Die Mitternachtstür

When Gran and his family move to the new town, it's not just the family harmony that's off balance. Their new home is also crooked and twisted. And things aren't going well at school either, because Gran's classmates are weird, to say the least. But then he meets Catalina. She's the only one who sees him, talks to him—and understands what's going on. She knows about the mysterious midnight door, behind which another world opens up—a world where courageous people join forces and face the worries that are making the city increasingly unstable and pull the ground from under their feet. Gran and Catalina do everything they can to save their city...

The new family opera “The Midnight Door” by James Reynolds and Pamela Dürr adapts the novel of the same name by bestselling author Dave Eggers for the opera stage—and tells the story of the power of bonding, so that everything will be alright again in difficult times, with cinematic music and grand opera sounds.