Tschick by Vollmer, dom 14 mag 2023, Da (2022/2023), Diretto da Krysztina Winkel, Direttore d'orchestra Johannes Mertl, Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Austria

Just go! Feel the wind and become friends: the outsider Maik from the 8th grade is madly in love with Tatjana, but to his disappointment he is not invited to her party. Tschick, whose real name is Andrei Tschichatschow, who moved from Russia with his family four years ago, is also not popular in the class, partly because of his obvious alcohol consumption. During the summer holidays, Tchick persuades Maik to drive to Wallachia in a stolen Lada to visit his alleged grandfather. Maik, left alone by his parents during the summer holidays, agrees: without a compass, map or mobile phone, they both just set off. On their journey, Tschick and Maik encounter bizarre, offbeat, and sometimes loving characters. One of them is Isa, a young girl who lives on the rubbish dump and from then on accompanies the two boys on their adventure. The youth opera Tschick tells of growing up, friendship and first love, breaking through stereotypes. Maik, Tschick and Isa take the audience on a journey into adventure, into the vastness and ultimately to themselves. The focus is on the small unexpected peculiarities of being outside and together.