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Das Grand Hotel der Gefühle

Based on the book by Lidia Branković
Orchestral Arrangements by Heribert Feckler | Libretto by Brigitta Gillessen
Commissioned by the Cologne Children's Opera
For everyone aged 5 and up
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Illustration of a stylized hotel director from “The Grand Hotel of Feelings”: A minimally drawn stick figure with a round head, a small hat, and long, thin legs stands upright and gestures with one hand. To her left hangs a delicate chandelier. The background features a soft gradient transitioning from warm beige and apricot tones to gentle pink and cool light blue. The figure and the chandelier are rendered in black linework and stand out clearly against the pastel background.
The Grand Hotel of Feelings after Lidia Branković © Tim Stadie
Based on the book by Lidia Branković
Orchestral Arrangements by Heribert Feckler | Libretto by Brigitta Gillessen
Commissioned by the Cologne Children's Opera
For everyone aged 5 and up
Events and Tickets

Description

Welcome to the GRAND HOTEL OF FEELINGS!

The hotel director is delighted by every feeling that checks in. Because the more different emotions we have as guests, the more exciting it is at the Grand Hotel. But some feelings can be challenging: Anger takes up a lot of space and always needs the largest room. Sadness floods the entire bathroom with her tears. Fortunately, love also comes to visit, bringing joy and laughter with it.

With music from all eras, the emotions come to life on the opera stage, because opera itself is a kind of Grand Hotel where all feelings are given the space they need.

With an inclusive children’s choir and soloists from the International Opera Studio and the Children’s Opera, Lidia Branković’s picture book is transformed into a diverse and poetic stage narrative with music.

Lidia Branković, born and raised in Berlin, graduated in visual communication from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in 2022 and works as an author and illustrator. Her first picture book, THE GRAND HOTEL OF FEELINGS, became an international success and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

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Die Hoteldirektorin

Freude / Mitgefühl / Innerer Frieden

Traurigkeit / Übermut / Angst

Wut / Liebe

Neugier / Dankbarkeit

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Every day is different at the Grand Hotel of Feelings. You never know who will check in.

A collaboration with down-syndrom Köln e.V.
Supported by the Victor Rolff Foundation
Supported by the RheinEnergie Stiftung Kultur