Die wunderbare Reise des Nils Holgersson
Die wunderbare Reise des Nils Holgersson
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Die wunderbare Reise des Nils Holgersson
Tue 20.05.2025
10:30–12:30
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung | Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Inszenierung: Henry Mason
- Choreographie: Eleonora Talamini
- Bühne & Kostüme: Jan Meier
- Licht: Daniel Weiss
- Puppendesign und -bau: Rebekah Wild/Wild Theatre
- Video: Sven Stratmann
- Dramaturgie: Katharina Rückl
- Nils Holgersson: Nicolai Schwab
- Martin: Daniel Große Boymann
- Smirre Fuchs | Herr Nachbar | Viisi | Alter Herr | Kaasimir | Ensemble: Christian Graf
- Åsa | Wildgans Yksi | Kaamelia | Ensemble: Livia Wrede
- Tomte | Nachbars Tochter | Daunenfein | Ensemble: Ursula Anna Baumgartner
- Akka | Frau Nachbar | Kaarina: Sarah Schütz
- Mamma Holgersson | Windschatten | Wildgans Kaksi | Ensemble: Hanni Bogner
- Pappa Holgersson | Olaf | Wildgans Kolme | Kaarsten: Jan-Eike Majert
- Nachbars Tochter | Wildgans Neljä | Kaarla | Frau Sandström | Ensemble: Rebecca Soumagné
- Nachbars Schwager | Wildgans Kuusi | Kaarl: Thijs Kobes
- Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Violine: Barbara Upelj
- Gitarre: Reinhold Kogler
- Bass: Reinhard Ziegerhofer
- Klarinette | Flöte: Patrick Dunst
- Drums: Elias Pivec
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Die wunderbare Reise des Nils Holgersson
Tue 20.05.2025
14:30–16:30
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung | Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Inszenierung: Henry Mason
- Choreographie: Eleonora Talamini
- Bühne & Kostüme: Jan Meier
- Licht: Daniel Weiss
- Puppendesign und -bau: Rebekah Wild/Wild Theatre
- Video: Sven Stratmann
- Dramaturgie: Katharina Rückl
- Nils Holgersson: Nicolai Schwab
- Martin: Daniel Große Boymann
- Smirre Fuchs | Herr Nachbar | Viisi | Alter Herr | Kaasimir | Ensemble: Christian Graf
- Åsa | Wildgans Yksi | Kaamelia | Ensemble: Livia Wrede
- Tomte | Nachbars Tochter | Daunenfein | Ensemble: Ursula Anna Baumgartner
- Akka | Frau Nachbar | Kaarina: Sarah Schütz
- Mamma Holgersson | Windschatten | Wildgans Kaksi | Ensemble: Hanni Bogner
- Pappa Holgersson | Olaf | Wildgans Kolme | Kaarsten: Jan-Eike Majert
- Nachbars Tochter | Wildgans Neljä | Kaarla | Frau Sandström | Ensemble: Rebecca Soumagné
- Nachbars Schwager | Wildgans Kuusi | Kaarl: Thijs Kobes
- Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Violine: Barbara Upelj
- Gitarre: Reinhold Kogler
- Bass: Reinhard Ziegerhofer
- Klarinette | Flöte: Patrick Dunst
- Drums: Elias Pivec
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Die wunderbare Reise des Nils Holgersson
Wed 21.05.2025
10:30–12:30
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung | Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Inszenierung: Henry Mason
- Choreographie: Eleonora Talamini
- Bühne & Kostüme: Jan Meier
- Licht: Daniel Weiss
- Puppendesign und -bau: Rebekah Wild/Wild Theatre
- Video: Sven Stratmann
- Dramaturgie: Katharina Rückl
- Nils Holgersson: Nicolai Schwab
- Martin: Daniel Große Boymann
- Smirre Fuchs | Herr Nachbar | Viisi | Alter Herr | Kaasimir | Ensemble: Christian Graf
- Åsa | Wildgans Yksi | Kaamelia | Ensemble: Livia Wrede
- Tomte | Nachbars Tochter | Daunenfein | Ensemble: Ursula Anna Baumgartner
- Akka | Frau Nachbar | Kaarina: Sarah Schütz
