HUMPERDINCK: Hansel & Gretel

Music: Engelbert Humperdinck
Writer: Adelheid Wette (based on The Brothers Grimm)
Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra and Children's Chorus of the Zurich Opera House
Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst
Venue: Zurich Opera House
Playing time: 105 minutes
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Sound Track: LPCM, AC3 Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian & Spanish
Classification: Exempt
Cast:
Alfred Muff - Peter, broom maker
Gabriele Lechner - Gertrud, his wife
Liliana Nikiteanu - Hänsel, his son
Malin Hartelius - Gretel, his daughter
Volker Vogel - The Witch

Cat no.: DV-OPHUG

Humperdinck's opera is steeped in the guileless world of folk-song: the children's songs and dances, the idyllic forest scenes, the supernatural material and the central thematic chorale are all rooted in German traditional music. The production is a show case for the female voice (just 2 cast members are male) and was designed by Maurice Sendak. This endearing and musically adroit opera will entrance adults and children alike.