Wales Millennium CentreBute Place, Cardiff
, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5AL, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921) | Hänsel und Gretel | Libretto by Adelheid Wette |
Performers
| Welsh National Opera | ||
| Lothar Koenigs | Conductor | |
| Richard Jones | Director | |
| John Macfarlane | Set Designer | |
| Benjamin Davis | Revival Director | |
| Welsh National Opera Orchestra | ||
| Jurgita Adamonytė | Mezzo-soprano | Hänsel |
| Ailish Tynan | Soprano | Gretel |
| Ashley Holland | Baritone | Peter / Father |
| Miriam Murphy | Soprano | Gertrude / Mother |
| Adrian Thompson | Tenor | Witch |
| Meriel Andrew | Soprano | Sandman |
This Hansel & Gretel is not sugary and sweet, it’s a decidedly dark and delicious confection. Richard Jones’ endlessly inventive production of Humperdinck’s gorgeous opera revels in the story’s more sinister moments whilst also casting a magical spell over audiences.
Co-production with Lyric Opera, Chicago.
Reviews of Hänsel und Gretel directed by Richard Jones
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 2014
Nationaltheater, Munich, November 2014
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 2008
