Genre: Theater [nf]
Release Date: 07/28/2009
SubTitles: English/French/Ger/Espanol/Italian
Dubbed: Ger
Sound: 2/PCM
Run Time: 138 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: BBC/Opus

Engelbert Humperdinck's 1893 opera Hänsel und Gretel receives an imaginative interpretation in this Royal Opera stage production from 2008, helmed for the stage by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier. It recounts, in musical form, the familiar tale of a young brother and sister who discover a candy house in the forest and nearly fall prey to a cannibalistic witch. This version stars two women as the leads, Angelika Kirchschlager as Hansel and Diana Damrau as Gretel, with Anja Silja as The Witch. Christian Fenouillat designed the sets, and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House provides musical accompaniment, under the baton of Colin Davis.

~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Angelika Kirschlager - Hansel
Diana Damrau - Gretel
Elizabeth Connell - Gertrud
Thomas Allen - Peter
Anja Silja - Witch
Pumeza Matshikiza - Sandman
Anita Watson - Dew Fairy

Production:
Sue Judd - Director
Colin Davis - Conductor
Agostina Cavalca - Costume Designer
Christophe Forey - Lighting
Simon Toyne - Musical Direction/Supervision
Moshe Leiser - Stage Director
Patrice Caurier - Stage Director
David Groves - Music Producer