Offer,Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
Rebecca Evans (Gretel), Jennifer Larmore (Hansel), Jane Henschel (The Witch), Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude), Robert Hayward (Peter), Sarah Tynan (Dew Fairy), Diana Montague (Sandman), Sarah Coppen (Cuckoo)
Philharmonia Orchestra & New London Children’s Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras
What distinguishes this version is primarily the vigorous and large-scale conducting of Sir Charles Mackerras. — More…
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BBC Music MagazineAugust 2007Opera Choice
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Gramophone MagazineSeptember 2007Editor's Choice
2 CDs
$21.00Contents
Excerpt,
- Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra
Overture
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel, Act I
- Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennifer Larmore, Rosalind Plowright, Robert Hayward, Rebecca Evans
Goosey goosey gander, the mouse in the straw (Gretel, Hansel)
Down with the dumps, out with the grumps (Gretel, Hansel)
Little brother dance with me (Gretel, Hansel)
Excerpt,
- Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra
Prelude to Act II. The Witches' Ride
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel, Act II
- Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennifer Larmore, Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague, Rebecca Evans, New London Children's Choir
A dwarf stood in the forest (Gretel, Hansel)
Cuckoo, cuckoo (Cuckoo, Hansel, Gretel)
Gretel, I think we've lost the way (Hansel, Gretel, Voices)
I am the little sandman (Sandman, Hansel, Gretel)
Where each child lays down its head (Gretel, Hansel)
Excerpt,
- Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra
Pantomime
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel, Act III
- Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Tynan, Jennifer Larmore, Jane Henschel, New London Children's Choir, Rebecca Evans, Rosalind Plowright, Robert Hayward
Introduction
When dew drops on the daisy (Dew Fairy, Gretel)
I slept here? On a pine-tree bed! (Gretel, Hansel)