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Little Paul goes to the opera with his grandfather to see the fairy-tale 'Hänsel and Gretel'. As he is absolutely fascinated by the performance, his grandfather, who used to work there as a stage designer, takes him to the opera again the following day to have a look at what's going on behind the scenes... This picture book shows the wide variety of activities at an opera house and how busy things are behind the scenes.Awarded the Deutscher Musikeditionspreis 1998. Little Paul goes to the opera with his grandfather to see Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale 'Hänsel and Gretel'. As he is absolutely fascinated by the performance, his grandfather, who used to work there as a stage designer, takes him to the opera again the following day to have a look at what's going on behind the scenes... This picture book shows the wide variety of activities at an opera house and how busy things are behind the scenes.Illustrated in four colours.Awarded the Deutscher Musikeditionspreis 1998. In der Oper.../Kurz vor Weihnachten - Langsam füllt sich der Zuschauerraum - Inzwischen wurde die Bühne blitzschnell umgebaut - In der Pause geht Paulchen nach vorne - Im Morgenlicht stehen Hänsel und Gretel - Ah, da ist ja Bernhard Simon - Sie gehen durch eine Seitentür - Inzwischen stehen auf der Bühne - Dann führt Großvater - Hier werden Tausende Kostüme aufbewahrt - Der riesige Malersaal - Direkt unter dem Malersaal
