Performance by children

All of Lech in magic flute fever

Singers from all over the world are coming to Lech for this lighthouse project.

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Mozart's famous opera will be performed by and for children in the new "Lechwelten" on Sunday. Practically every household in the village is involved in this fantastic project.

The "Magic Flute for and with the children of Lech" is the first event in the "Lechwelten" and can justifiably be described as a flagship project. "The performance of The Magic Flute for and with the children of Lech is not a children's performance, but a serious opera performance for young and old and is entirely in keeping with the spirit of Lechwelten," enthuses Mayor Gerhard Lucian.

Marlies Wagner from the "Lech Classic Festival" knows that many people had to pull together for such a project: "The mayor and tourism director Hermann Fercher were spontaneously taken with the idea and immediately gave the green light." Music school director Hans Finner subsequently took over the rehearsals for the children's choir and set up a project choir with 51 Lech residents. The director of the primary and secondary school, Lisa Matt, worked with the teaching staff to promote the project - with the result that all (!) 80 pupils from Lech took part in the performance.

All 80 Lech schoolchildren are actively involved in the project

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And they are by no means just passive listeners and silent extras, as is the case with other children's productions, but play, sing and dance through the play. Also noteworthy: the children decorated their costumes themselves in handicraft lessons, and acrobatic interludes were also rehearsed in gymnastics lessons.

About the performance

When and where: "The Magic Flute for and with the children of Lech", Sunday, June 23 (from 5 p.m.) in the new "Lechwelten" concert hall.

Network in the classical music scene
The young opera stars will be accompanied by professional, internationally renowned vocal soloists and a chamber music ensemble. This was only possible because Marlies Wagner has built up a brilliant network in the classical music scene over the years - and she is clearly not lacking in persuasive power: "Musicians from the Lech Festival Orchestra will provide musical brilliance, and we are particularly proud that our outstanding wind players will also be coming to Lech for this unique event." The performance will be conducted by none other than Kamila Akhmedjanova. The solo accompanist and director of the children's choir at the Bavarian State Opera has also rehearsed the choreography with the children.