The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

  • Movie
  • 2008
  • 2h 0m
  • Music
  • Fantasy

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.

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Director
Richard Jones
Starring
Alice Coote, Christine Schäfer, Philip Langridge, Rosalind Plowright

Cast

  • Alice Coote

    Alice Coote

    Hänsel

  • Christine Schäfer

    Christine Schäfer

    Gretel

  • Philip Langridge

    Philip Langridge

    The Witch

  • Rosalind Plowright

    Rosalind Plowright

    Gertrude

  • Alan Held

    Peter

  • Sasha Cooke

    Sasha Cooke

    The Sandman

  • Lisette Oropesa

    Lisette Oropesa

    The Dew Fairy

  • Vladimir Jurowski

    Vladimir Jurowski

    Self - Conductor

  • Renée Fleming

    Renée Fleming

    Self - Host

  • Mary Jo Heath

    Self - Special Guest Interviewer

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