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Samuel Penderbayne (*1989)
Musical theatre based on Hans Christian Andersen by Samuel Penderbayne
Libretto by Christian Schönfelder
First performed on 22 November 2019, at the Tischlerei (studio) of Deutsche Oper Berlin
aged 8 and over
70 mins / no interval
In German language without surtitles
- Composer
- Director
- Set design, Costume design
- Gerda
- Robber girl, flower, princess etc.
- Kay, Prince
- Snow Queen, Flower Queen etc.
- Clarinet / Crow
- Violoncello / Doves
- Tuba / Trombone / Reindeer
- Piano
- Percussions
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance0414:00DecSun€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance0417:00DecSun€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance0510:30DecMon€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance0910:30DecFri€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1017:00DecSat€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1114:00DecSun€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1117:00DecSun€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1210:30DecMon€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1610:30DecFri€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1814:00DecSun€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1817:00DecSun€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance1910:30DecMon€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Family performance // Children's performance // Repertoire2114:00JanSat€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance2117:00JanSat€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance2310:30JanMon€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance2410:30JanTue€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Repertoire // Children's performance // Family performance2510:30JanWed€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*
- Family performance // Children's performance // Last performance in this season2610:30JanThu€ 16,00 / concs.: 8,00*


Kindly supported by Förderkreis der Deutschen Oper Berlin e. V. A cooperation with OperaLab Berlin
- Composer
- Director
- Set design, Costume design
- Gerda
- Robber girl, flower, princess etc.
- Kay, Prince
- Snow Queen, Flower Queen etc.
- Clarinet / Crow
- Violoncello / Doves
- Tuba / Trombone / Reindeer
- Piano
- Percussions
Gerda and Kay are best friends. Yet when Kay gets a splinter in his eye, everything changes in an instant. He finds Gerda and his other friends childish, plain and silly, and follows the enticing voice of the icily beautiful Snow Queen. Now Gerda sets off, and while she searches for Kay she finds herself: in the eerily beautiful realm of the Flower Queen, the humdrum golden court of the Princess, the dangerous and dark cave of the Robber Queen, she learns to stand up for herself and her friends. With help from the Crow and the Reindeer she finally finds the way to the cold north of Lapland, and is able to free Kay from the Snow Queen's clutches with the true power of friendship – laughter.
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have been integral to children's bedrooms for generations, inspiring authors and composers alike. Now the Tischlerei at the Deutsche Oper Berlin will turn into the icy cold world of the Snow Queen in December and January. Composer Samuel Penderbayne, librettist Christian Schönfelder and director Brigitte Dethier are going on Gerda's journey with one actress, three singers and five musicians. With humour and awe they will tell a road-trip movie together: musical flowers, a croaking clarinet, a tuba reindeer and the eerily beautiful synthesiser world of the Snow Queen are just a few ingredients in this musical theatre in which the children experience the story up close.