Director

Iván Fischer was requested by the Berlin Konzerthaus to compose an opera for children based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s world-famous picture book, The Gruffalo. The humorous opera now premieres in Hungary in translation by Ádám Nádasdy. The production is recommended for children between the ages of 3 and 10.

The opera follows the adventures of a clever little mouse who, while strolling through the forest, meets a fox, an owl, and a snake, all eager to eat him. To escape, he invents a fearsome creature called the Gruffalo, with terrible claws, terrible tusks, and, believe it or not, a particular taste for foxes, owls, and snakes. The trick works, until, quite out of the blue, a real Gruffalo appears, so our clever mouse must outsmart him, too.

After the performance, members of the audience who are brave enough will have a chance to take a picture with the Gruffalo and the other characters of this delightfully fanciful tale.

Director

Eszter Novák

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 17, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027

The Gruffalo – A Children’s Opera by Iván Fischer · Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Director

Eszter Novák

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 17, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027

The Gruffalo – A Children’s Opera by Iván Fischer · Budapest Fes­ti­val Orches­tra

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The Gruffalo – A Children’s Opera by Iván Fischer · Budapest Festival Orchestra