The Dream Eater

The princess Schlafittchen leads a wonderful life, because her father is the king of Schlummerland, the land of slumber. She has only one problem: Her perfect life could soon be over, as princess Schlafittchen has sent away the little dream eater and ever since then the whole country is plagued by bad dreams. In Schlummerland, however, the king is elected among the country’s best sleepers. A revolt of the people looms. What is there to do? Nobody can advice her – until Schlafittchen’s father sets off on an adventurous journey and finds the terribly starved little dream eater. But will the two of them manage to return to Schlummerland in time? The operatic version of the “Traumfresserchen” is one of the most performed operas of the post war period sung in German.