Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck

Librettists: Adelheid Wette; English translation by David Pountney

Production: Richard Jones

Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski

Performers: Alice Coote (Hansel), Christine Schäfer (Gretel), Philip Langridge (The Witch), Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude), Alan Held (Peter), Sasha Cooke (The Sandman), Lisette Oropesa (The Dew Fairy)

Synopsis:
The second season of GREAT PERFORMANCES at The Met on PBS features 14 operas from the Met’s series of live high-definition transmissions initially presented in movie theaters around the world. The season launches with the family favorite Hansel and Gretel, in a production by Richard Jones, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. Most fairy tales—while charming on the outside—resonate long past bedtime with darker underpinnings. Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer play the siblings lost in a shadowy world of unknown menace, pursued by the Witch, portrayed by tenor Philip Langridge, who seeks to devour them. The English-language production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s adaptation of the beloved story by the Brothers Grimm was originally created for Welsh National Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Opera synopsis courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.

Funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: “Hansel and Gretel” has been provided by Toll Brothers, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Herman Lissner Foundation, and PBS.

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• Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor
• Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano
• Christine Schäfer, Soprano
• Philip Langridge, Tenor

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Television Credits

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: “Hansel and Gretel”

Directed By
Barbara Willis Sweete

Conductor
Vladimir Jurowski

Production
Richard Jones

Set And Costume Designer
John Macfarlane

Lighting Designed By
Jennifer Tipton

Choreographer
Linda Dobell

Translation
David Pountney

Host
RenÉE Fleming

Cast In Order Of Vocal Appearance

Gretel
Christine SchÄFer

Hansel
Alice Coote

Gertrude
Rosalind Plowright

Peter
Alan Held

The Sandman
Sasha Cooke

The Dew Fairy
Lisette Oropesa

The Witch
Philip Langridge

Chorus Master
Donald Palumbo

Children&Rsquo;S Chorus Director
Elena Doria

Musical Preparation
Robert Morrison
John Beeson
J. David Jackson
Dan Saunders
Milos Repicky

Assistant Stage Directors
Eric Einhorn
Avid Kneuss
J. Knighten Smit

Dramaturg
Paul Cremo

Met Titles
Michael Panayos

A Metropolitan Opera High-Definition Production

Supervising Producers
Mia Bongiovanni
Elena Park

Producers
Louisa Briccetti
Victoria Warivonchik

Audio Producer
Jay David Saks

Associate Director
Jay Millard

Associate Director
Karen Mclaughlin

Engineer-In-Charge
Mark Schubin

Technical Supervisor
Ron Washburn

Technical Director
Jon Pretnar

Production Mixer
Tom Holmes

Audio Supervisor
Bill King

Television Lighting
Wayne Chouinard

Writers
Matt Dobkin
Ellen Keel

Camera
Miguel Armstrong
Manny Gutierrez
Charlie Huntley
John Kosmaczewski
Alain Onesto
Tim Quigley
David Smith
Larry Solomon
Jim Tufaro
Ron Washburn
Mark Whitman

Robotic Camera Technicians
Rick Compeau
Ron Travisano
Ted Erne
Martin Marietta

Video
Billy Steinberg
Paul Ranieri
Matty Randazzo

Audio
John Bates
Chris Callus
Louise De La Fuente
Ken Hunold
Skip Kent
John Kerswell
Steve Lamphere
Justin Milner
Blake Norton

Videotape
Alan Buchner
Steven Joyce

Television Stage Managers
Terence Benson
Hank Neimark
Phyllis Digilio

English Subtitles Adapted By
Sonya Friedman

Broadcast Graphics
Deborah Cavanaugh

Ascore Reader
Michael Heaston

Make-Up For Ms. Coote And Ms. SchÄFer
Matiki Anoff

Media Librarian/Archivist
Michael Griebel

Production Associates
Marisa Biaggi
Yolanda S. Williams

Backstage At The Met

Director
Debbie Miller

Associate Producer
Matthew Principe

Field Producer
Barry Goodman

Camera
Bill Finley
Mark Renaudin

Steadicam
Jeff Muhlstock
Claus Stuhlweissenburg

Assistant Camera
Kevin Murphy
Nate Ranger

Utility
Frank Bauraso
Tom Carroll
Jose Castro
Keith Conod
Ray Nuefeld
James Washburn

Title Sequence Edited By
Deborah Dickson
Kinetic Trailerworks

Production Assistants
Alexandra Eastman
Enzo E. Martinez
Brittany Retty
Harriet Snyder

Video Editors
Gary Bradley
Laura Young

Audio Editor
John Bowen

Post-Production Audio Mix
Ken Hahn

Metropolitan Opera Association

General Manager
Peter Gelb

Music Director
James Levine

Assistant Managers

Artistic
Sarah Billinghurst

Technical
Joseph Clark

Editorial &Amp; Creative Content
Elena Park

Operations
Stewart Pearce

Finance
Bill Thomas

Development
Coralie Toevs

Director Of Media &Amp; Presentations
Mia Bongiovanni

Director Of Worldwide Hd Distribution
Julie Borchard-Young

Artistic Administrator
Jonathan Friend

General Counsel
Sharon E. Grubin

Director Of Development
Elizabeth Hurley

Director Of Marketing
Karen Karp

Senior Artistic Advisor
Eva Wagner-Pasquier

Director Of Human Resources &Amp; Labor Relations
Ann Marie Hackett

Director Of Music Administration
Craig Rutenberg

House Manager
James Naples

Press Director
Sommer Hixson

Director New Business Development
Laura Mitgang

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra Manager
Robert Sirinek
Concertmaster
David Chan

Librarian
Robert Sutherland

Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Metropolitan Opera Ballet

Ballet Mistress
Diana Levy

Stage Managers
Theresa Ganley
Raymond Menard
Jonathan Waterfield
Scott Moon

Stage Operations

Master Carpenter
Stephen A. Diaz

Master Electrician
Paul Donahue

Properties Master
James R. Blumenfeld

Wig And Hair Stylist
Tom Watson

Make-Up Artist
Victor Callegari

Wardrobe Supervisor
William Malloy

Costume Shop Head
Lesley Weston

Resident Costume Designer
Sylvia Nolan

Production Facilities
All Mobile Video Inc.
Atlantic Cine Equipment (Ace)
Dolby Laboratories
Remote Recording

Media Counsel
Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell &Amp;
Vasallo, P.C.

This Stage Production Of Hansel And Gretel

Made Possible By The Gramma Fisher Foundation,

Marshalltown, Iowa And Karen And Kevin Kennedy

Additional Stage Production Funding Provided By

Dr. Coco Lazaroff And Joan Taub Ades And Alan M. Ades

Hansel And Gretel Was Originally Created For

Welsh National Opera And Lyric Opera Of Chicago

For Great Performances
Director, Program Development
Bill O&Rsquo;Donnell

Series Producer
David Horn

A Metropolitan Opera Production

In Association With Pbs And Thirteen/Wnet New York

Executive Producer

Peter Gelb

©2008 The Metropolitan Opera

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