Members of the Sinfonieorchester Basel
Singers from OperAvenir, the opera studio at Theater Basel:
Kali Hardwick, Gretel
Bruno de Sá, Hänsel
Hyunjai Marco Lee, Witch
Mädchenkantorei Basel (Girls’ choir and choir school)
Vincent Leittersdorf, narrator
Marina Niedel, direction and conductor
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (arr. Andreas N. Tarkmann)
Text editing by Susanne Schlegel-Creutzburg, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
Engelbert Humperdinck created the most successful fairytale opera of all time when he wrote Hänsel und Gretel . While the popular Grimm fairytale tells the rather gruesome story of both children who are abandoned and then fall into the clutches of a witch, Humperdinck transforms the story into a milder but no less exciting version with a happy end.
With singers of the Opera Studio OperAvenir and the Mädchenkantorei Basel, the Sinfonieorchester Basel presents a shortened version that is arranged for chamber ensemble.