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03/01/2015

Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Live from the Met, Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel

Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, with Heidi Stober and Jennifer Johnson Cano.

Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Andrew Davis conducts Humperdinck's opera Hansel und Gretel with Heidi Stober as Gretel and Jennifer Johnson Cano as Hansel.

Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera Hansel and Gretel, conducted by Andrew Davis, with Heidi Stober as Gretel & Jennider Johnson Cano as Hansel.

Presented by Mary Jo Heath and Ira Siff.

Gretel.....Heidi Stober (Soprano)
Hansel.....Jennifer Johnson Cano (Mezzo-soprano)
Gertrude.....Michaela Martens (Mezzo-soprano)
The Witch.....Robert Brubaker (Tenor)
Peter.....Dwayne Croft (Baritone)
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Andrew Davis (Conductor)

The Met's family entertainment for the holiday season is Richard Jones's witty production of Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, in which two children confront a wicked witch. In a lush setting of giant chefs, suit-clad trees, and an industrial kitchen where the Witch gets what's coming to her, Aleksandra Kurzak as Gretel and Jennifer Johnson Cano as Hansel star in one of the most magical operas in the repertory.

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