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Hänsel and Gretel

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)

Hänsel und Gretel

Libretto by Adelheid Wette

Performers

The Royal Opera
Rory Macdonald	Conductor
Moshe Leiser	Director
Patrice Caurier	Director
Christine Rice	Mezzo-soprano	Hänsel
Ailish Tynan	Soprano	Gretel
Yvonne Howard	Soprano	Gertrude / Mother
Sir Thomas Allen	Baritone	Peter / Father
Jane Henschel	Mezzo-soprano	Witch

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Hurrah! The Witch is Dead!

Hilary Fisher, 30th December

This reviewer fully expected not to enjoy today’s matinee, having read the recent Guardian review and heard mixed reports from friends who saw it when it first came out.