The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
Directed by Richard Jones, Barbara Willis Sweete
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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.Read moreLess
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 story
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.
Cast & crew
Alice CooteHänsel
Christine SchäferGretel
Philip LangridgeThe Witch
Rosalind PlowrightGertrude
Sasha CookeThe Sandman
Lisette OropesaThe Dew Fairy
Vladimir JurowskiSelf - Conductor
Renée FlemingSelf - Host
MET OrchestraCastExplore the crew
- Writer
- Adelheid Wette
- Director
- Richard Jones
- Director
- Barbara Willis Sweete
- Producer
- Louisa Briccetti
- Producer
- Victoria Warivonchik