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Hansel and Gretel

Most fairy tales, though charming on the outside, have darker underpinnings. Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer play the siblings lost in a shadowy world of unknown menace, pursued by the Witch (portrayed by tenor Philip Langridge) who seeks to devour them. The English-language production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s masterful treatment of the beloved story by the Brothers Grimm is the second in the Met’s annual series of special holiday presentations.

HANSEL AND GRETEL airs for SundayArts March 30, 2008.

3 comments

#1
3/28/08 :: 10:52 am
lola lunagle Says:

i watched this and it the most odd thing i have ever seen in my life i mean at the end they eat the witch ewe

#2
3/29/08 :: 7:02 pm
Andie Says:

It is suppose to be dark and edgy. We loved it!

#3
3/30/08 :: 3:15 pm
Cornelia Says:

It was a superb, imaginative production. Musically & visually excellent. I meant to watch only a bit of it , but I was riveted till the end. And yes, it was deeply disturbing on many levels….just what the director wanted. I have been trying to find the name of the designer….




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