The milk jug is broken, and the precious cream has spilled onto the floor. And the stocking knitting and broom binding are far from finished. In her anger, the mother has sent her two children, Hansel and Gretel, into the nearby forest to pick strawberries.
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Nina Solodovnikova
At the beginning of the second part of the first act – this is where the music begins in the auditorium – the two children are alone in the springtime forest. The flowers are blooming, the wind is blowing through the pine trees and sweet fruits are plentiful. It's a wonderful way to spend the day. As evening falls, the children have lost their way. To keep them from getting too scared in the eerie forest, the Sandman appears.
- 45 minutes / No interval
- In German with German and English subtitles
Additional information
Opera by Engelbert Humperdinck
Libretto by Adelheid Wette
First performed on 23rd December, 1893 in Weimar
Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 13th December, 1997
Libretto by Adelheid Wette
First performed on 23rd December, 1893 in Weimar
Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 13th December, 1997
Participating artists
Friedrich Praetorius (Musikalische Leitung)
Karis Tucker (Hänsel)
Nina Solodovnikova (Gretel)
Maria Vasilevskaya (Sandmännchen)
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchester)
Dates
September 2025
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