Hansel and Gretel / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette ; based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm ; English translation by Cori Ellison.
Sections
- 1. [ambience] (00:33)
- Act I
- 2. Overture (08:14)
- 3. "Susie, little Susie, asleep in the hay!" (03:13)
- 4. "Grouchface, get out!" (02:53)
- 5. "Brother, come and dance with me" (03:54)
- 6. "What on God's green earth are you doing?" (02:35)
- 7. "Alas, my best jug is smashed to pieces!" (01:37)
- 8. "Rallalala, rallalala..." (06:46)
- 9. "But where are Hansel and Gretel?" (03:10)
- 10. "There's a witch, that lives deep in the wood" (02:53)
- Act II
- 18. [ambience] (00:27)
- Act III
- 19. Introduction (02:44)
- 20. "At dawn of day I'm rising" (03:23)
- 21. "Wake up, you lazy sluggard, Hansel!" (03:55)
- 22. "Don't move! Stay put!" (04:15)
- 23. "Crunchy, crunchy, mousey, who's chomping on my housey?" (02:16)
- 24. "Wait, you gluttonous mousey" (05:30)
- 25. "Halt! Hocus pocus, witches' spell!" (01:36)
- 26. "Now Gretel, be a good little scout..." (05:36)
- 27. "Huzzah, and hip hooray" (02:01)
- 28. "Now wake up, my macaroon!" (04:01)
- 29. "Farewell, you wicked witch, oh, how rich!" (02:48)
- 30. "We're saved, we're free, and ever shall be" (03:43)
- 31. "Papa, Mama!" (04:41)
- Date
2018
- Main contributor
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- Contributors
Fagen, Arthur; Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916; Ellison, Cori; Ravenscraft, Bridget; Brown, Ashlyn; Li, Yangjunlong; Rendsburg, LeOui, 1994-; Smolokoff, David; McCormack, Elijah; Van Vuuren, Frances; Shell, Michael; Röthlisberger, Max; Smith, Mark Frederic; Tzvetkov, Dana; Hase, Thomas C.; Claessens, Christian; Indiana University Opera Theater
- Publisher
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
- Genres
Operas.; Filmed operas.; Live sound recordings.
- Subjects
Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.; Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859.; Operas
- Collection
Cook Music Library, Jacobs School of Music Performances
- Unit
Music Library
- Language
English
- Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video and audio files) : digital
- Related Items
Program ; Audio recording
- Notes
Title from program.
Creation/Production Credits
Stage director, Michael Shell ; set and costume designer, Max Röthlisberger ; associate set designer, Mark F. Smith ; associate costume designer, Dana Tzvetkov ; lighting designer, Thomas Hase ; choreographer, Christian Claessens.
Language Note
Sung in English.
Performers
Bridget Ravenscraft, as Gretel ; Ashlyn Brown, as Hansel ; Yangjunlong Li, as Father ; LeOui Rendsburg, as Mother ; David Smolokoff, as Gingerbread Witch ; Elijah McCormack, as Dew Fairy ; Frances van Vuuren, as Sandman ; children's chorus ; dancers ; Indiana University Opera Theater ; Arthur Fagen, conductor.
Statement of Responsibility
music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette ; based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm ; English translation by Cori Ellison.
Venue/Event Date
Recorded live: 2018 November 3, Musical Arts Center, Indiana University, Bloomington.
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 17266294; OCLC: ocn1076486752; OCLC: 1076486752; Other: vae0245
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.