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Detlev Glanert
© Bettina Stöß
The Three Riddles
Detlev Glanert [*1960]
Information on the piece
Opera in two acts for children and adults
Libretto by Carlo Pasquini in a German translation by Erdmuthe Brand
First performed at the Halle Opera House on 12 October 2003
Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 10 October 2025
2 hrs / 1 interval
In German with German and English surtitles
recommended from 8 years Cast
- Conductor
- Director
- Stage-design, Costume-design
- Children’s chorus
- Light design
- Dramaturgy
- Lasso, son of Popa
- Princess Scharada
- Popa, Lasso's mother / wild boar
- King Zephalus, Scharada's father (a fatty) / fly, a brawler
- Scream, a postman / gallows bird, Lasso's friend
- Mr Subtle, a gambler / Tartarus, a donkey
- Swallow, a drunk / Avernus, a pig
- Mrs Sweetauer / Mrs Bone, the lady-in-waiting of Scharada
- Chorus
- Orchestra
Dates & Tickets
- Family performance // Children's performance // Premiere11202518:00OctSat10,00 - 34,00 €
- Children's performance // Pupils' performance17202511:00OctFri10,00 - 34,00 €
- Family performance // Children's performance17202518:00OctFri10,00 - 34,00 €
- Family performance // Children's performance19202514:00OctSun10,00 - 34,00 €
- Family performance // Children's performance19202518:00OctSun10,00 - 34,00 €
- Pupils' performance // Children's performance13202611:00FebFri10,00 - 34,00 €
- Family performance // Children's performance15202615:00FebSun10,00 - 34,00 €
- Family performance // Children's performance15202618:00FebSun10,00 - 34,00 €
Our thanks to our partners
With the kind support of the Förderkreis der Deutschen Oper Berlin e. V. In collaboration with the City West Music School and the Berlin State Youth Orchestra
Cast
- Conductor
- Director
- Stage-design, Costume-design
- Children’s chorus
- Light design
- Dramaturgy
- Lasso, son of Popa
- Princess Scharada
- Popa, Lasso's mother / wild boar
- King Zephalus, Scharada's father (a fatty) / fly, a brawler
- Scream, a postman / gallows bird, Lasso's friend
- Mr Subtle, a gambler / Tartarus, a donkey
- Swallow, a drunk / Avernus, a pig
- Mrs Sweetauer / Mrs Bone, the lady-in-waiting of Scharada
- Chorus
- Orchestra
About the performance
Our recommendations
Children' s ballet - The Nutcracker
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Hansel and Gretel
The Barber of Seville
The Magic Flute
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