The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel (2008)
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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Alice Coote
as Hänsel
as Hänsel
Christine Schäfer
as Gretel
as Gretel
Philip Langridge
as The Witch
as The Witch
Rosalind Plowright
as Gertrude
as Gertrude
Alan Held
as Peter
as Peter
Sasha Cooke
as The Sandman
as The Sandman
Lisette Oropesa
as The Dew Fairy
as The Dew Fairy
Vladimir Jurowski
as Self - Conductor
as Self - Conductor
Renée Fleming
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
Mary Jo Heath
as Self - Special Guest Interviewer
as Self - Special Guest Interviewer
MET Orchestra
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as
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Music
Music
Vladimir Jurowski
Conductor
Conductor
Adelheid Wette
Writer
Writer
Jacob Grimm
Original Story
Original Story
Wilhelm Grimm
Original Story
Original Story
Richard Jones
Director
Director
Barbara Willis Sweete
Director
Director
John Macfarlane
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
John Macfarlane
Set Designer
Set Designer
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Linda Dobell
Choreographer
Choreographer
David Pountney
Translator
Translator
Jay David Saks
Music Producer
Music Producer
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Victor Callegari
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Tom Watson
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Tom Watson
Wig Designer
Wig Designer
Peter Gelb
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Richard Jones
Production Design
Production Design
Louis Zakarian
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Elena Park
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy
Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Elena Park
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Technical Supervisor
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Producer
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
Producer
Bill King
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
William Malloy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
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