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Hansel and Gretel
Uniform Title
Hänsel und Gretel. English
Title
Hansel and Gretel / Engelbert Humperdinck.
Publication
[New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2008]
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 50 sec.)) : sound, color
Local Notes
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Notes
Director, Richard Jones.
Recorded live in 2008 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
Sung in English; translated from the German.
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Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
Met opera on demand OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2024
Credits
Director, Richard Jones.
Performers
Alice Coote ; Christine Schäfer ; Rosalind Plowright ; Alan Held ; Philip Langridge ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor.
Contents
Introduction by Renée Fleming
Overture and opening credits
Goosey, goosey gander
Alright, I'll tell you on one condition
Little brother, dance with me
Hansel! What the hell d'you think you are doing?
Out! Out! Go at once
Ral-la-la-la, ral-la-la-la
But wait
where are Hansel and Gretel?
At night it's a gruesome and sordid place
The witch's ride
A dwarf stood in the forest but never spoke
Just look at these berries, the basket's groaning!
Cuckoo, cuckoo, eggs are blue!
Gretel, I think we've lost our way
I am the little sandman
Where each child lays down its head
Dream Pantomime
Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: Interview Met technical director Joe Clark
Prelude
When dew drops on the daisy
Where am I?
I feel so good here in the wood
Keep still! Not a sound!
Nobody answers
Greedy little mousey
My name's Rosina Lickspittle
Halt! Hocus pocus
Now Gretel, you're the sensible one
The dough is made
So hopp hopp hopp, galopp lopp lopp
Now wake up, it's time to eat
Ja hei! Now that the witch is dead
The dead arise, but cannot see
Look
they are standing there!
Bows and closing credits
Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: Interview with Met technical director Joe Clark
Backstage at the Met: Mary Jo Heath interviews Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer
Bringing characters to life: The world of John Macfarlane.
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