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

Ingeborg Springer (Hänsel), Renate Hoff (Gretel), Theo Adam (Peter), Gisela Schröter (Gertrude), Peter Schreier (Witch), Renate Krahmer (Sandman/Dew Fairy) Members of Dresdner Kreuzchor, Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner

Heidi Grant Murphy (Gretel), Suzanne Mentzer (Hänsel), Judith Forst (Witch), Janice Taylor (Gertrude), Robert Orth (Peter), Anna Christy (Sandman/Dew Fairy) Milwaukee Children’s Choir, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs

Sayaka Shigeshima (Hansel), Elisabeth Wimmer (Gretel), Uwe Schenker-Primus (Peter), Rebecca Teem (Gertrud), Alexander Günther (Witch), Catherina Maier (Sand-Man), Hyunjin Park (Dew-Fairy) Staatskapelle Weimar, Martin Hoff

Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Josef Metternich, Maria von Ilosvay, Else Schürhoff, Anny Felbermayer Loughton High School for Girls Choir, Bancroft’s School Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Ann Murray (Hänsel), Edita Gruberova (Gretel), Christa Ludwig (Witch), Gwyneth Jones (Gertrud), Barbara Bonney (Sandmännchen), Christiane Oelze (Taumännchen) Staatskapelle Dresden, Colin Davis

Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano (Gretel), Frederica Von Stade, Mezzo-Soprano (Hänsel), Christa Ludwig, Mezzo-Soprano (Gertrud, Their Mother), Siegmund Nimsgern, Baritone (Peter, Their Father), Kiri Te Kanawa, Soprano (Sandman), Ruth Welting, Soprano (Dew Fairy) & Elisabeth Söderstrom, Soprano (Witch) Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne & Children’s Chorus of the Cologne Opera, John Pritchard

Susanne Kreusch (Hansel), Bernarda Bobro (Gretel), Irmgard Vilsmaier (Witch), Klaus Kuttler (Peter), Romelia Lichtenstein (Gertrud), Aleksandra Zamojska (Sand-Man and Dew Fairy) Capella Istropolitana, Musikhaputschule Kinderchor, Blindenmarkt, Martin Haselbock

Jennifer Larmore (Hänsel), Ruth Ziesak (Gretel), Bernd Weikl Der Vater (Father), Hildegard Behrens Die Mutter (Mother), Hanna Schwarz Die Knusperhexe (The Nibblewitch), Rosemary Joshua Sandmännchen (Sandman), Christine Schäfer Taumännchen (Dew Fairy) & Tölzer Knabenchor Kuchenkinder (Gingerbread children) Symphonieorchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks, Donald Runnicles

Ricarda Merbeth, Albert Dohmen, Christian Elsner, Katrin Wundsam, Alexandra Hutton, Annika Gerhards, Alexandra Steiner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Kinderchor Staatsoper Berlin, Marek Janowski

Marie-Luise Schilp (Hänsel), Erna Berger (Gretel), Margarethe Arndt-Ober (witch) Berlin RSO, Artur Rother

Elisabeth Grümmer (Hänsel), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Else Schürhoff (Witch), Maria von Ilosvay (Mother), Josef Metternich (Father), Anny Felbermayer (Sandman, Dew Fairy) Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Gisela Pohl (Gretel), Barbara Scherler (Hansel), Marcel Cordes (Peter), Gertrud Burgstheler-Schuster (Gertrud), Lilian Benningsen (Witch), Gisela Knabba (Sandman), Oda Balsborg (Dew Fairy) NDR Sinfonieorchester, -Chor, -Kinderchor and -Knabenchor, Carl Schuricht

Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Else Schürhoff, Josef Metternich, Maria von Ilosvay, Annie Felbermayer Choirs of Loughton School for Girls, Bancroft's School & Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Gisela Litz (Hänsel), Rita Streich (Gretel), Marianne Schech (Gertrud), Horst Günter (Peter), Res Fischer (Die Knusperhexe), Elisabeth Lindermeier (Sandmännchen), Bruno Brückmann (Taumännchen) Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Münchner Philharmoniker, Fritz Lehmann

Ludwigsburger Blechbläser Quintett

von Otter, Bonney, Lipovsek, Schwarz, Schmidt, Hendricks, Lind Tolzer Knabenchor, Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jeffrey Tate

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Sena Jurinac (Hänsel), Bruna Ronchini (Gertrud), Rolando Panerai (Peter), Vittoria Palombini (Die Knusperhexe), Rita Streich (Sandmännchen/Taumännchen) RAI Milano, Herbert von Karajan

Jinkyung Park, Tobias Beyer, Jelena Banković, Fabian Christen, Staatsorchester Braunschweig, Isabel Stüber Malagamba, Zhenyi Hou, Maximilian Krummen, Srba Dinic

