Croatian Home Split continued some of its acclaimed projects this year, and the ones intended for the youngest are particularly important. That's why during the Croatian Book Month, in cooperation with the Kugli&Kugli Art Organization, a fairytale picture book "Teta Operetta and the Magical World of Music" was created. With this, Teta Operetta, which was created for the Croatian House last season by mezzo-soprano Žana Marendić and shaped the beloved and praised play "Teta Operetta i Barba Klavalir", got a new outfit - this time a literary one. The text is written by the award-winning writer Magdalena Mrčela, and the beautiful illustrations are the work of the young and extremely talented Mihaela Prižmić, who graduated in botanical illustration at the University of Edinburgh.

The picture book follows the adventures of the girl Alba, who finds herself in the magical world of music through a series of unusual circumstances. Her faithful companions are Teta Operetta and Barba Klavalir, and on her way she will meet musicians, stage workers, costume designers, Papagena and Papagena, the Queen of the Night, even Mozart. The story of a little girl who observes the world around her with different eyes will turn into a real adventure with an important lesson about friendship, trust and love of art.

The promotion of the picture book " Aunt Operetta and the Magic World of Music " will be held at the Croatian Center on Monday (November 25) at 11 a.m. A literary meeting will be held on this occasion for preschool and elementary school children, as well as all lovers of fairy tales and music, regardless of age. The picture book will be discussed by the director of the Croatian Center Vanesa Kleva , the author of the text Magdalena Mrčela , illustrator Mihaela Prižmić and teacher of Music Bojana Vukičević . The meeting will be moderated by writer Sara Tvrdić . A special dimension to this musical and literary spectacle will be given by the performance of Aunt Operetta ( Žana Marendić ) and Barba Klavalir ( Zoran Velić ), who will this time return their musical time machine to the past and present their younger versions at the very beginning of their musical journey.

The promotion of the picture book will be followed by the announcement of the premiere performance of the new educational play "Aunt Operetta's Musical Time Machine". The play is intended for preschool and primary school children, and the main role will be played by soprano Tea Požgaj , accompanied by the faithful young Barbo Klavalir ( Stipe Gugić ), as well as many surprise guests. Their musical time machine will take the characters and the audience through the most famous opera masterpieces from ancient history to the hits of the 20th century. The play is directed by Marta Tutiš , the script is by Magdalena Mrčela, the musical preparation is by Hari Zlodre , and the selector of the musical content is Žana Marendić.