The Pinocchio Opera world premiere was staged with two performances in November 2008 at the Laeizhalle in Hamburg, gaining immediate approval by the public.
Under the direction of Stephanie Grau, the direction of the orchestra was entrusted to the Hamburger Symphoniker directed by Igor Budinstein, along with Hans-Joachim Lustig’s Children’s Choir.
The success was so great that the two authors, Gloria Bruni and Ursel Scheffler, where called to stage several times.