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 | Adelheid Wette | Writer |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Original Story |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Original Story |
| Directing | Richard Jones | Director |
| Directing | Barbara Willis Sweete | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Macfarlane | Costume Designer |
| Art | John Macfarlane | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | Lighting Design |
| Crew | Linda Dobell | Choreographer |
| Crew | David Pountney | Translator |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Watson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Watson | Wig Designer |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Art | Richard Jones | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louie Zakarian | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Elena Park | Dramaturgy |
| Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |