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Candy and Communism: Hänsel und Gretel at the Royal College of Music

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“an excellent cast of young singers who provided a committed performance throughout”
Reviewed at Royal College of Music: Britten Theatre, London on 14 March 2022
Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel
RCM Opera Studio
Michael Rosewell, Conductor
Stephen Barlow, Director
Yannis Thavoris, Set Designer
Rory Beaton, Lighting Designer
Emma Roberts, Hänsel
Sofie Lund-Tonnesen, Gretel
Lylis O'Hara, Gertrude / Mother
Theo Perry, Peter / Father
Michael Bell, Witch
Sofia Kirwan-Baez, Sandman
Clara Barbier Serrano, Dew Fairy
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