Organization

Singer

Jörg Rathmann

Swordsmith

Carolina Krogius

Weaver

Sarah Hayashi

Jiri

Gregor Loebel

Spirit/ENO

Andreas Elias Post

Stage director

Friederike Karig

Set designer

Azizah Hocke

Dramaturge

Larissa Wieczorek

Conductor

Peter Leipold

Soprano

Daniela Gerstenmeyer

Mezzo-soprano

Katja Bildt

Benka

Jum-Jum

Tenor

Brett Sprague

Benkas vater

Mios vater

Baritone

Juri Batukov

Onkel sixten

Ritter Kato

Theater Erfurt

German

Mio, mein Mio

Erfurt

Germany

Großes Haus

Mio, mein Mio Peter Leipold

Public

Approved

MIO, MEIN MIOOper von Peter LeipoldLibretto von Friederike Karig nach dem gleichnamigen Kinderbuch von Astrid LindgrenAuftragswerk des Theaters ErfurtIn deut...

Bo Vilhelm Olsson, whom everyone just calls "Bo", lives with uncaring foster parents and is bullied by other children. The only ray of hope is his best friend Benka, who also has the kind of father Bo would have wished for. When he is given an enchanted apple one day and he frees a genie in the park, everything changes: the genie takes him to a far-off country where his real, loving father reigns as king. So Bo is actually a prince and his name is Mio. Together with his new friend Jum-Jum and his horse Miramis, he explores the country. When he learns that his destiny is to fight the cruel knight Kato, who has a heart of stone and steals the children from the far-off lands, Mio faces his greatest fears:

Astrid Lindgren's fairytale story is full of repetitive poetic motifs, and the magic of the music also plays a major role in the course of the story. Composer Peter Leipold takes this opportunity to kidnap young and old into a world full of musical leitmotifs, catchy melodies, great emotions, exciting harmonies and a wide variety of timbres - a magical introduction to the world of opera.

English

Mio, mein Mio by Leipold, From (2022/2022), Directed by Friederike Karig,, Conductor Peter Leipold, Theater Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany

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