The lonely mole decides to write a song to cheer up the moon. The grasshopper rehearses with his orchestra until they have completely mastered the song, and one night they give a beautiful concert. But why does the moon look so sad afterwards...?
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Mathilde Wantenaar | Composer
The young composer Mathilde Wantenaar (1993) has already earned her spurs in the Dutch music scene. She is no stranger to De Nationale Opera either. For instance, she collaborated as a composer on the participation project BOOM! | Amsterdam is an opera. For the first edition of OFF in 2016, she wrote the short chamber opera personar. Now she is venturing into her first larger opera: A Song for the Moon, written especially for a young audience.
Two frenzied string quartets performed by two of today's best young string quartets! The Animato Quartet and the Cheng Quartet join forces musically on 18 August during this spectacular programme at the beautiful InsingerGillissen (Herengracht 537, Amsterdam). Mendelssohn wrote his octet at the age of 16, not knowing that almost 200 years later it would be one of the most beloved chamber music works ever written. A few years ago, the young Dutch composer Mathilde Wantenaar followed Mendelssohn's example and, inspired by Bartok, Debussy and Ravel, composed her own string octet.
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