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Hansel and Gretel

Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921 Hänsel und Gretel. English. (Added Author). Sweete, Barbara Willis. (Added Author). Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916 (Added Author). Schafer, Christine, 1965- (Added Author). Coote, Alice. (Added Author). Plowright, Rosalind. (Added Author). Held, Alan, 1959- (Added Author). Cooke, Sasha. (Added Author). Oropesa, Lisette. (Added Author). Langridge, Philip, 1939- (Added Author). Jurowski, Vladimir, 1972- (Added Author). Pountney, David. (Added Author). Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author).

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  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [London] : EMI Classics, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
A fairy-tale opera in three acts; libretto by Adelheid Wette.
Bonus: Backstage at the Met: Renée Fleming interviews Met technical director, Joe Clark; Mary Joe Heath interviews Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer; Bring the charachters to life: The world of John Macfarlane.
Participant or Performer Note: Christine Schäfer (Gretel) ; Alice Coote (Hansel) ; Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude (mother)) ; Alan Held (Peter (father)) ; Sasha Cooke (The Sandman) ; Lisette Oropesa (The Dew Fairy) ; Philip Langridge (The Witch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host ; Mary Jo Heath, special guest interviewer.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on January 1, 2008.
System Details Note:
DVD NTSC; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9.
Language Note:
Sung in English in a translation by David Poutney; subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.

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