Our next project: Spielräume der Fantasie. Kinder und Familienoper: Eine Bestandsaufnahme

International conference in cooperation with the MusikTheater an der Wien

December 11- 13, 2024

„Well-made theater for children is always also theater for parents, and, in my opinion, ‚opera for adults‘ is suitable for children and young people. The key is taking the audience seriously and challenging their capacity for reception, rather than catering to clichés.” In 2004, Gerhard Schedl implicitly identified a fundamental characteristic of children’s opera with his demands for it, a trait that is generally also constitutive of children’s literature and proves to be a hallmark of children’s opera as well: the dual address.
From a multidisciplinary perspective, both researchers and practitioners examine developments, productions, contemporary formats for the big stage, and small narrative forms in their aesthetic diversity, and discuss frameworks, challenges, and experiences.

https://www.theater-wien.at/de/spielplan/saison2024-25/1485/Spielraeume-der-Fantasie