Organization

Bariton (+6)

Markus Brück

Peter

Bas-bariton (+3)

Ruben Drole

Mezzosopraan (+4)

Marina Prudenskaya

Gertrud

Die Knusperhexe

Mezzosopraan (+5)

Irène Friedli

Deniz Uzun

Hänsel

Mezzosopraan (+2)

Ingeborg Gillebo

Sopraan (+1)

Olga Kulchynska

Gretel

Sopraan (+2)

Sandra Hamaoui

Hamida Kristoffersen

Sandmännchen

Natalia Tanasii

Sen Guo

Taumännchen

Yuliia Zasimova

Dirigent

Dirigent (+2)

Markus Poschner

Michael Richter

Regisseur

Regisseur (+4)

Robert Carsen

Set designer

Set designer (+1)

Gideon Davey

Licht ontwerper

Licht ontwerper (+3)

Franck Evin

Koor meester

Dirigent (+14)

Janko Kastelic

Dramaturg

Fabio Dietsche

Kostuum ontwerper

Choreograaf

Peter van Praet

Opernhaus Zürich

Orchestra

The Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus

Chorus

Kinderchor der Oper Zürich

Zusatzchor der Oper Zürich

SoprAlti der Oper Zurich

Hansel and Gretel
With Hansel and GretelEngelbert Humperdinck created the most successful fairy tale opera of all time. The famous Grimm fairy tale, on which the opera is based, tells a spooky story about an impoverished woodcutter and his wife who want to get rid of their children in the forest. Humperdink's opera shows a milder and highly imaginative version: Hansel and Gretel are accompanied by the sand and dew figures on their wanderings through the deep forest, fourteen angels protect them during the night. The witch Rosina Candy Mouth attracts the children with her enticing crunchy little house. She wants to fatten and eat Hansel. But Gretel cunningly defends herself and succeeds in pushing the witch into the burning oven. In the end, Hansel and Gretel not only find their parents again, they also rescue the children who have been turned into gingerbread by the witch. Humperdinck's fairy tale opera is influenced by the musical language of Richard Wagner, who he always regarded as an unattainable role model. Many melodies and texts also go back to folk music, such as the well-known song "A little man is standing in the forest" or the evening blessing "I want to go to sleep in the evening". Robert Carsen stages the popular fairy tale for the whole family. In the premiere, Olga Kulchynska and Anna Stéphany can be seen as siblings.

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