König Nußknacker und der arme Reinhold Ein Kindermährchen in Bildern

On a warm summer afternoon a kindly grandmother gathers children under a cool linden tree and promises a new tale. She begins with the shimmer of Christmas lights, bright candles and the joyful chatter of a festive house, while elsewhere a modest cabin holds a sick boy and his weary mother. The story contrasts holiday sparkle with quiet suffering, inviting listeners to feel both wonder and compassion. As her voice steadies, the children settle, ready for a narrative that blends the familiar and the fantastical.

In the first act we meet Reinhold, a frail child whose fever keeps him restless through the night. A radiant figure in a lily‑trimmed robe appears at his bedside, singing soft words that promise relief and adventure. The mysterious visitor gently lifts Reinhold from his small room and leads him across a winter‑white landscape that melts into bright meadows, a bubbling brook and a hall of sparkling stones. There, the boy discovers a tiny box of toy houses and, with the visitor’s blessing, begins to arrange them, hinting at a world where imagination can heal.