Elizabeth Caballero, Yolanda Auyanet, Atalla Ayan, Catherine Naglestad & Martin Muehle Lead Staatsoper Stuttgart’s 2021-22 Season

(Credit: Martin Sigmund) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Premieres Paul Dessau’s “Die Verurteilung des Lukullus” opens the season. The complex work stars Friedemann Röhlig, Alina Adamski, Torsten Hofmann, Elliott Carlton Hines, Maria Theresa Ullrich, Linsey Coppens, Philipp Nicklaus, Heinz Göhrig, Jasper Leever, Laia Vallés, Clare Tunney, {…}

May 1, 2021

Houston Grand Opera To Present ‘Hansel and Gretel’ on HGO Digital

(Credit: https://www.papercitymag.com/) The Houston Grand Opera has announced that it will present Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera “Hansel and Gretel” on its digital platform on May 28, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The opera will feature mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce in the role of Hansel, soprano Raven McMillon in the role of Gretel, tenor Richard Trey Smagur as The Witch, mezzo-soprano Lindsay Kate-Brown {…}

Mar 2, 2021

Opera Orlando to ‘Encore’ ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Production

Opera Orlando has announced an encore streaming presentation of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” set for Friday, March 5, 2021. The opera stars Kyaunnee Richardson, Gloria Palermo, and Robyn Rocklein. This production features musicians from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and is filmed at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Entries in the “Encore!” series {…}

Feb 6, 2021

Opera Orlando’s ‘Encore!’ Series to Present ‘Hansel & Gretel’

Opera Orlando continues its recently-launched “Encore!” series on Feb. 12, 2021, with Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” This new series records mainstage performances and makes them available online, with behind-the-scenes content, cast interviews, and more. In December of last year, Opera Orlando’s broadcast of “Die Fledermaus,” opened up new audiences for the company both in the U.S. and abroad, and the {…}

Jan 12, 2021

Opera Orlando to Present ‘Hansel and Gretel’ With Live Audience

Opera Orlando’s Main Stage series will continue with a production of “Hansel & Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck. The showcase is set for performance on Jan. 29, 30, and 31, 2021 at the Dr. Phillips Center at the Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater. The opera will then be broadcast as part of the company’s ENCORE! series on Feb. 12 through 26, {…}

Dec 22, 2020

Tara Erraught Leads Bayerische Staatsoper’ ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Stream

The Bayerische Staatsoper will celebrate the holiday season with a livestream of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” The opera will be streamed on Dec. 24 and will include members of the State Opera ensemble Emily Pogorelc as Gretel and Kevin Conners as the Witch. The production will also star Tara Erraught as Hansel it will be conducted by Friedrich Haider. The {…}

Dec 17, 2020

Opéra de Montréal to Stream ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Throughout Holiday Season

(Credit: © Yves Renaud) The Opéra de Montréal is set to present a free webcast of “Hansel and Gretel” throughout the holiday season. The performance dates from 2014 when the opera was presented by the Atelier Lyrique at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at the Place des Arts. The famed holiday opera was staged by Hugo Bélanger and starred mezzo-soprano Emma Char {…}

Jul 21, 2020

Due Donne Productions to Present ‘Hansel & Gretel’ On Nintendo’s ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’

Video games saw a major increase in interactivity and overall cultural importance throughout the COVID-19 lockdown. One of the games to see a boost in its popularity was “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” which captured the imaginations of gamers around the world as they created their own utopias amidst a challenging and unstable world. Now “Animal Crossing’s” popularity is crossing over {…}

Jan 10, 2020

San Diego Opera to Present New Puppet-Laden Production of ‘Hansel and Gretel’

The San Diego Opera is set to resume its 2019-20 season with a new production of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” The famed opera, which will open on Feb. 8, 2020 at the San Diego Civic Tehatre, will feature Blythe Gaissert as Hansel, with soprano Sara Gartland as Gretel. Other cast members include Malcolm MacKenzie as the Father with tenor Joel {…}

Nov 20, 2019

San Francisco Opera 2019-20 Review: Hansel and Gretel

(Credit: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” opened at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House to round out the fall season repertoire. Composed in the 1890s, Humperdinck based the opera on Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale, hinting at some of the darker ideas resplendent in the original tale. But alas, none of that seems to have permeated the modern {…}

Nov 18, 2019

Blythe Gaissert & Sara Gartland To Star in San Diego Opera’s ‘Hansel and Gretel’

San Diego Opera is set to present “Hansel and Gretel” this February. The opera will run for four performances between Feb. 8-16 with mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert as Hansel and soprano Sara Gartland as Gretel. Gaissert appeared with the company in 2017’s “As One,” while Gartland was Musetta in the company’s 2015 production of “La Bohème.” Baritone Malcolm MacKenzie will appear {…}