Brundibár

To look after their sick mother, two orphans decide to sing in the market square to earn money to buy milk. But the cruel Brundibár chases after them to prevent them from doing so. It will take the help of street children, a bird, a cat and a clever dog to defeat the tyrant.

Behind the title Brundibár lies one of 20th century opera's most tragic chapters. Created in secret in a Prague orphanage in 1942, Hans Krása's opera was performed several times in the Terezín concentration camp, giving rise to a documentary. Alas, the film was exploited for propaganda purposes by the Nazis, who used it to mislead the visiting Red Cross International Committee.

Directors Suzie Baret-Fabry and Pénélope Driant revisit the tale in the harsh light of history. Working with a group of children and teenagers aged six to sixteen, they turn this work into a song of resistance against oppression.

Duration
about 45 min.

Prices
Free with reservation

Box office opens on Thursday 7th, november 2024 (4 tickets per person).

in French
From age 7

Opera for children in two acts

Created on 23 September 1943 in the Terezín concentration camp

Hans Krása

Adolf Hoffmeister

Opéra national de Lorraine 

collège de l’Euron de Bayon de l’Académie Nancy-Metz and Conservatoire régional du Grand Nancy

Suzie Baret-Fabry and Pénélope Driant

William Le Sage

Guillaume Paire (Opera), Christine Bohlinger, Caroline Raybaudi and Vincent Tricarri (Conservatoire)

Fabrice Dardinier (music and choir teacher) and milien Sarot (art teacher)