Schools & Co

DER MONDBÄR

In Der Mondbär (for children aged 3 and older) the little bear wants to claim the moon for himself. But the moon shines for everyone. The music ranges from the familiar opera repertoire  to the works of contemporary composer Richard Whilds. The story is catered towards our smallest audience members, making the world of opera accessible to them.

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MAX UND DIE SUPERHELD:INNEN

Max und die Superheld:innen (for children aged 6 and over) is based on Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz and deals with courage, friendship and the fear of failure. Max goes on a journey through a mysterious forest, where the adventures and superheroes of opera history await him. In the end Max is faced with two questions: Am I confident in myself? Is there a hero in me?

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DAS KIND DER SEEHUNDFRAU

Das Kind der Seehundfrau (for children aged 8 and over) is based on an ancient myth from the far north. The music is written by Jesse Broekman (new composition, 2022). Songs, recitatives, dance and movement flow together and conjure up an icy world. Our theatre worlds are fictional, but our feelings are very real – every child is a king or queen.

DATES AND FURTHER INFO ON THE PIECE AND CAST

There is a limited number of student tickets for several opera performances. These can be booked together with an introductory event, a workshop or a discussion after the performance.

DATES

The age and school year recommendations vary according to how intensitive the preparation of the piece in class or at the Bayerische Staatsoper’s accompanying events will be. The age recommendations are binding.

Should you require help choosing the right piece, please get in touch:
SCHOOLS & CO
[email protected]
+49 89 21 85 10 38

Student tickets cost 10 euro (plus a 5 euro processing fee).
Teachers should please e-mail ticket requests to:
[email protected]

There is a limited number of student tickets for several ballet performances. These can be booked together with an introductory event, a workshop or a discussion after the performance.

DATES

The age and school year recommendations vary according to how intensive the preparation of the piece in class or at the Bayerische Staatsoper’s accompanying events will be. The age recommendations are binding.

Should you require help choosing the right piece, please get in touch:
SCHOOLS & CO
[email protected]
+49 89 21 85 10 38

Student tickets cost 10 euro (plus a 5 euro processing fee)
Teachers should please e-mail ticket requests to:
[email protected]

There is a limited number of student tickets for all Tuesday Academy Concerts . These can be booked together with an introductory event, a workshop or a discussion after the performance.

DATES

The age and school year recommendations vary according to how intensive the preparation of the piece in class or at the Bayerische Staatsoper’s accompanying events will be. The age recommendations are binding.

Should you require help choosing the right piece, please get in touch:
SCHOOLS & CO
[email protected]
+49 89 21 85 10 38

Student tickets cost 10 euro (plus a 5 euro processing fee)
Teachers should please e-mail ticket requests to:
[email protected]

We offer a dance or music theatre educational programme for all premieres and repertoire performances. Together with the teacher, we select the appropriate format in connection with the performance date, depending on time availability.

FORMATS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME

• INTRODUCTIONS
  Students will receive a 30-minute introduction to the work one hour before the performance.
• PARTIZIPATIVES FORMIAT
  In a three-hour workshop, students playfully engage with the themes, characters, music or choreography of a work and thus gain better access to the production. The workshops can be prepared for all types of schools.
• AFTER-TALKS
  The discussion after the performance serves as an opportunity to talk about it. Duration: approx. 1.5 hours.

COSTS FOR THE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME
3 euro per student

Please e-mail us for ticket requests:
[email protected]

DATES
Please refer to our regular programme for premiere and repertory performances.

For all new productions, we offer one class “maximum” insight into the process of a new opera staging or dance creation. In two preparatory workshops, the students get to know the piece, the music and the staging. A follow-up discussion  complements the project after the visit to the general rehearsal.

This project is aimed specifically at secondary schools in Munich and the surrounding area. In several workshops at the school, but also at the National Theatre, the pupils get the chance to creatively explore the topic of the opera. Taking a selected work as an example, the pupils learn about various areas and professions involved in an opera production. They have the chance to look behind the scenes of a global opera house and to examine the respective opera’s plot and music. They will write and perform small scenes and become musicians themselves. The project spans approximately three months, and can help to promote team spirit and maybe reveal one or two hidden talents. The project ends with a visit of the opera.

Currently, we offer 'Maximum Opera' for the following productions:

• Gioachino Rossini LA CENERENTOLA (CINDERELLA)  
  Year 5 and older
  Performance visit: Fri 25 Mar. 22 (7 p.m.)

