The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel (movie)

The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel (movie)

  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Richard Jones , Barbara Willis Sweete
  • Production companies: The Metropolitan Opera, EMI Classics
  • Genre: Music, Fantasy
  • Release date: 1/1/2008
  • Run time: 120 min.

Movie description

This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular English-language holiday series. Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer star as the famous siblings lost in the woods, who battle the ravenous Witch—a zany portrayal by tenor Philip Langridge—while the Met orchestra, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski, glories in the rich, folk-inspired score.

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Alice Coote

Alice Coote

Role(s): Hänsel

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Christine Schäfer

Christine Schäfer

Role(s): Gretel

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Philip Langridge

Philip Langridge

Role(s): The Witch

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Rosalind Plowright

Rosalind Plowright

Role(s): Gertrude

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Alan Held

Alan Held

Role(s): Peter

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