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Hansel and Gretel
Christine Schafer (Gretel), Alice Coote (Hansel), Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude), Alan Held (Peter), Philip Langridge (Witch), Sasha Cooke (Sandman), Lisette Oropesa (Dew-Fairy)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski
…Vladimir Jurowski conducts superbly, and the cast, singing in accessible English, is first-rate, especially Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer and Alan Held's towering Wotanesque Father. The... — More…
An Evening with the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera
Tamara Rojo, Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Leanne Benjamin, Alina Cojocaru & Johan Kobborg, Luke Heydon & Carlos Acosta, Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae, Marianela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Christopher Saunders, William Tuckett, Darcey Bussell, Roberto Bolle, Renée Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Miah...
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Judith Blegen, Frederica von Stade, Rosalind Elias, Jean Kraft & Michael Devlin
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet, Thomas Fulton
traditional but lively — More…
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Alfred Muff (Peter), Gabriele Lechner (Gertrud), Liliana Nikiteanu (Hänsel), Marlin Hartelius (Gretel) & Volker Vogel (The Witch)
Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) & Frank Corsaro (director)
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Edita Gruberova (Gretel), Brigitte Fassbaender (Hänsel), Hermann Prey (Peter), Helga Dernesch (Gertrud), Sena Jurinac (Die Knusperhexe), Norma Burrowes (Sandmännchen), Elfriede Hobarth (Taumännchen)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Humperdinck: Königskinder
Jonas Kaufmann (Der Königssohn), Isabel Rey (Die Gänsemagd), Oliver Widmer (Der Spielmann), Liliana Nikiteanu (Die Hexe), Reinhard Mayr (Der Holzhacker), Boguslaw Bidzinski (Der Besenbinder), Tomasz Slawinski (Der Wirt), Miroslav Christoff (Der Schneider)
Chorus & Orchestra of the Opernhaus...
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Angelika Kirchschlager (Hänsel), Diana Damrau (Gretel), Elizabeth Connell (Gertrude), Thomas Allen (Peter), Anja Silja (Witch), Pumeza Matshikiza (Sandman), Anita Watson (Dew-Fairy)
Tiffin Boys’ Choir and Children’s Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis (conductor)...
Humperdinck's adorable opera here receives treatment so affectionate that the two children are more likely to be killed with kindness than by the Witch. The cast is strong, with Angelika Kirchschlager... — More…
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Festive Christmas Music
Ruth Ziesak (soprano)
Church of St Mary, Marienberg, The Saxony Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Rundfunk – Jugendchor Wernigerode & Ensemble Sonora, Thomas Clamor
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Adrian Eröd (Peter), Janina Baechle (Gertrud), Daniela Sindram (Hänsel), Ileana Tonca (Gretel), Michaela Schuster (Witch), Annika Gerhards (Sandman, Dew Fairy)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Bühnenorchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann, Adrian Noble
A notable success – clear-eyed and lovingly conducted…a fine production that will be especially enjoyed by those who recoil from kitsch — More…
An Evening With The Royal Opera
Renee Fleming (soprano), Joseph Calleja (tenor), Miah Persson (soprano), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Erwin Schrott (bass-baritone), Hibla Gerzmava (soprano), Teodor Illincai (Rodolfo), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Jose Cura (tenor), Diana Damrau (soprano), Angelika Kirschlager...
all musically exceptional — More…