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Composer: Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)

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Year of birth1854
Year of death1921
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PeriodRomantic
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Los AngelesHänsel und Gretel

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Nov 17 19:30, Nov 25 14:00, Dec 06 19:30, Dec 09 14:00, Dec 12 19:30, Dec 15 19:30
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
James Conlon; Douglas Fitch; LA Opera; Craig Colclough; Melody Moore; Sasha Cooke; Liv Redpath
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ZürichHänsel und GretelNew production

Hänsel und Gretel
Opernhaus, Nov 18 17:00, Nov 22 19:00, Nov 25 14:00, Dec 12 10:30, Dec 13 10:30, Dec 15 11:00, Dec 23 11:00, Dec 26 14:00, Dec 30 14:00, 2019 Jan 18 10:30, Jan 20 14:00, Jan 27 14:00, Feb 17 14:00, Mar 24 14:00, Apr 20 19:00, Apr 22 14:00, Apr 25 19:30
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Markus Poschner; Robert Carsen; Zurich Opera; Fabio Luisi; Michael Richter; Gideon Davey
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MunichHänsel und Gretel

Hänsel und Gretel
Nationaltheater, Dec 04 11:00, 18:00, Dec 08 19:00, Dec 09 11:00, Dec 16 18:00
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Eun Sun Kim; Richard Jones; Bavarian State Opera; John Macfarlane; Markus Eiche; Helena Zubanovich
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LeipzigHänsel und Gretel

© Kirsten Nijhof
Opernhaus, Dec 11 11:00, Dec 12 11:00, Dec 16 11:00, 15:00, Dec 20 11:00
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Matthias Foremny; Birgit Eckenweber; Oper Leipzig; Alexander J Mudlagk; Franz Xaver Schlecht; Karin Lovelius
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ViennaHänsel und Gretel

Staatsoper, Dec 13, 17, 19, 21, 23 at 00:00
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Axel Kober; Adrian Noble; Vienna State Opera; Anthony Ward; Boaz Daniel; Donna Ellen
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Fantasy and dreams from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Alexander Shelley © Thomas Dagg
Dominic Lowe, 04 Mar
Continuing its interesting series “Myths and Fairytales”, the Royal Philharmonic gave colourful interpretations of the Hänsel und Gretel overture and Peer Gynt.
***11
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Garbage bins and shopping trolleys

Zsolt Haja (Father), Helga Nánási (Gretel), Gabriella Balga (Hänsel) and Atala Schöck (Mother) © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
Zoltán Szabó, 09 Dec
A new production of Humperdinck's charming opera fails to enchant at the Erkel Theatre. 
***11
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Sweet nothings: a disappointing Hänsel und Gretel

Katrin Wundsam (Hänsel) and Elsa Dreisig (Gretel) © Monika Rittershaus
Hugo Shirley, 08 Dec
Achim Freyer's production robs Humperdinck's fairy tale of heart and drama at the Lindenoper.
**111
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Runnicles conducts Humperdinck and Wagner

Donald Runnicles © Simon Pauly
Hilary Stroh, 30 Nov
Runnicles presents a concert weighted towards a splendid second half.
***11
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A touch of magic realism to Hänsel und Gretel

Anna-Doris Capitelli (Hänsel) and Francesca Manzo (Gretel) © Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
James Imam, 06 Sep
Bechtolf's seductively imaginative staging consists in a flat pack fairytale world full of surprises that delight like the contents of a pop up book.
*****
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