Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel & Gretel

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Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel & Gretel (2015)

Directed by Adrian Noble

· 1h 55m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Adrian Noble
Writer
Adelheid Wette

Details

Release date
2015-12-24
Runtime
1h 55m
Original language
DE
Production
Wiener Staatsoper