OPERA ROSA (1-4)

Opera Rosa is an opera for babies, designed as a shared, interactive journey for children aged 1–4 and their adults. Set in a soft, safe, and welcoming environment, the performance invites free movement and playful exploration of music, sound, and movement.

Inspired by a classical three-part structure, the piece moves through night, morning, and day. We begin in the quiet warmth of night, continue into the soft light of morning, and end in the joyful energy of day. This familiar daily rhythm gently guides babies into a new, artistic world.

Four performers lead the journey—each through her own medium: voice, movement, or instrument. Together, they take the audience from dream to play, from darkness to light, from sound to word.

Opera Rosa opens a space where art becomes play, where little ones can explore freely with all their senses.

Let’s dive in...

Collective authorship: Ivana Đula, Selena Gazda, Tena Novak Vincek, Lucija Stanojević, Irma Unušić
Music: Tena Novak Vincek
Dramaturgy: Ivana Đula
Costume and set design: Selena Gazda
Choreography: Irma Unušić

Soprano:
Ivana Lazar / Martina Klarić
Dance: Irma Unušić
Violins and percussion: Tena Novak Vincek and Lucija Stanojević

Video: Matija Kralj Štefančić
Photo: Zrinka Zagorec / 14.5.2025. Knjige u Krošnjama, CMR, Zagreb

Coproduced by the 32nd Music Biennale Zagreb and the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
As of 2025, further development and production by SHOOMA

 

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