting wondering what to do next when she is approached by a crow…