Hansel and Gretel

T01258266046
When their Mother sends Hansel and Gretel out of the house to look for food, the children quickly find themselves lost in the depths of a dark forest. Finally, almost starving, they find a house made of bread, cakes and sweets. No one's about; in their relief they begin to eat. However, the house is inhabited by a Witch, who hunts children to turn into gingerbread. She captures Hansel and Gretel, and begins to fatten them up, ready for the oven...

Music	Humperdink
Lyrics	Adelheid Wette

Archive :: production:T01258266046, opera or operetta:S1949, venue:V377
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in English with English surtitles.

Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	16th December 2023
To	7th January 2024
What is currently on at Royal Opera House (V377)

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Royal Opera
Producer	San Francisco Opera
Conductor	Mark Wigglesworth
Director	Antony McDonald
Design	Antony McDonald
Lighting	Lucy Carter
Director	Lucy Burge (movement)
Translation	Kelley Rourke
Performer	Anna Stephany
Performer	Anna Devin
Performer	Darren Jeffery
Performer	Susan Bickley
Performer	Rosie Aldridge
Performer	Hanna Hipp
Performer	Lauren Fagan
Performer	Tichina Vaughn

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