The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

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Status: Released
Runtime: 2h
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Languages: English
Director: Richard Jones
Barbara Willis Sweete
Cast: Alice Coote
Christine Schäfer
Philip Langridge
Rosalind Plowright Alan Held
Sasha Cooke
Lisette Oropesa Vladimir Jurowski
Renée Fleming Mary Jo Heath
Production: The Metropolitan Opera EMI Classics
Production Countries: United States of America

Overview

This 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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