The project Wagner200 aims at celebrating Wagner through his works on his 200th birthday, creating a connection between young audience and the complex work of the German composer.Taking advantage of the positive experience of last year’s European project Opera J, AsLiCo, Theater Magdeburg (TM) and Opéra de Rouen (OdR) want to create European connections and arise European awareness of music, particularly of classical music that represents their major activity.The coproduction of a Wagnerian opera for children in 2013 represents the most direct means for the three partners to create a joint project for young people. 1) YOUNG ARTISTS: training programme and workshops organised by each opera houses to improve singers’ skills. 2) JOB OPPORTUNITIES for singers (European Competition for young opera singers), and for conductor, director, set and costume designer (European Competition mise en scène). 3) YOUNG AUDIENCE AND SCHOOL TEACHERS: to suggest them a new approach to the world of opera thanks to Wagner’s bicentenary. A TRAINING PROGRAMME for audience and teachers will be created with technological means of communication, not only the paper libretto of the opera in each language ( Italian, French and German), but also e-learning sessions on www.wagner200.eu with exercises and video witnesses of the development of the project in each country. Therefore, children feel active part of a complex project involving other European students living their very same experiences.The project climax is the SHOW: the network will share the production of DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER, with a European tour (over 130 performances) between February 2013 and May 2014. During the performance, children become aware and active audience, singing short arie from the stalls, thus playing the ancient role of the chorus.