Edda Moser, Hermann Prey, Ilse Gramatzky, Brigitte Lindner, Eugen Hug, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marcel Cordes, Gottlob Frick, Benno Kusche & Hermann Prey, Hans Hotter, Albrecht Peter, Paul Kuen, Peter Lagger & Helmut Graml, Barbara Hendricks, Gino Quilico, Frederica von Stade, Martina Fortuna, Mimi Lerner, Craig Estep, Jan Opalach, Henry Runey Gürzenich-Orchester Köln & Kölner Kinderchor, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus & Kinderchor, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Concert Chorale of New York & Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Heinz Wallberg Kölner Kinderchor, André Previn, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Rudolf Kempe, Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Sir Thomas Beecham, Louis Frémaux, Lawrence Foster, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Roger Norrington

Salzburg Marionette Theater, Inboccallupo Orchestra & Choir, Andreas Schuller

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) & Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier (stage directors)

Alfred Muff (Peter, a broom-maker), Gabriele Lechner (Gertrud, his wife), Liliana Nikiteanu (Hänsel, his son), Malin Hartelius (Gretel, his daughter), Volker Vogel (The Witch) The Children‘s Chorus and the Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) & Frank Corsaro (director)

Sabine Noack (Hänsel), Cornelia Marschall (Gretel), Alexandra Petersamer (Gertrud), Ludmil Kuntschew (Peter/Die Knusperhexe), Viktorija Kaminskaite (Sandmännchen/Taumännchen) Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau & Kinderchor Des Anhaltischen Theater Dessau, Markus L. Frank (conductor) & Johannes Felsenstein (director)

Angelika Kirchschlager (Hänsel), Diana Damrau (Gretel), Elizabeth Connell (Gertrude), Thomas Allen (Peter), Anja Silja (Die Knusperhexe), Pumeza Matshikiza (Sandmännchen), Anita Watson (Taumännchen) Tiffin Boys’ Choir and Children’s Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis (conductor) & Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier (stage directors)

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

Rita Streich (Gretel), Gisela Litz (Hänsel), Marianne Schech (Gertrud), Horst Günter (Peter), Res Fischer (Die Knusperhexe), Elisabeth Lindermeier (Sandmännchen), Bruno Brückmann (Taumännchen), Hermann Prey (baritone), Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Bavarian Radio Choir & Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bielfelder Kinderchor, North German Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, Wilhelm Schüchter, Sir Charles Mackerras

Sabine Noack (Hänsel), Cornelia Marschall (Gretel), Alexandra Petersamer (Gertrud), Ludmil Kuntschew (Peter/Die Knusperhexe), Viktorija Kaminskaite (Sandmännchen/Taumännchen); Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Markus L. Frank, Johannes Felsenstein (director)

Sena Jurinac (Hänsel), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Vittoria Palombini (Witch), Bruna Ronchini (Mother), Rolando Panerai (Father), Rita Streich (Sandman, Dew Fairy) RAI Roma, Herbert von Karajan

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)

Miyako Yoshida (The Sugar Plum Fairy), Ricardo Cervera (Nephew/Nutcracker), Steven McRae (The Prince), Gary Avis (Drosselmeyer) & Iohna Loots (Clara), Angelika Kirchschlager (Hansel), Diana Damrau (Gretel), Elizabeth Connell (Gertrud), Thomas Allen (Peter) & Anja Silja (Witch) The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Tiffin Boys’ Choir and Children’s Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels (conductor) & Peter Wright (stage director), Colin Davis (conductor) & Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier (stage directors)

Angelika Kirchschlager, Diana Damrau, Thomas Allen, Lucy Crowe, Emma Bell, Sergei Leiferkus, Victoria Simmonds, Jonathan Summers, Sir Colin Davis, Vladimir Jurowski, Opera North

Angelika Kirchschlager (Hänsel), Diana Damrau (Gretel), Elizabeth Connell (Gertrude), Thomas Allen (Peter), Anja Silja (Die Knusperhexe), Pumeza Matshikiza (Sandmännchen), Anita Watson (Taumännchen), Lucy Crowe (Vixen), Emma Bell (Fox), Sergei Leiferkus (Forester), William Dazeley (Harasta), Mischa Schelomianski (Badger/Parson), Jean Rigby (Forester's Wife/Owl), Adrian Thompson (Schoolmaster/Mosquito), Colin Judson (Pásek, Innkeeper), Sarah Pring (Innkeeper’s Wife), Victoria Simmonds (Pinocchio), Jonathan Summers (Geppetto), Mary Plazas (Blue Fairy), Rebecca Bottone (Cricket/Parrot), Graeme Broadbent (Puppeteer/Ape-Judge/Ringmaster), Allan Clayton (Lampwick), Mark Wilde (Cat), James Laing (Fox/Coachman), Carole Wilson (Pigeon/Snail) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Opera North, Colin Davis (conductor) & Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier (stage directors), Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) & Melly Still (director), David Parry (conductor) & Martin Duncan (stage director)