Das schlaue Gretchen by Smolka, M., From (2024/2024), Directed by Andrea Kramer, Conductor Johannes Wulff-Woesten, Semper Zwei, Dresden, Germany

Grete, the fisherman's daughter, is very clever and a master at solving puzzles. Together with her parents, she even finds a great way to visit the king in a very unusual way. Because his task for the way is: "Dangered - not driven. At night - in the bright sun. Fast – and slow. Curly blonde - with black hair. With a present – ​​without a present«. Grete and the king fall in love and she becomes queen – at least for a while. Because the king is a very proud king and trouble is inevitable! But Grete doesn't give up and ends up beating her loved one with his own means with wit and empathy. This children's opera by Martin Smolka (*1959) from 2006 contains an irrepressible love of games and puzzles. which surprises the small and large audience with original and unusual sounds. This puzzle fun is staged by the children's and youth theater director Andrea Kramer - with four singers, one actor, 13 musicians and lots of fun.