Children's Choir

The Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Children’s Choir was founded around 30 years ago and has been involved in many music theatre productions and concerts since then, including operas like like »Die Zauberflöte«, »Carmen«, »Das Beben«, »Das schlaue Füchslein«, »La bohème«, »Hänsel und Gretel«, »Der Wildschütz«, »Liliom«, »Momo«, »Der junge Lord« and »Tosca«, operettas like »Im weißen Rössl« and »Drei Männer im Schnee« as well as musicals like »Marilyn«, »Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng« and »Pumuckl«.

The artistic profile of the Choir is characterised by its strikingly wide-ranging musical approach, ranging from the classical concert genre through participation in musicals to grand opera. The Choir currently has around 60 active members aged between 7 and 16.

The Choir has been directed since 2004 by the experienced singing teacher, pianist and singer Verena Sarré, who also trains child soloists, such as the three boys in »Die Zauberflöte«, the brother and sister in »Hänsel und Gretel« and soloists for baroque operas.

In 2007, the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Children’s Choir appeared in the film and CD production of »La bohème« with Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón, which received the »Echo Klassik« award. Since 2009, the Choir has also appeared on stage in its own children’s opera productions such as »Brundibár« by Hans Krása, »Der kleine Schornsteinfeger« by Benjamin Britten and the children’s musical »Zirkus Furioso«.

In 2015, the Choir staged a well-received benefit concert in the Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Munich in aid of Syrian refugees. A wide range of concerts given by the Choir along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Radio Orchestra, including, most recently, the »Paradisi gloria« series conducted by Ulf Schirmer in 2017, complete the Choir’s profile.

Contact:
Verena Sarré, Director of the Children's Choir
verena.sarre@gaertnerplatztheater.de
phone 0172-79 56 414