Die Kinder des Sultans
Program Note
Fantastic Opera in Nine Scenes
In the opera The Children of the Sultan the twins Fadeya and Taseh embark on a journey to the country of Sultania, far away in the desert. It is said that their father, whom they have never met, is the Sultan of this country. But the way to him and his palace is full of dangers. The children encounter a hungry giant snake, are almost washed away by a raging river and must overcome an almost unbreachable wall. On their journey they meet magical characters and omniscient objects. They bravely face all dangers – always accompanied by a talking camel - but will they survive the adventures and find their father?
Cast
FADEYA: Soprano
TASEH: Tenor
TANTE, KAMEL: Mezzo-soprano
ONKEL, DSCHINN: Baritone
EINFACHER MANN, DRACHENSCHLANGE, RIESENVOGELMANN, SULTAN: Bass
WAHRSAGERIN, MUTTER, WASSER-DÄMON: Mezzo-soprano
WASSERVERKÄUFER: Bass
HÄNDLERINNEN and HÄNDLER, WASSER-DÄMONEN, PALASTVOLK: Chorus
Media
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Reviews
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The music of the Israeli composer Avner Dorman impresses with its diverse rhythms and the staging through oriental splendor of colour. The school performance of "The Sultan's Children" ended with thunderous applause, shrill screams of enthusiasm and calls for an encore. 800 children came to the opera with their school classes to see the fantastic fairy tale opera.
The librettist, the well-known children's and young people's theater author Ingeborg von Zadow, really knows her craft, because she combines a contemporary story of a separated, intercultural family with elements of oriental fairy tales and diverse allusions to classical operas. She uses witty alliteration and creates three exciting exam situations that the children will prove themselves in, and a happy ending.
— Ursula Hartlapp-Lindemeyer , OpernMagazin.de (2022)
Performances
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2025
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Feb 25, 2025Opernhaus — Dortmund, GermanyPerformers: Dortmunder Philharmoniker; Opernchor Theater Dortmund
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Feb 23, 2025Opernhaus — Dortmund, GermanyPerformers: Dortmunder Philharmoniker; Opernchor Theater Dortmund
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Feb 21, 2025Opernhaus — Dortmund, GermanyPerformers: Dortmunder Philharmoniker; Opernchor Theater Dortmund
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Jan 28, 2025Opernhaus — Dortmund, GermanyPerformers: Dortmunder Philharmoniker; Opernchor Theater Dortmund
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2023
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Jan 31, 2023Theater Bonn — Bonn, GermanyPerformers: Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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2022
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Dec 26, 2022Theater Bonn — Bonn, GermanyPerformers: Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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Dec 26, 2022 · 16:00Theater Bonn, 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, NRW, 53111, Germany — 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, Germany
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Dec 13, 2022Theater Bonn — Bonn, GermanyPerformers: Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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Dec 13, 2022 · 11:00Theater Bonn, 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, NRW, 53111, Germany — 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, Germany
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Dec 4, 2022Theater Bonn — Bonn, GermanyPerformers: Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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Dec 4, 2022 · 18:00Theater Bonn, 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, NRW, 53111, Germany — 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, Germany
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Nov 25, 2022Theater Bonn — Bonn, GermanyPerformers: Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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Nov 25, 2022 · 18:00Theater Bonn, 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, NRW, 53111, Germany — 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, Germany
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Nov 15, 2022Theater Bonn — Bonn, GermanyPerformers: Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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Nov 15, 2022 · 11:00Theater Bonn, 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, NRW, 53111, Germany — 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, Germany
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Nov 13, 2022Theater Bonn — Bonn, GermanyPerformers: Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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Nov 13, 2022 · 18:00Theater Bonn, 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, NRW, 53111, Germany — 1 Am Boeselagerhof, Bonn, Germany
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Mar 25, 2022Theater Dortmund — Dortmund, GermanyPerformers: Dortmunder Philharmoniker und Opernchor des Theater Dortmund
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Mar 25, 2022 · 11:00Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, Dortmund, Germany — Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, GermanyWorld Premiere
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Mar 21, 2022Theater Dortmund — Dortmund, GermanyPerformers: Dortmunder Philharmoniker und Opernchor des Theater Dortmund
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Mar 21, 2022 · 11:00Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, Dortmund, Germany — Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, GermanyWorld Premiere
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Mar 20, 2022Theater Dortmund — Dortmund, GermanyPerformers: Dortmunder Philharmoniker; Opernchor Theater DortmundWorld Premiere
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Mar 20, 2022 · 16:00Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, Dortmund, Germany — Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, GermanyWorld Premiere
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Mar 10, 2022 · 11:00Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, Dortmund, Germany — Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, GermanyWorld Premiere
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Mar 9, 2022 · 11:00Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, Dortmund, Germany — Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, GermanyWorld Premiere
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Mar 8, 2022 · 11:00Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, Dortmund, Germany — Opernhaus Dortmund, 44137, GermanyWorld Premiere
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2020
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May 10, 2020 · 16:00Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, Theaterkarree 1-3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.
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Apr 29, 2020Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, Theaterkarree 1-3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.
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Apr 28, 2020 · 11:00Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, Theaterkarree 1-3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.
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Apr 27, 2020 · 11:00Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, Theaterkarree 1-3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.
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Apr 24, 2020 · 11:00Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, Theaterkarree 1-3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.
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Apr 23, 2020 · 11:00Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, Theaterkarree 1-3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.
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Apr 22, 2020 · 11:00Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, https://www.theaterdo.de/detail/event/20712/ — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.
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Apr 19, 2020 · 16:00Theater Dortmund Opernhaus, Theaterkarree 1-3, 44137 Dortmund, Germany — presented by Oper Dortmund, Conducted By Christoph Jk Müller.