Engelbert Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Oper Leipzig
About the Event
Enjoy a program for the whole family at the Oper Leipzig with Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, based on the popular German tale by the Brothers Grimm.
Hansel and Gretel's mother sends her children out into the woods to gather strawberries, ordering them not to come back until the basket is full. Hansel and Gretel go into the woods but get lost on their way home. Eventually they find themselves at the evil witch's gingerbread house, and their adventures begin …
In German. Recommended for ages eight and older.
Fairytale opera in three scenes. Libretto by Adelheid Wette, based on a fairytale of the Brothers Grimm.
Cast / Production
Conductor: Mathias Foremny
Director: Birgit Eckenweber
Stage and Costume design: Alexander J. Mudlagk
Hansel: Sandra Fechner, Sandra Maxheimer
Gretel: Magdalena Hinterdobler, Olena Tokar
Father: Julian Orlishausen
Mother: Kathrin Göring, Karin Lovelius
Witch: Sven Hjörleisson, Dan Karlström
Sandman/Dewman: Nora Lentner, Mirjam Neururer
Choir of the Oper Leipzig
Children's Choir of the Oper Leipzig
Gewandhausorchester
