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HANSEL UND GRETEL

Network Three
on Network Three

A fairy-tale opera in three acts
Libretto by ADELHEID WETTE Music by Humperdinck sung in German
Cast in order of singing: (baritone) (soprano) (soprano)
Chorus of children
CHORUS, CHILDREN'S CHORUS, and SYMPHONY Orchestra OF THE NORTH GERMAN RADIO
Conducted by CARL SCHURICUT Act 1: The broom maker's cottage
Act 2: In the forest

Contributors

Music By:
Humperdinck
Conducted By:
Carl Schuricut
Gretel:
Ria Urban (soprano)
Hansel:
Barbara Scherler
Gertrud, their mother:
Gertrud Burgsthaler
Peter, their father, a broom:
Marcel Cordes
The Sandman:
Gisela Knabbe
The Dew Fairy:
Oda Balsborg
The Witch:
Lilian Benningsen
Source: Radio Times

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