Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel strikes a sour note

Rosie Aldridge (Witch), Anna Stéphany (Hansel) and Anna Devin (Gretel)

Rosie Aldridge (Witch) and Anna Stéphany (Hansel)

Anna Stéphany (Hansel) and Anna Devin (Gretel)

Hansel and Gretel

By Mark Valencia, 18 December 2023

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“Rosie Aldridge... whips up a storm as the lip-smacking Witch”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 16 December 2023

Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel (Sung in English)

The Royal Opera

Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor

Antony McDonald, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Lucy Carter, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Anna Stéphany, Hänsel

Anna Devin, Gretel

Rosie Aldridge, Witch

Darren Jeffery, Peter / Father

Susan Bickley, Gertrude / Mother

Isabela Díaz, Sandman

Sarah Dufresne, Dew Fairy

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.

Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel strikes a sour note at the Royal Opera House