*The Carnival of the Animals* offers a melodious glimpse into a world full of diverse creatures—each with its own rhythm, its own way of moving, feeling, and being. At times lighthearted and humorous, at other times quiet and touching, musical images emerge of proud lions, graceful swans, and many other animal characters. Between closeness and distance, strength and vulnerability, difference and connection, an imaginative musical space unfolds in which diversity becomes audible and a mindful appreciation of all living things resonates.