The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel (2008)
Cette version délicieusement sombre du conte de fées bien-aimé des frères Grimm, qui s'adresse à un public de tous âges, faisait partie de la série de spectacles de vacances en langue anglaise du Met. Alice Coote et Christine Schäfer interprètent les célèbres frères et sœurs perdus dans les bois, qui luttent contre la sorcière vorace - une interprétation loufoque du ténor Philip Langridge - tandis que l'orchestre du Met, sous la direction de Vladimir Jurowski, se délecte de la riche partition d'inspiration folklorique.
Directeurs: Richard Jones, Barbara Willis Sweete.
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Alice Coote as Hänsel |
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Christine Schäfer as Gretel |
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Philip Langridge as The Witch |
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Rosalind Plowright as Gertrude |
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Alan Held as Peter |
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Sasha Cooke as The Sandman |
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Lisette Oropesa as The Dew Fairy |
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Vladimir Jurowski as Self - Conductor |
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Renée Fleming as Self - Host |
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Mary Jo Heath as Self - Special Guest Interviewer |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Sound | Engelbert Humperdinck | Music |
| Sound | Vladimir Jurowski | Conductor |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Original Story |
| Directing | Richard Jones | Director |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Original Story |
| Writing | Adelheid Wette | Writer |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Watson | Wig Designer |
| Crew | David Pountney | Translator |
| Directing | Barbara Willis Sweete | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Macfarlane | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Watson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Makeup Artist |
| Art | John Macfarlane | Set Designer |
| Crew | Linda Dobell | Choreographer |
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | Lighting Design |
| Art | Richard Jones | Production Design |
| Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Crew | Elena Park | Dramaturgy |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louie Zakarian | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |