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Opera Matinee

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Hansel und Gretel
Humperdinck's operatic version of the Grimm brothers' fairy tale, with text by Adelheid Wette.
This performance was given in De Bijloke Festival Hall, Ghent, as part of the 1994 Flanders Festival and is sung in German.
Children's Chorus of the Flanders Opera,
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra of Flanders, conductor Grant Llewellyn

Contributors

Unknown:
Adelheid Wette.
Conductor:
Grant Llewellyn
Hansel:
Jeanne Piland (sop)
Gretel:
Lena Lootens (sop)
Mother/Witch:
Margaretha Hintermeier (mezzo)
Father:
Waldemar Wild (bar)
Sandman/Dew Fairy:
Marie Noelle de Callatay (sop)
Source: Radio Times

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