“HANSEL AND GRETEL : Humperdinck
Original Air Date: 01/01/2008
Cast: Jurowski; Coote, Schäfer, Langridge, Plowright, Held
Media: Live in HDMOD Video SID.17490640 Tags: Archive; 2017
Special Holiday Encore Presentation, Original Transmission Live January 1, 2008 This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular English-language holiday series. Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer star as the famous siblings lost in the woods, who battle the ravenous Witch—a zany portrayal by tenor Philip Langridge—while the Met orchestra, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski, glories in the rich, folk-inspired score. [metopera.org]SATURDAY AFTERNOON BROADCAST”
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