Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre)II. János Pál pápa tér 30., Budapest, Central Hungary, H-1087, Ungarn
Datum/Zeit in Budapest Zeitzone
Programm
| Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921) | Hänsel und Gretel | Libretto von Adelheid Wette |
Darsteller
| Hungarian State Opera | ||
| János Kovács | Musikalische Leitung | |
| Rafael R. Villalobos | Regie, Kostüme | |
| Emanuele Sinisi | Bühnenbild | |
| Zsófia Kálnay | Mezzosopran | Hänsel |
| Gabriella Balga | Mezzosopran | Hänsel |
| Helga Nánási | Sopran | Gretel |
| Mária Celeng | Sopran | Gretel |
| Csaba Szegedi | Bariton | Peter / Vater |
| Zsolt Haja | Bariton | Peter / Vater |
| Lúcia Megyesi Schwartz | Mezzosopran | Gertrud / Mutter |
| Atala Schöck | Mezzosopran | Gertrud / Mutter |
| Judit Németh | Mezzosopran | Knusperhexe |
| Bernadett Wiedemann | Mezzosopran | Knusperhexe |
| Krisztina Simon | Mezzosopran | Sandmännchen |
| Eszter Zavaros | Sopran | Sandmännchen |
| Ildikó Jakab | Sopran | Taumännchen |
| Ingrid Kertesi | Sopran | Taumännchen |
The Wagnerian Engelbert Humperdinck is one of the most important figures in German fairy-tale opera. The success of a shortish “Märchenoper” composed to a libretto by the composer's own sister, Adelheid Wette, convinced him to write a full-evening children's opera based on the famous Brothers Grimm story, with slight departures from the original plot. The piece was immediately declared a masterpiece by Humperdinck's contemporary Richard Strauss, who conducted the fairy-tale opera at its Weimar premiere. Greeted with instant and enormous acclaim, the work went on to conquer the world. This production of the piece is being directed by the Spaniard Rafael R. Villalobos, winner of Opera Europa's directing competition in Graz.
