Oscar und die Dame in Rosa / Oscar et le dame rose (2012)
(Opera based on the novel by E.E. Schmitt)

Oscar und die Dame in Rosa tells the story of an encounter between a ten-year-old boy and an old woman. In hospital, the terminally ill Oscar meets Granny Rosa, who was supposedly once a catcher. The elderly lady enchants the previously isolated boy with her directness and, with a great deal of humour and understanding, ensures that Oscar learns everything that makes up a human life in just a few days: first love, jealousy, the midlife crisis and the wisdom of old age. But the boy also becomes a source of joy and inspiration for Grandma Rosa with his courage, sensitivity and quick-wittedness.Oscar und die Dame in Rosa is about a very special friendship. The opera, based on the bestselling novel by Eric Emmanuel Schmitt, celebrates the fullness of life and shows how dying can become a natural part of it.