All relevant info is announced at the beginning of each school year.
Please send applications to [email protected]

This project is aimed at primary, secondary or special school classes. Educators of the Bayerisches Staatsballett work regularly with the same class. The pupils learn what it means to  move as a group, to own the space, the music and the rhythm. They learn about the origins and history of ballet and the various departments and professions at the National Theatre. They will visit a ballet production to see the Bayerisches Staatsballett in action. The individual projects last approximately three months.

The following projects are planned:

• For primary, secondary and special schools
  Year 3 and older
  Project 1: CINDERELLA   
  Performance visit: Fri 3 Dec 21 (7.30 p.m.)
  Mid-September to December 2021
  For Cinderella,. we work with the primary school on Gustl-Bayrhammer-Straße in Freiham and the “Kreisjugendring München Stadt”.
• For primary, secondary and special schools
  Year 5 and older            
  Project 2: SWAN LAKE     
  Performance visit: Wed 30 Mar 22 (7.30 p.m.)
  Early January until the end of March 2022
   
• For primary, secondary and special schools
  Year 3 and older
  Project 3: COPPELIA        
  Performance visit: Wed 25 May 22 (7.30 p.m.)
  Mid-March until end of May 2022

All relevant information is announced at the beginning of each school year.
Please send applications to [email protected].

DACAPO is the music education project of the “Musical Academy of the Bayerisches Staatsorchesters e. V”. It was developed by the orchestra’s musicians for children at primary and secondary schools in Munich and the surrounding areas (for students in Year 3 and above). Four musicians of each instrument group visit two classes in the morning. In workshops they present their instruments and their profession and then play a curated concert for all interested pupils, parents and teachers.

DACAPO combines meeting performers and getting to know them with the opportunity to  try out orchestral instruments in the workshop as well as the chance to experience a real concert situation

You can apply for the DACAPO project through the Bayerische Staatsoper’s school programme at [email protected].

This project is generously supported by the friends and sponsors of the Musical Academy of the Bayerisches Staatsorchesters e. V.

During a guided tour through the National Theatre, the students learn interesting facts about the history and architecture of the building and hear anecdotes about personalities who have shaped the 350-year history of the National Theatre. They gain an insight into the internal processes and the commitment that is made every day before the curtain rises in the evening. The tour goes through the King's Hall, the Ionian Halls as well as the auditorium and, depending on availability, also into the stage area.

The group rate for pupils is 50 euro for a group of max. 15 persons. For larger groups, you can request a parallel tour under the same conditions.
The appointments last approximately 60 minutes and are arranged individually with our Visitor Communications:
[email protected]
+49 89 21 85 10 25

OUR EXPERIENCE TOURS

• GUIDED TOUR IN THE NATIONAL THEATRE
  (Year 6 and older)
  During a guided tour in the National Theatre, the students learn interesting facts about the history and architecture of the building as well as anecdotes about the personalities who have shaped the 350-year history of the National Theatre. They gain an insight into the internal processes and the commitment that is put in every day before it's time to say "Curtain up!" in the evening. The tour goes through the King's Hall, the Ionian Halls as well as the auditorium and, subject to availability, the stage area.
• MAESTRO MARGARINI
  (for kindergartens and 1st classes)
  Maestro Margarini, our gifted conductor, is on his way to the orchestra pit. Together with the children, he sets off and roams through the National Theatre. They pass props and colourful costumes, through the House of Gods and the King's Hall. The group even stops at the prompter's box until they reach their destination.
• ADVENTURE OPERA
  (for grades 1 to 5)
  How is the different coloured light produced in the opera? Who tells the singers their lines? Adventure Opera answers these questions and makes children curious about the world of musical theatre and the huge operation behind it.
• ADVENTURE MOZART
  (Year 1 and older)
  On his travels through Europe, the child prodigy Mozart made several stops in Munich. Our guided tour of the National Theatre with a special focus on Mozart shows where he can be found in the house.
• ADVENTURE WAGNER
  (Year 4 and older)
  Hardly any composer has made as many marks in 19th century opera as Richard Wagner. This applies not only to his role in Munich's opera history, but also in that of the world. This guided tour seeks out the traces of the composer who loved Munich as much as he disparagingly belittled it.
• ADVENTURE STRAUSS
  (Year 4 and older)
  Richard Strauss' father already sat in the orchestra pit of the National Theatre as a horn player. And he himself, one of the most important opera composers of the 20th century, wished to become General Music Director in Munich. He knew the Munich opera inside out. So there is much to discover.
• ADVENTURE BALLET
  (Year 4 and older)
  New, exciting and unusual things from the world of ballet - classical dance has existed in Munich for 350 years. The first corps de ballet consisted of princesses. Today, the Bavarian State Ballet unites 70 of the best dancers from around 30 nations in its ensemble: History and stories of the artists of yesterday and today.
• ADVENTURE ORCHESTRA
  (Year 4 and older)
  Every evening, the Bavarian State Orchestra is on the cast list - mostly as an accompanist for the singers in the orchestra pit, but often also on stage as a soloist at the Academy Concerts. Abenteuer Orchester shows how the former ducal orchestra developed into today's Bavarian State Orchestra and gives an insight into the everyday life of the orchestra musicians.

