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The Little Prince

VenueTheater an der Wien
CalendarFri 18 Dec 2026 - Mon 28 Dec 2026
Synopsis/Details

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye,” or “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” Many of the wise and poetic sayings in The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry stay with those who have read it all their lives – an “education of the heart”, for young & all. The story of the little prince who travels from planet to planet having many curious encounters and the pilot in search of his inner child has become a classic of young people’s literature. And the theatre that commissioned the family opera based on the tale, titled Il piccolo principe, was none other than La Scala in Milan. In 2022, the Italian composer Pierangelo Valtinoni turned the story into a roughly hour-long opera that unites the magic and humour of the original with a romantic score that is almost Puccini-like and spotlights a childlike view of the world. In Vienna, the American-Austrian director Louisa Muller stages the opera as a production full of charm and imagination.

Recommended age: Ages 6 and above

Duration: Approx. 60 minutes, no intermission

Family opera in one act for young & all aged 6 and above

Libretto by Paolo Madron after the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

In German with German surtitles

Cast

conductor:

Gábor Káli

stage director:

Louisa Muller

stage design & light design:

Madeleine Boyd

light design:

Malcolm Rippeth

Movement and Puppetry Coach:

Angelo Konzett

dramaturgie:

Christian Schröder

Der kleine Prinz:

Emilie Renard

Pilot:

Wilhelm Schwinghammer

Fuchs / Passant 1:

Susan Zarrabi

Schlange / Passant 2 / König:

Zoltan Nagy

Mutter / Die Eitle / Rose:

Katerina von Bennigsen

Vater / Geschäftsmann:

Alexander Kaimbacher

 

Wiener Symphoniker
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (Leitung: Katja Kalmar)

Venue
Theater an der Wien

About the Theater an der Wien
 

The New Opera House is not just any theatre, but the one that Emanuel Schikaneder, the all-round genius, actor, impresario with a flair for organization but above all librettist of The Magic Flute, had built in 1801 in Vienna in keeping with the spirit of Mozart.

To coincide with the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth the Theater an der Wien presents itself as a new opera house from January 2006. As a “season” opera house with productions all the year round the Theater an der Wien carves a new and independent niche in the realm of high-quality culture in Vienna. For twelve months of the year, with one premiere every month, opera will be performed under the “stagione”, or season, system: that means the cast remains unchanged from the first performance to the last one, which guarantees that the very highest international standards are maintained.

The theatre’s modern, accessible approach to music theatre as demonstrated by the works performed, the overall artistic concept Bespielung and the artistes is further underlined by the building itself, its architecture and the vibrancy of its location. The surroundings and materials, the intimate atmosphere and perfect acoustics in the historical theatre prepare the senses to experience beauty. The Theater an der Wien deliberately enters into a symbiotic relationship with its lively surroundings on the Naschmarkt street market and the young cultural scene centred in the Schleifmühl quarter.
 

How to get there


With public transport:
 

We can be reached by public transport: 

U1, U2 und U4 Station Karlsplatz, Exit Secession
Bus 59A Station Bärenmühldurchgang
Bus 57A Station Laimgrubengasse, pedestrians via Laimgrubengasse to Linke Wienzeile

KAMMEROPER:
Fleischmarkt 24, 1010 Wien


We can be reached by public transport:
U1, U4: Station Schwedenplatz
Tram Linie D (bei Ablenukung über Kai), 1, 2: Station Schwedenplatz
Bus 3A (on workdays)

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