Die Gänsemagd
Opera for children from six years
Libretto by Helga Utz
after the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
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Die Gänsemagd
Abstract
Die Gänsemagd
The Goose Girl is one of the most profound fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm: a king’s daughter loses three drops of blood and hence the protection of her mother. As a result, the sly chambermaid takes away her horse and prince, and the king’s daughter has to look after geese. Fearful of betrayal, the chambermaid has the horse, which can speak, killed. However, the king’s daughter follows his advice and entrusts her fate to an old oven… The composer Iris ter Schiphorst set this fascinating story to music. Her witty, jaunty music unleashed a storm of enthusiasm among the little listeners at the world première in Vienna in 2010. Lasting just over an hour, the piece is ideally suited to giving children their first taste of musical theatre.