Released:
2008-12-16

Overview:
Staging directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser infuse German composer Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera with more than a dollop of black humor in this 2008 London performance that's both enchanting and menacing. Angelika Kirchschlager and Diana Damrau play Hansel and Gretel, respectively, and beloved British baritone Thomas Allen portrays their father in an outstanding production led by maestro Colin Davis.

Directors:
Patrice Caurier, Moshe Leiser

Runtime:
2h 18min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Angelika Kirchschlager
  as
  Hansel
• 
  Diana Damrau
  as
  Gretel
• 
  Elizabeth Connell
  as
  Gertrud
• 
  Thomas Allen
  as
  Peter
• 
  Anja Silja
  as
  Witch