LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Opera & Family
A Song for the Moon Mathilde Wantenaar
Presentation
Youth opera based on the book by Toon Tellegen
The lonely mole decides to write a song to cheer the moon up. The grasshopper rehearses with his orchestra until they master the song. And then one night they deliver a beautiful concert. But why does the moon look so sad afterwards...? Een lied voor de maan (A Song for the Moon) is based on the children’s book of the same name by the famous Dutch author Toon Tellegen, known for his short animal stories full of strange situations with philosophical dimensions. With this work, the Dutch composer Mathilde Wantenaar (°1993) has written her first large- scale opera, specially for a young audience. A Song for the Moon touches on important topics such as loneliness, identity, disappointment and friendship, but it is also a work about the power of music and the possibility of making contact with each other.
Dates & tickets
–
Location
Malibran room (La Monnaie Workshops)
Prices
€ 9
Language
Sung in Dutch / French
Age limit
6+
Running time
1:00 (without break)
Music
Mathilde Wantenaar
Libretto
Mathilde Wantenaar & Willem Bruls
Based on the book of the same name by Toon Tellegen
Premiere
Amsterdam, 21.3.2021
Gallery
Dates
-
Sun 19 June 2022
Time11:00
InfosFR
-
Sun 19 June 2022
Time14:00
InfosNL
-
Wed 22 June 2022
Time10:30
InfosFR écoles
-
Wed 22 June 2022
Time14:00
InfosFR
-
Fri 24 June 2022
Time10:30
InfosNL Scholen
Cast
Cast
DirectorBÉATRICE LACHAUSSÉE
Set design & costumesNELE ELLEGIERS
LightingCOR VAN DEN BRINK
DramaturgyWILLEM BRULS
LibrettoMATHILDE WANTENAAR, WILLEM BRULS
French translationBENJAMIN PRINS
The moleVERA FISELIER
The grasshopper / The earthwormLUCAS CORTOOS°°
The frogALEJANDRO FONTE
The dormouse / The cricketBLANDINE COULON°°
The field mouse / The moonLOUISE FOOR°
The shrew TILLE VAN GASTEL
○ MM Laureate
○○ MM Soloist
Chamber music ensemble of La Monnaie
ProductionNATIONALE OPERA & BALLET AMSTERDAM
Co-productionLA MONNAIE / DE MUNT,
FESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE,
ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE MÚSICA REINA SOFÍA,
OPERA ZUID MAASTRICHT
With the support ofENOA AND THE CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
