The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel (2008)

Production companies : The Metropolitan Opera / EMI Classics /

January 1, 2008 2h United States of America Music English More

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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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title：The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
status：Released
Release date： 2008
Runtime：2h
Genres： Music · Fantasy ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Richard Jones / Barbara Willis Sweete /
Writers： Adelheid Wette · Jacob Grimm · Wilhelm Grimm ·
Production companies： The Metropolitan Opera · EMI Classics ·
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.