Hänsel und Gretel
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Since its premiere in 1893, Engelbert Humperdinck's fairytale opera »Hansel and Gretel« has awakened a passion for music theatre in generations of children. Even his great contemporaries – such as Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler or Johannes Brahms – were delighted by this work. It is the successful combination of seemingly folkloric simplicity and the complex musical language of Wagner’s direct successor, of simple melody and artful orchestration, and of socio-critical realism and atmospheric magic that makes the music to the Brothers Grimm’s famous story so captivating. And so the Vienna State Opera's production speaks to both children and adults alike, leading through wondrous projections of a magic lantern into the middle of the fairytale storyline.
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Edited by Wolfgang A HermannScored by Engelbert HumperdinckDesigned by Anthony Ward
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Adrian Erod
as Peter, Besenbinder
Janina Baechle
as Gertrud, Peters Weib
Daniela Sindram
as Hänsel
Ileana Tonca
as Gretel
Michaela Schuster
as die Knusperhexe
Annika Gerhards
as Taumännchen
Studierende Der Ballettakademie Der Wiener Staatsoper
as Ballett
Kinder Der Opernschule Der Wiener Staatsoper
as Kuchenkinder
Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper
as Themselves - Orchester
Buhnenorchester Der Wiener Staatsoper
as Themselves
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