The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

120 mins | Music, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 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.

The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

120 mins | Music, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 2008

The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
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.
Producers The Metropolitan Opera, EMI Classics
Original title The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
Directors Richard Jones, Barbara Willis Sweete
Writers Adelheid Wette, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm

Cast

Alice Coote

as Hänsel

Christine Schäfer

as Gretel

Philip Langridge

as The Witch

Rosalind Plowright

as Gertrude

Alan Held

as Peter

Sasha Cooke

as The Sandman

Lisette Oropesa

as The Dew Fairy

Vladimir Jurowski

as Self - Conductor

Renée Fleming

as Self - Host

Mary Jo Heath

as Self - Special Guest Interviewer