The Book of the Forest

28, 29 March; 17, 18 April 2012, 11am
16, 17 May 2012,10am,  noon

Conductor: Paweł Szczepański
Music: Jan Hnatowicz
Family opera

The Book of the Forest is a fairy tale presented in the form of musical theatre and focused on the theme of a quest for ecological values that provide human life with harmony and sense.

A dried out, primeval forest is filled with deadly silence. A Woodcutter comes to cut a 1000-year -old oak tree growing there. Before he starts his work he discovers that the reason for the lack of life in the forest is the illness of Echo who had to reverberate the screams of people who had no respect for the silence of the forest for such a long time that its throat became hoarse and finally lost its voice. This is when the animals and the birds took their leave. The Woodcutter decides to rescue the forest and goes in search of a cure for the stricken Echo. During his numerous adventures, in which he encounters the remaining inhabitants of the forest, he finds three enchanted flowers and learns the magic words contained therein, which, as we discover, are the keys to a happy life. When, in the final scene, he exclaims the magic words together with the audience so loudly that they can be heard by all the children in the world, Echo regains its voice and the forest comes back to life.

The production is addressed not only to children but also to their parents and teachers, giving them a very good reason to talk about what is really important in life, and worthy of respect and care.

Chamber Stage