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.
- Released
- 2008-01-01
- Genres
- Music, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Jones, Barbara Willis Sweete
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
- MET Orchestra
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