Concert Opera Children's Orchestra

With the Opera Children's Orchestra, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden and the Staatskapelle Berlin complement the great commitment of the music schools of the state of Berlin and provide around 90 children aged 7 to 13 years with unique experiences on an internationally renowned stage.

In music schools, children learn the concert program in instrumental lessons and get together for voice rehearsals at the State Opera, supported by members of the Staatskapelle and music teachers from the music schools. Under the musical direction of Giuseppe Mentuccia, all individual voices are formed into a common orchestral sound. Over a period of nine months, the children regularly expand their musical skills and learn how to take on responsibility as part of a large group and create music together. At the end, the Opera Children's Orchestra, together with renowned artists, plays several moderated concerts for school classes and families in the Great Hall of the State Opera. In this way, the children develop musical literature that is usually played by professional orchestras, experience the operation of an opera house up close and get the opportunity to grow from the challenges of playing orchestral music.