Frau Luna

With Paul Lincke’s *Frau Luna*, * Opera Zuid * brings an irresistible Berlin operetta to Dutch theaters. Director Steef de Jong makes his debut with Opera Zuid with this production and demonstrates why this genre is very much alive. In a fully Dutch adaptation by Paulien Cornelisse, Frau Luna comes to life as an imaginative, playful, and invigorating performance.

In *Frau Luna*, a group of young dreamers becomes captivated by the moon. They build an airship and set out in search of the “man in the moon.” There, they find themselves in the wondrous world of Frau Luna, where freedom, love, and imagination rule. Old conventions fade away, new desires blossom, and nothing is what it seems. Or… is the moon world, after all, an imaginative reflection of life on Earth?

Steef de Jong deliberately opts for a visible theatrical illusion: using cardboard, strings, and inventive theatrical devices, the singers construct an entire (moon) world on play. Philzuid, under the direction of musical director Enrico Delamboye, provides the energetic, timeless music, featuring swinging march rhythms and cabaret-style influences.

• Sung and spoken in Dutch, with English surtitles.

• Featuring a free introduction by Thomas de Bruijn on Sunday afternoon at 1:15 p.m.