- Mamma Holgersson | Windschatten | Wildgans Kaksi | Ensemble: Hanni Bogner
- Pappa Holgersson | Olaf | Wildgans Kolme | Kaarsten: Jan-Eike Majert
- Nachbars Tochter | Wildgans Neljä | Kaarla | Frau Sandström | Ensemble: Rebecca Soumagné
- Nachbars Schwager | Wildgans Kuusi | Kaarl: Thijs Kobes
- Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Violine: Myroslava Kucher
- Gitarre: Reinhold Kogler
- Bass: Reinhard Ziegerhofer
- Klarinette | Flöte: Patrick Dunst
- Drums: Elias Pivec
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Die wunderbare Reise des Nils Holgersson
Fri 23.05.2025
10:30–12:30
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung | Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Inszenierung: Henry Mason
- Choreographie: Eleonora Talamini
- Bühne & Kostüme: Jan Meier
- Licht: Daniel Weiss
- Puppendesign und -bau: Rebekah Wild/Wild Theatre
- Video: Sven Stratmann
- Dramaturgie: Katharina Rückl
- Nils Holgersson: Nicolai Schwab
- Martin: Daniel Große Boymann
- Smirre Fuchs | Herr Nachbar | Viisi | Alter Herr | Kaasimir | Ensemble: Christian Graf
- Åsa | Wildgans Yksi | Kaamelia | Ensemble: Livia Wrede
- Tomte | Nachbars Tochter | Daunenfein | Ensemble: Ursula Anna Baumgartner
- Akka | Frau Nachbar | Kaarina: Sarah Schütz
- Mamma Holgersson | Windschatten | Wildgans Kaksi | Ensemble: Hanni Bogner
- Pappa Holgersson | Olaf | Wildgans Kolme | Kaarsten: Jan-Eike Majert
- Nachbars Tochter | Wildgans Neljä | Kaarla | Frau Sandström | Ensemble: Rebecca Soumagné
- Nachbars Schwager | Wildgans Kuusi | Kaarl: Thijs Kobes
- Keyboard: Matthias Maier
- Violine: Barbara Upelj
- Gitarre: Hanspeter Kapun
- Bass: Reinhard Ziegerhofer
- Klarinette | Flöte: Patrick Dunst
- Drums: Elias Pivec

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More detailsWorld premiere
A work commissioned by Next Liberty and Oper Graz
Nils Holgersson! A boy the size of a thumb flies on the back of geese through the fantastic nature of Sweden. A timeless story of the desire for freedom and homesickness, of friendship, love and the search for oneself. It will be premiered in Graz as a family musical in the version by Thomas Zaufke and Henry Mason.…
Nils lives with his twin sister Åsa and their parents on the Holgersson farm. He has his hands full and doesn’t always seem to be able to cope with all his tasks
. He longs for a break, free from all the expectations his family has of him. After angering Tomte, the Holgerssons’ guardian spirit, who shrinks him to his own size, Nils flies after a flock of wild geese on the back of Martin the Christmas goose in search of new adventures. But he cannot forget his sister, and she does not give up the search for her lost brother. Will Nils’ wonderful journey bring him back to his family?
Selma Lagerlöf’s children’s book has delighted readers young and old for generations. As a family musical from the pen of the successful composer Thomas Zaufke, Henry Mason, still well remembered by Graz audiences for his fast-paced production of Guys and Dolls, is now bringing it to the stage of Oper Graz. Together with set designer Jan Maier, he creates an atmosphere that immerses the audience in a magical Sweden. Using puppetry, dance and video, an oversized world is created from the perspective of the shrunken Nile. The production takes a sensitive look at our environment and reminds us of the not always easy connection between man and nature.