Kliker Festival
Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
opera rosa
an opera for babies
for operatic voice, two violins, small percussion instruments and electronics*
Age: 1–4 years
Concept by:Ivana Đula, Selena Gazda, Tena Novak Vincek, Lucija Stanojević, Irma Unušić
Music: Tena Novak Vincek
Dramaturgy: Ivana Đula
Costume and set design: Selena Gazda
Choreography: Irma Unušić
Soprano: Ivana Lazar / Martina Klarić
Violin and other instruments: Lucija Stanojević
Violin and other instruments: Tena Novak Vincek
Dance performance: Irma Unušić
Production: UO SHOOMA
Co-production: Music Biennale Zagreb (Croatian Composers’ Society) and the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, 2023.
Co-production: Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
World premiere: 32nd MBZ-HDS and CNT Zagreb
This opera for babies is conceived as a shared interactive journey for BIG little ones and their little grown-ups. Designed as a living installation in a comfortable, safe and soft environment, it invites children to move freely and explore a world of music, sound and movement created especially for them.
Taking the classical three-part structure as our framework, we begin with night – calm, gentle and warm, both musically and thematically – before moving on to morning, awakening and the birth of light, and ending with daytime, celebration and play. In this way, we use the daily routine so familiar to babies to introduce them to a new world. Four performers, each working through her own medium – voice, movement or instrument – guide us on a journey from sleep to play, from darkness to light, from the abstract to the concrete, and from voice to word. Through this approach, we aim to introduce BIG little ones to a new yet accessible world of art, while opening it up as a space for play and interaction, freedom and exploration through all the senses.
Let’s immerse ourselves...
