A Song for the Moon

The lonely Mole decides to write a song to cheer up the Moon. The Grasshopper rehearses with his orchestra until they have mastered the song and then one night they give an amazing concert. But why does the Moon look so sad afterwards...?

‘My first opera’

A Song for the Moon is based on Toon Tellegen’s book of the same name, a fable about the power of music. Composer Mathilde Wantenaar has turned the story into a lovely ‘My first opera’ for a young audience and their parents. It is an accessible yet multi-layered production that does just what the story says: it moves people through its music.

Making contact

When Mathilde Wantenaar read Toon Tellegen’s book A Song for the Moon, she was captivated. “The story appealed to my musical imagination. It deals with important topics such as loneliness, identity, disappointment and friendship. It is also about the power of music and the ability to make contact with one another.” Wantenaar got to know stage director Béatrice Lachaussée and set designer Nele Ellegiers during a workshop organised by ENOA, a European talent development network that DNO is involved in. During their conversations, the idea for this children’s opera was born.