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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

Hans Krása
Overture for small orchestra (1943/44)
"Brundibar" Opera for children (Prague/Theresienstadt 1938/43)

Artists

Tabatha McFadyan
Scenic setting
Runnicles Fellow
Conductor
Gunter Berger
Artistic Director
Carley Marholin
Tanz
Nicolas Köhler
Tanz
Solist:innen des Kinderchors und Gäste
Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Tabatha McFadyan

Tabatha McFadyen is an Australian director, choreographer, and performer. She was born in Dubbo, Australia, and now lives in Berlin.

 

 

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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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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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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

Top class! That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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