Is the story too sad for an 8-year-old?

It deals with a dad in the hospital and nobody telling Lennox what is wrong. The hip-hop keeps it energetic, but a child who has had illness in the family may feel it.

Does my kid need to know the book first?

No. The opera tells the whole story on stage.

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Performance

Hip-Hop Opera About a Sick Dad

Name: Hip-Hop Opera About a Sick Dad
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-17T23:59:59
Location: Nationale Opera & Ballet (Studio Boekman)

When: Daily Oct 10-17
Ages: 8+
Price: See the opera's website

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PerformanceAmsterdam-Centrum

Where

Amsterdam-Centrum, Nationale Opera & Ballet (Studio Boekman)

Ages

Setting

Indoors

Language

Dutch

Music

Hip-hop opera

Original title

Kinderopera Lennox

Based on

Children's book by Zindzi Zevenbergen, Hedy Tjin, Brian Elstak

What you need to know

Performed in Dutch, so it suits kids who follow the language
Serious subject, told gently: a boy whose dad is in the hospital, with hip-hop to keep it moving
Small studio stage inside the opera house, not the main hall

About

Lennox knows his dad is sick, but nobody tells him what is going on. When Dad leaves his lucky chain behind, Lennox and his best friend follow him to the hospital. RIGHTABOUTNOW INC. and the National Opera turn the children's book Lennox and the Golden Sickle into an energetic hip-hop opera about family, friendship and daring to be brave.

See the opera's website

Dates

Oct 10 – 17, 2026

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