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A real feast: Opera North's witty and perceptive Hansel and Gretel

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Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 2 February 2017
Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel (Sung in English)
Christoph Altstaedt, Conductor
Edward Dick, Director
Giles Cadle, Set Designer
Christina Cunningham, Costume Designer
Stephen Gadd, Peter / Father
Susan Bullock, Gertrude / Mother , Witch
Katie Bray, Hänsel
Fflur Wyn, Gretel
Amy Freston, Dew Fairy
Louise Collett, Sandman
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