Calgary Opera is set to present Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.”

The opera will be performed between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6, 2026 at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium and will be directed by Brenna Corner.

In a statement the director said, “This production is particularly special as it is so visually exciting. The Trouts have designed a world where design and storytelling come to life. Hansel and Gretel is a story we all have a little bit of knowledge of — it is a world full of magical creatures, and the music is so lush and engaging.”

Calgary Opera Artistic Director Jonathan Brandani will conduct the production which will star Xenia Puskarz Thomas, Simone Osborne, Claire Barnett-Jones, Peter Barrett, Maria Milenic, and Katelyn Bird.

“The music of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ is one of the most evocative scores ever written, and even though it was composed before the time of movies, it has such a cinematic power that if you close your eyes you’ll feel like you have been transported into a dream-like realm filled with magical creatures,” said Brandani.

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