Hillary the Witch Goes to the Opera

Opera in one act by Peter Lundh (b. 1965). Translation and adaptation by Louise Ahlsell and Wolfgang Veith in collaboration with the ensemble.

The Witch Hillary Goes to the Opera is a playful and exciting performance about opera and is recommended for families with children aged 5–10.

The Witch Hillary wins tickets to a performance at the Gothenburg Opera that is celebrating its 30th anniversary. She has no idea what “opera” is and looks up the word. It seems to be something where people sing all the time. Hillary conjures up the singer Maria Bellacanta who takes us and the witch herself on a journey into the magical world of opera. Pieces from The Magic Flute, The Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and other famous operas and operettas that have been performed at the Gothenburg Opera since its inauguration are woven into the story. Hillary asks many questions, which Bellacanta is happy to answer – sometimes with the help of the mouse Mus-iker.

HILLARY Hanna Brehmer / Annalouisa Magnusson (intern)
MARIA BELLACANTA Julia Lindgren / Sandra Wettergren (intern)
PIANIST Viktor Stener
Sandra’s dates:

22/1 – School performance, Gothenburg Opera
24/1 – School performance, Gothenburg Opera
30/1 – School performance
1/2 – Public performance Skövde
6/2 – School performance
20/2 – School performance
25/2 – Public performance Lerum

More info and tickets: https://www.opera.se/forestallningar/sasong-2024-2025/haxan-hillary/