It’s almost Christmas. While everyone is decorating Christmas trees and hanging lights everywhere, Ebenezer Scrooge is counting his money. This old man, called ‘Scrooge’ for short, is also a bit of a scrooge, that is, grumpy. Why is he like that? Can the children of the village perhaps teach him to become the nice Ebenezer he must have once been? Who knows, maybe the actors with their puppets in a beautiful miniature world, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the singing audience can convince Ebenezer to take his last chance to exchange his loneliness for friendship. Come hear it, see it and sing it in A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol (4+) Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest
28, 29 December
de Doelen
History of the Doelen
The history of concert hall de Doelen goes back to the seventeenth century, when an orchestra of city musicians gave public concerts in 'De Doele' on the Haagscheveer. As a replacement, the 'Groote Doelezaal' on the Coolsingel was opened in 1844.
In 1934, a new Doelenzaal was put into use, but it was destroyed in the bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940. It was not until 26 years later, in 1966, that the current Doelen was opened. The building is a municipal ...
Specifieke tijden
- 28 December 2024, starting at 13:15
- 28 December 2024, starting at 15:15
- 29 December 2024, starting at 13:15
- 29 December 2024, starting at 15:15