Der Freischütz for children

What makes it special is that children aged eight and above can participate in selected numbers and thus become an active part of the musical action.

The performances take place in the Great Hall of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden and are accompanied by the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Staatsoper's youth choir. This brings classical music to life for young audiences and invites them to experience opera for the first time.

A schoolyard game: Max has no chance against Kilian and is tossed off the team. Now it will be hard to see Agathe, in whom he has fallen in love. Later, Caspar from his group follows him and promises him a magic potion that will make everything better.

Although Agathe and her friend warn Max against it, he meets Caspar one night and allows himself to be convinced to take the magic potion. The next day, it should help for the decisive match.

Using the exciting and emotional music of Carl Maria von Weber’s famous opera, director Kai Anne Schuhmacher tells a modern version of the story.

In a collaboration with schools, several numbers are prepared in such a way to invite the young audience to participate from their seats.

In this way, children eight and over can immerse themselves in the fascinating world of the opera in the overwhelming atmosphere of the Staatsoper’s main hall.


Music by: Carl Maria von Weber (1821)
Text by: Friedrich Kind and Kai Anne Schuhmacher
Production: Kai Anne Schuhmacher
Agathe: Anna Samuil
Max: Andrés Moreno García

Musical director: Elias Corrinth
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin, Youth Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

(Program in German)

Dates

• Revival as a school performance on 22 January at 11 a.m. | Staatsoper Unter den Linden
  
• Further school performances on 27, 28 and 29 January and 6 and 7 July 2026
  
• Family performances on 31 January and 5 July 2026 at 11 a.m., preceded by a workshop at 9 a.m.
  

You can register for the workshop here.