a staged concert based on the story by Erich Kästner
Premiere June 11, 2024, Isarphilharmonie Munich (DE)
After the failed 86th International Human Conference, the lion Aloïs, the elephant Oskar and the giraffe Leopold decide to take matters into their own hands, because a solution must urgently be found to problems such as environmental destruction, climate, war, hunger and so on. After all, it’s about the future of the children! To this end, they invite all animals and human children from all over the world to their own conference in the Animal Tower Flat...
Animals United (Die Konferenz der Tiere) is Erich Kästner's first post-war novel and his ninth children's book. Even 70 years after the children's book was published in 1949, the story is more relevant than ever. In the stage direction and libretto by Annechien Koerselman, three actors play the roles of both animals and humans. The last ones are clearly less gifted in the field of world peace. The Munich Philharmonic is led by the young French conductor Chloe Dufresne.
Photo © Tobias Hase
Credits Cast & Crew
Actors Daniel Holzberg, Angela Schausberger & Anú Sifkovits
Orchestra Münchner Philharmoniker (2024), Tonhalle Orchester Zürich (2025)
Idea Lena Jaeger
Author novel Die Konferenz der TiereErich Kästner
Libretto Annechien Koerselman
Compositions E.T.A. Hoffmann, Jean Sibelius, Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor Chloe Dufresne (2024), Izabele Jankauskaite (2025), Hankyeol Yoon (2025)
Concept & Stage direction Annechien Koerselman
Musical dramaturgy Lena Jaeger & Annechien Koerselman
Set- & Costumedesign Nina Ball
Lightdesign Annechien Koerselman
Management Music education department Munich Lena Jaeger
Management Music education department Zürich Yvonne Gisler
Organisation Münchner Philharmoniker München (DE) (2024), Tonhalle Orchester Zürich (CH) (2025)
CALENDAR
2025
Zürich (CH) Tonhalle January 12, 2025, 11:15 & 14:15h
Zürich (CH) Tonhalle January 13, 2025, 10:00h
München (DE) Isar Philharmonie July 16, 2025, 10:00h
2024
Munich (DE) Isar Philharmony June 11, 2024, 10:00h
More information: Münchner Philharmoniker
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