

The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
2008 Directed by Richard JonesThis deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular English-language holiday series. Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer star as the famous siblings lost in the woods, who battle the ravenous Witch—a zany portrayal by tenor Philip Langridge—while the Met orchestra, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski, glories in the rich, folk-inspired score.
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Alice Coote
....................................................Hänsel

Christine Schäfer
....................................................Gretel

Philip Langridge
....................................................The Witch

Rosalind Plowright
....................................................Gertrude
Alan Held
....................................................Peter

Sasha Cooke
....................................................The Sandman

Lisette Oropesa
....................................................The Dew Fairy
Director
...........................................................Richard Jones
Barbara Willis Sweete
Executive Producer
...........................................................Peter Gelb
Producer
...........................................................Louisa Briccetti
Victoria Warivonchik
Writer
...........................................................Adelheid Wette
Music
...........................................................Engelbert Humperdinck
Production Companies
...................................................The Metropolitan Opera
EMI Classics
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Music
Fantasy
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