Hexe Hillary geht in die Oper

Little Hexe Hillary, a witch, wins two tickets for the opera in a radio competition. She’s quite proud of winning – until she realizes she has no idea what opera is. And when it’s time to collect the prize, her disappointment couldn’t be bigger: all she gets is two pieces of paper. But she’s not so easily put off: Now that she’s won those slips of paper, she wants to know what it’s all about. Her Little Witches from A to Z lexicon helps her out: «Oper ist Theater, wo alle nur singen.» Or, «opera is theater, but everyone sings instead.» That’s got to be some kind of a curse – who volunteers to sing?! Naturally, Hillary can’t help but trying out the spell, which she thinks is a singing curse. Something appears to have gone wrong, though, because Maria Bellacanta appears, conjured up out of nowhere. But: not only is Maria Bellacanta a federally-certified witch, she’s also an opera singer. Together, they explore the world of opera, and Hillary learns that sometimes it’s easier to express oneself with music than it is with words.

This performance includes excerpts from Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Gounod’s Faust.

In German. Duration approx. 45 Min.