| Sunday 04 April 2027 | 16:00 |
| Thursday 08 April 2027 | 11:00 |
| Sunday 11 April 2027 | 16:00 |
| Monday 12 April 2027 | 11:00 |
| Thursday 22 April 2027 | 11:00 |
| Sunday 02 May 2027 | 11:00 |
| Thursday 06 May 2027 | 11:00 |
| Saturday 08 May 2027 | 16:00 |
| Monday 10 May 2027 | 11:00 |
| Penderbayne, Samuel (b. 1989) | Conrad or The factory-made boy | Libretto by Susanne Lütje and Anne X. Weber based on the book of the same name by Christine Nöstlinger |
| Komische Oper Berlin | |||
| Anne Hinrichsen | Conductor | ||
| Ruth Brauer-Kvam | Director | ||
| Alfred Peter | Set Designer | ||
| Alfred Mayerhofer | Costume Designer | ||
| Johannes Scherfling | Lighting Designer | ||
| Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin | |||
| Kinderchor der Komischen Oper Berlin | |||
| Sophia Jira | Dramaturgy | ||
| Martina Borroni | Choreography | ||
| Jean-Christophe Charron | Choirmaster / chorus director | ||
| Dagmar Barbara Fiebach | Choirmaster / chorus director | ||
| Vocalconsort Berlin | |||
| Mengqi Zhang | Soprano | Conrad | 2027 Apr 04, 11, 22 mat, May 06 mat, 10 mat |
| Hyerim Kim | Soprano | Conrad | 2027 Apr 08 mat, 12 mat, May 02 mat, 08 |
| Mirka Wagner | Soprano | Berti Bartolotti | 2027 Apr 04, 11, 22 mat, May 06 mat, 10 mat |
| Andreja Schneider | Actor | Berti Bartolotti | 2027 Apr 08 mat, 12 mat, May 02 mat, 08 |
| Tom Erik Lie | Baritone | Herr Egon | 2027 Apr 04, 08 mat, 12 mat, May 10 mat |
| Philipp Meierhöfer | Bass | Herr Egon | 2027 Apr 11, 22 mat, May 02 mat, 06 mat, 08 |
| Elisa Maayeshi | Soprano | Kitti | |
| Ulrike Helzel | Mezzo-soprano | Frau Hecht, Nachbarin | |
| Johannes Dunz | Tenor | Fabrikdirektor / Lehrer Stainz | |
| Jaewon Kwak | Bass-baritone | Fabrikarbeiter Meier |
That was quick! The delivery man rings the doorbell, you scribble a signature and receive a package. And although you don’t remember ordering an oversized tin can, you open it up to find inside – a child?!
Never did Berti Bartolotti imagine that a misdelivered package would turn her into a mother! The Himmelblau company, experts in mass-producing model children, has sent her a Premium Chromo XY/3859 unit, a seven-year-old named Conrad. Determined to prevent the company from taking him back, Berti hatches a wild plan: the model child must become someone the company no longer recognizes – someone who’s disobedient, cheeky, and loud!
Ruth Brauer-Kvam presents Samuel Penderbayne’s opera Conrad: The Factory-Made Boy as a colourful modern fairy tale celebrating diversity and solidarity while exploring the meaning of family and the question of what it means to be ‘perfect’.
