Klangstreich

A-cappella children’s opera by Marc L. Vogler · Austrian premiere

Theater an der Wien2026Vienna version & Stage Director
DirectChildren’s operaA cappellaAges 4+
Trailer: shadows of notes on the stave, a singer with a microphone, a rocker in a studded jacket, two singers with bird helmets.

Klangstreich

A-cappella children’s opera by Marc L. Vogler · Austrian premiere

Theater an der Wien2026Vienna version & Stage Director
DirectChildren’s operaA cappellaAges 4+

Finn is just a small note in a well-known birthday song – until he dreams of a beautiful melody, steps out of his song and sets off to find it, through many places and musical styles.

Marc L. Vogler’s opera for audiences aged four and up relies entirely on the human voice: two female singers and one male singer tell the story with singing, speaking, humming and beatboxing, without any instruments. Libretto by Dany Handschuh after the children’s book by Inge Brendler.

Role

Vienna version & Stage Director

Dates

  • Austrian premiere 11 October 2026, Theater an der Wien (Hölle)

Credits

  • Music — Marc L. Vogler
  • Libretto — Dany Handschuh
  • Vienna version & Stage Director — Anisha Bondy
  • Set & costumes — Renate Vogg, Verena Geier
  • Lighting — Franz Tscheck
  • Dramaturgy — Kai Weßler
  • Cast — Jubin Amiri, Anita Rosati, Ella Feldmeier

Photos

  • Lei Chen / MusikTheater an der Wien

Press

  • Podcast „Probenzimmer“ · MusikTheater an der Wien · Christian Schröder, Kai Weßler

    “Klangstreich – Eine Note tanzt aus der Reihe”

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Two singers in bird helmets spread shimmering blue wings; between them Finn, in front of a paper silhouette of Vienna.

01. On stage

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The three singers in front of a red curtain and a starry backdrop, two of them as birds.
A singer with a silver wig and silver gloves sings into a microphone in blue light.
Shadow play: a woman’s silhouette in purple light above the shadow of a man holding a microphone.

02. Scenes

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Finn and a singer in a top hat look out of a cardboard car.

03. On the road

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Finn kneels in a cone of light, hands on hips.
In front of a red wall, Finn reaches for an old radio.
A singer strikes a pose in front of a large golden disc of light.

04. Finn’s journey

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A treble clef and stave lines are projected onto white curtains; three silhouettes stand between them, two with note heads.

05. Shadows on the stave

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Singers in black rehearsal clothes and the team discuss the score on wooden benches.

06. Rehearsals

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Anisha Bondy gives an interview to W24 in the rehearsal room, a TV camera in the foreground.
Anisha Bondy speaks animatedly into the W24 microphone.
A singer raises both arms during his W24 interview; the team watches from the rehearsal table.

07. W24 visits the rehearsal

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A singer in a dressing gown laughs in the make-up room, seen through a mirror at a slant.

08. In make-up

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