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Brundibár

An opera for young and old people about power and resistance.

About the Concert

Aninka and Pepíček want to sing on the marketplace to raise money for their sick mother. However, the barrel organ man Brundibár drives them away. Thanks to the help of a dog, cat, and sparrow, as well as together with the other children of the town, they manage to stand up against the villain. Hans Krása's Brundibár is a captivating children's opera full of conflicts, humor, joy, and beauty. At the same time, it is inseparably linked to its history: Krása revised the work in Theresienstadt, where it was performed by the children of the camp. The horrors behind this fact must not be forgotten, but the piece can only capture a fraction of these historical backgrounds. Brundibár is a story about power, how we react to it, and how we learn to recognize it and resist it. Semi-staged performance.

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Programme

<p><strong>Hans Krása</strong><br>&quot;Brundibár&quot; Opera for Children (Prague/Theresienstadt 1938/43)<br>Overture for Small Orchestra</p><p><strong>James MacMillan (Composer in Residence)</strong><br>&quot;Détem&quot; after a poem by Hanus Hachenburg, for Children's Choir</p>

Artists

Tabatha McFadyen
Scenic setting
Gunter Berger
Artistic Director
Runnicles Fellow
Conductor
Bernhard Hansky
Baritone (Brundibár)
Antoni Staniec
Pepícek
Busecan Coºkun
Aninka
Carley Marholin
Tanz
Nicolas Köhler
Tanz
Nadia Toliou
Police officer
Xiang Li
Spatz
Mei Ling Daniell-Greenhalgh
Cat
NN
Dog
Carola Volles
Costume/ Equipment
Alexander Hauer
Lighting design
Solist:innen des Kinderchors und Gäste
Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden
Mitglieder der Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Tabatha McFadyen

Australian-born Tabatha McFadyen, now based in Berlin, is a director, choreographer and performer. Her most recent projects include choreography and assistant directing for "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" at the Berlin State Opera, where she was also permanently employed as a staff producer until 2025, and choreography for "Der Rosenkavalier" in Zurich. She has worked with internationally renowned directors such as Lydia Steier, Claus Guth, Robert Carsen, Calixto Bieito and Barrie Kosky.

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Gunter Berger

Choir Director / Direction children's and civic choir

Gunter Berger studied school music and orchestral conducting, but has devoted himself primarily to choral music since 1990. From 1990 to 2011, he led the MDR Children's Choir to European fame, and from summer 2012 he took over the direction of the Dresden Philharmonic Choir for ten years. Since 2022, he has concentrated on conducting the Dresden Philharmonic Children's Choir and the Bürgerchor am Kulti as well as on his numerous teaching activities, workshops and program ideas, with which he enriches the choral scene.

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Alexander Hauer

Actor, choreographer, and director Alexander Hauer was a member of the Theater Bremen ensemble from 2000 to 2004. Since 2004, he has been working as a freelancer, developing music, dance, and theater projects that uniquely combine movement, sound, and community. In 2011, he founded the non-profit cultural institution OpusEinhundert, where he has been Artistic Director ever since, staging inclusive productions with up to 150 performers of different ages.

 

 

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Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden

The Philharmonische Kinderchor Dresden is one of the most well-known and successful children's choirs in Germany and can look back on a history of over fifty years. 140 girls and boys currently sing in the choir's various formations, sometimes in performances with the Dresden Philharmonic and sometimes in their own concerts. The programs include works from the Renaissance to the 21st century, from many countries and cultures, from folk songs to pop adaptations.

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