   

We are happy to offer you, as educators, further services and information material related to our SCHOOL & CO programme.

If you are interested, please contact:
SCHULE & CO
[email protected]
+49 89 21 85 10 38
+49 89 21 85 10 33 (Fax)

OUR OFFERS

• NEWSLETTER FOR PEDAGOGUES
  At regular intervals we will inform you about news and offers as well as short-term ticket offers. Subscribe to our SCHULE & CO newsletter at www.staatsoper.de/newsletter 
• MATERIALS FOR PREPARATION IN CLASS
  For the premieres of the season and for many repertoire pieces, there are material folders for lesson preparation, which we will be happy to send you in combination with a performance visit.
• P-SEMINARS ON TOPICS FROM OPERA AND BALLET
  We invite all teachers to contact us with their concept for the P-Seminars. We ask for your understanding if not all requests can be considered and reserve the right to select the ideas.

INFORMATION EVENT FOR TEACHERS ON ALL NEW OPERA AND BALLET PRODUCTIONS AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCES

We offer a free information event for selected plays and premieres. In addition to insights into the production, you will receive an introduction to the work and suggestions for musical or dance pedagogical preparation in the classroom. Participating teachers will receive a folder of materials to prepare for dress rehearsals or performances in the classroom. Participation in the information event is open to all interested teachers and compulsory for teachers who attend the dress rehearsal, performance or school performance with their classes. 
Please note that visits to dress rehearsals are not possible at the moment.

Information sessions are planned for the following dates:
Times to be announced.
Registration is required to: [email protected]

• Dmitri D. Schostakowitsch DIE NASE
  Mon 11 Octobre 21 
• Christopher Wheeldon CINDERELLA (State ballet)
  Thu 21 Oct 21
• Franz Lehár GIUDITTA                                    
  Tue 20 Nov 21
• Leoš Janáček DAS SCHLAUE FÜCHSLEIN               
  Thu 13 Jan 22
• Benjamin Britten PETER GRIMES                 
  Mon 14 Feb 22 
  Leonard Eröd MAX UND DIE SUPERHELD:INNEN
  Tu 22 Feb 22
• David Dawson, Marco Goecke, Alexei Ratmansky PASSAGEN (State ballet)   
  Thu 10 Mar 22
• Hector Berlioz LES TROYENS       
  Thu 28 Apr 22
• Jesse Broekman DAS KIND DER SEEHUNDFRAU
  Thu 19 May 22
• Krzysztof Penderecki DIE TEUFEL VON LOUDUN
  Tue 31 May 22

TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

"The Stubbornness of Movement - Creative Dance".
This training encourages participants to develop their own choreographic signature. Using low-threshold concepts, all content is geared towards getting into movement and exploring one's own creative potential in dance. No experience is required.
The training is two days long and is divided into a theoretical and a practical part.
Teachers of all school types of art, music, German and physical education as well as interested persons from other pedagogical fields are welcome.

Dates:

• Tue 3 May 22, 18.30 p.m.
• Joint screening visit of Passagen:
• Tu 3 May 22, 19.30 p.m. 
• Wed 4 May 22, 9.00 a.m. - 13.00 p.m.

Participation fee per person:
50 euro (including the ticket for the performance)
The announcement is made via FIBS – Fortbildungen in Bayerischen Schulen. If the training courses are already fully booked, please write to us at​​​​​​​ [email protected]