The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

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.

• Adelheid WetteWriter
• Richard JonesDirector
• Barbara Willis SweeteDirector

• Alice CooteHänsel
• Christine SchäferGretel
• Philip LangridgeThe Witch
• Rosalind PlowrightGertrude
• Alan HeldPeter
• Sasha CookeThe Sandman
• Lisette OropesaThe Dew Fairy
• Vladimir JurowskiSelf - Conductor
• Renée FlemingSelf - Host
• Mary Jo HeathSelf - Special Guest Interviewer
• MET OrchestraCast