Hänsel und Gretel (2007)

Synopsis

First staged at the Weimar Court Theatre under the baton of Richard Strauss in 1893, who hailed it as“a masterpiece of the highest quality”, Humperdinck's debut opera Hänsel und Gretel has remained a solid favourite since its 1893 première. Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) transformed Grimm’s beloved fairy tale “Hänsel und Gretel” into opera entertainment for everyone from young children to the s... Lire plus