Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel

138 mins | Music | Dec. 16, 2008

Staging directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser infuse German composer Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera with more than a dollop of black humor in this 2008 London performance that's both enchanting and menacing. Angelika Kirchschlager and Diana Damrau play Hansel and Gretel, respectively, and beloved British baritone Thomas Allen portrays their father in an outstanding production led by maestro Colin Davis.

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel

138 mins | Music | Dec. 16, 2008

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Staging directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser infuse German composer Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera with more than a dollop of black humor in this 2008 London performance that's both enchanting and menacing. Angelika Kirchschlager and Diana Damrau play Hansel and Gretel, respectively, and beloved British baritone Thomas Allen portrays their father in an outstanding production led by maestro Colin Davis.
Producers Opus Arte
Original title Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Directors Patrice Caurier, Moshe Leiser
Writers

Cast

Diana Damrau

as Gretel

Elizabeth Connell

as Gertrud

Thomas Allen

as Peter

Anja Silja

as Witch

Pumeza Matshikiza

as Sandman

Anita Watson

as Dew Fairy