Musical Stories «Die Werkstatt der Schmetterlinge»

Book by Gioconda Belli with music by Saint-Saëns, Délibes, Fauré, Rimsky-Korsakov
A co-production with the Theater Stadelhofen

from 7 years, children must be accompanied by an adult

The «Designers of all things» receive the important task of populating and beautifying the world with every possible type of plant and animal. One of them, Rodolfo, is an experimental designer. He dreams of creating a creature that is as beautiful as a flower and can fly like a bird. And nothing can keep him from making that dream come true – not even when he’s punished by being transferred to the Insect Workshop. His perseverance is eventually rewarded with an enchanting discover…

On the studio stage, stories come alive as scenes with music. Our young guests are introduced to live instruments, sing, dance and help shape the action.

Concept Roger Lämmli, Françoise Blancpain, Line Eberhard
Direction Line Eberhard, Roger Lämmli

With Julius Griesenberg, Anna Gschwend, Sonja Leutwyler and musicians of Opernhaus Zürich

Language: German
Duration: 75 min

The Studiobühne in the third underground floor of the Opera House can only be reached via 52 stair steps and is therefore not accessible for people in wheelchairs.

Past performances

March 2025

Sat

29

Mar
15.30