Hansel and Gretel
Part of the Summer Opera Holland Park 2023 Festival
Add to my Calendar 10-06-2023 19:30 10-06-2023 21:30 36 Hansel and Gretel The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure. Opera Holland Park Theatre, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Opera Holland Park Theatre
Ilchester Place
Kensington
London
W8 6LU
England
Programme
Engelbert Humperdinck – Hansel and Gretel
Performers
Meeta Raval – soprano
April Koyejo-Audiger – soprano
Opera Holland Park
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Programme Note
The Brothers Grimm’s tale of hunger, enchantment, entrapment and rescue has thrilled children and adults for two hundred years. Many adaptations exist but Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera is by far the most delicious. Charming folksongs and sweeping orchestration cast a potent spell as the siblings Hansel and Gretel venture into the forest to forage for berries, encountering The Sandman, The Dew Fairy and The Gingerbread Witch on their adventure.
