Is this the full Wagner opera?

No. It is a family version built on music from Wagner's Tannhäuser, arranged for an 11-piece chamber orchestra, with the story retold for kids by the actors of puzzletheater münchen.

Will my 6-year-old sit through it?

It runs about 55 minutes, shorter than most kids' films, and the story is acted out on stage while the orchestra plays, so there is always something to watch. Kids who have never sat through a show this long may find the second half hard.

Does my kid need to speak German?

The show is in German. The plot is simple (two knights, a singing contest, a sorceress with an apple tree), so telling a non-German speaker the story on the way there helps them follow along.

Upcoming

UpcomingPerformance

Tannhäuser, the Singing Knight: A Wagner Opera for Families

Name: Tannhäuser, the Singing Knight: A Wagner Opera for Families
Start: 2026-12-20
End: 2026-12-20
Location: Gasteig HP8 – Saal X

When: Sun Dec 20
Ages: 6+
Price: €29, reduced €19

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PerformanceMunich

Where

Munich, Gasteig HP8 – Saal X

Ages

Duration

55m

Setting

Indoors

Plan for

1-1.5 hours

Language

German

Music

Live chamber orchestra playing Wagner

Original title

Tannhäuser, der singende Ritter

Orchestra

concierto münchen, 11 players

Staging

puzzletheater münchen

What you need to know

Live 11-piece chamber orchestra, so kids hear a harp, horn and bassoon played in the room
Performed in German, with a simple knight, contest and sorceress plot that is easy to tell your kid beforehand
Same show three times on one Sunday, so you can fit it around naps or lunch

About

Wagner's opera, retold for kids. Tannhäuser and his friend Wolfram want to win a singing contest at Wartburg castle, and Elisabeth's heart. Then Tannhäuser goes looking for an apple he dreamed of and is trapped underground by the sorceress Venus, allowed only to sing for her. Actors from puzzletheater münchen play the story while an 11-piece chamber orchestra, concierto münchen, plays Wagner's music live.

€29, reduced €19

Sun, Dec 20

11:00 AM 12:30 PM 2:00 PM

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Where it is

Gasteig HP8 – Saal X

Hans-Preißinger-Straße 8, 81379 München

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