At The Opera, Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel (sung in english), April 1, 2023
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The idea for the opera was proposed to Humperdinck by his sister, who approached him about writing music for songs that she had written for her children for Christmas based on "Hansel and Gretel". After several revisions, the musical sketches and the songs were turned into a full-scale opera.
Humperdinck composed Hansel and Gretel in Frankfurt in 1891 and 1892. The opera was first performed in the Hoftheater in Weimar on December 23, 1893, conducted by Richard Strauss. It has been associated with Christmas since its earliest performances and today it is still most often performed at Christmas time.
Cast:
Hansel - Suzanne Mentzer
Gretel - Heidi Grant Murphy
The Witch - Judith Forst
Mother - Janis Taylor
Father - Robert Orth
Andreas Delfs - conductor
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
AVIE 2004
8:00 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
8:09 p.m.
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Hansel and Gretel in English
10:26 p.m.
Mirella Freni Luciano Pavarotti
Puccini
Excerpts from Manon Lescaut
MET Opera Orchestra
11:29 p.m.
Jose Carreras Katia Ricciarelli
Puccini
La boheme excerpts (1979)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
11:43 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
11:46 p.m.
Luciano Pavarotti
Puccini
Turandot: Nessun Dorma
London Symphony; Zubin Mehta, conductor Luciano Pavarotti
