Komische Oper Berlin at Schillertheater
Hansel and Gretel
Opera
Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin
Engelbert Humperdinck
© Jan Windszus Photography
© Jan Windszus Photography
Description
It's every parent's nightmare: you've just scolded your children, and suddenly they've disappeared! Hansel and Gretel actually only wanted to gather a few berries to satisfy their hunger. Then, in the middle of the forest, they come across the strange little house of a passionate baker, the gingerbread witch. The secret ingredient in her gingerbread recipe? Children! In their hour of need, Hansel and Gretel prove their tremendous strength and defeat evil together.
Hansel and Gretel remains one of the most famous fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, to which Engelbert Humperdinck created a musical monument with his opera: as colorful as Richard Wagner, as gripping as an adventure story, and full of fantastical, playful magic.
Following the great success of her production of Pippi Longstocking, Dagmar Manzel takes on another classic of children's literature. She breathes new life into the magic of German fairy tales with all their inexplicable facets and their invincible belief in goodness.
PLOT
Hansel and Gretel remains one of the most famous fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, to which Engelbert Humperdinck created a musical monument with his opera: as colorful as Richard Wagner, as gripping as an adventure story, and full of fantastical, playful magic.
Following the great success of her production of Pippi Longstocking, Dagmar Manzel takes on another classic of children's literature. She breathes new life into the magic of German fairy tales with all their inexplicable facets and their invincible belief in goodness.
PLOT
Act 1
»Make some brooms and knit some socks!« is what they were supposed to do, but Hänsel and Gretel would much rather romp and dance around. Their mother is not amused – no work has been done, though money is short and there’s nothing left to eat in the house. Because everyone’s tummy is rum- bling, mother rashly sends the children out into the forest to collect berries.
Father returns from the market in high spirits. He did a roaring trade with his brooms and has brought home plenty of food for supper. But where are the kids? When he hears they’ve gone roaming in the forest all alone, he’s horrified. Everybody knows that’s where the Gingerbread Witch lives – and she eats children!
Father returns from the market in high spirits. He did a roaring trade with his brooms and has brought home plenty of food for supper. But where are the kids? When he hears they’ve gone roaming in the forest all alone, he’s horrified. Everybody knows that’s where the Gingerbread Witch lives – and she eats children!
Act 2
Hänsel and Gretel find lots of strawberries and are intrigued by the many strange beings in the forest. But when they realise they are lost, the mood suddenly changes: the woods become dark and full of menace. It looks like Hänsel und Gretel will have to spend the night out of doors. Then the Sandman appears and sprinkles sand in the children’s eyes. Fourteen angels come to protect them while they sleep.
Act 3
A bright sunny morning has broken and the Dew Fairy wakes the two children from a wonderful dream. Hänsel and Gretel come upon a house made of confectionery which they are unable to resist. It belongs to Rosina Sweet-Tooth, the Gingerbread Witch, who likes children so much that she makes ginger- bread cakes out of them in her oven! She casts a spell and puts Hänsel in a cage to fatten him up. But Gretel manages to free her brother. Together they shove the slow-witted witch into her own oven! With a terrific bang, the spell is broken and all the gingerbread children come back to life. Finally, the parents can breathe a sigh of relief: they have miraculously found Hansel and Gretel again. Now it’s time to go home!
Cast
James Gaffigan (20.3., 4.4.) / Yura Yang (26.4., 9.5., 15.5.)
Musikalische Leitung
Dagmar Manzel
Inszenierung
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
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Günter Papendell (20.3., 4.4., 26.4.) / Joachim Goltz (9.5., 15.5.)
Peter, Besenbinder
Mirka Wagner (20.3., 26.4., 15.5.) / Ulrike Helzel (4.4., 9.5.)
Gertrud, Mutter
Susan Zarrabi (20.3., 26.4., 15.5.) / Elisabeth Wrede (4.4., 9.5.)
Hänsel
Alma Sadé (20.3., 4.4., 26.4.) / Penny Sofroniadou (9.5., 15.5.)
Gretel
Caspar Krieger (20.3., 4.4., 9.5., 15.5.) / Thomas Ebenstein (26.4.)
Knusperhexe
Elisa Maayeshi / Julia Schaffenrath
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen
Manni Laudenbach
Komödiant
Donna Mitchell / Paulin Raatz
Fliegende Hexe / Engel
Kinderchor der Komischen Oper Berlin
Kuchenkinder
Michael Fernandez, Daniel Daniela Ojeda Yrureta, Lorenzo Soragni, Kai Chun Chuang
Tänzer
Brittany Young, Lauren Mayer, Claudia Greco
Tänzerinnen
Tanzschülerinnen der TanzZwiEt – Schule – Company
Hexen / Engel / Wesen
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Korbinian Schmidt
Bühnenbild
Victoria Behr
Kostüme
Christoph Jonas
Choreografie
Sophie Jira
Dramaturgie
Dagmar Barbara Fiebach
Kinderchor
Olaf Freese
Licht
Sophie Louise Busch
Spielleitung
Dates
Komische Oper Berlin at Schillertheater
Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin
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