Sinfonietta Bel Canto to Present ‘Händel & Gretel’

By David Salazar

Sinfonietta Bel Canto (SBC) is set to present an abridged staging of Humperdinck’s “Hänsel & Gretel” this November.

The production, set for Nov. 15 at St. Paul’s UCC Church in Downers Grove, Illinois and Nov. 22 at Hinsdale United Methodist Church in Hinsdale, Illinois, will be led by conductor Dan D’Andrea.

The cast features sopranos Jacqueline Gargiulo, Kristina Powers, Kaylyn Walters, and Diana Whitcomb; mezzo-sopranos Amanda Caban and Emily Warren; contralto Sarah Kelder; and bass-baritone Pierrick Hanlet. Additionally, soprano Tzu-Jung Wang will appear on Nov. 15, and soprano Anna Maria Noga is set to perform on Nov. 22.

VH Dance Company will join the production as guest artists, with Rachel Quinn as director and Bryn Michaels as assistant director. Ballet dancers Sasha Garbar and Mahi Navadia will perform.

 

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