Released:
2008-01-01

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Richard Jones, Barbara Willis Sweete

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Music, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Alice Coote
  as
  Hänsel
• 
  Christine Schäfer
  as
  Gretel
• 
  Philip Langridge
  as
  The Witch
• 
  Rosalind Plowright
  as
  Gertrude
• 
  Alan Held
  as
  Peter