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Hansel and Gretel / the Metropolitan Opera ; [music] by von Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette ; production, Nathaniel Merrill ; English text by Norman Kelly ; Live from the Met ; producer, Clemente D'Alessio ; television director, Kirk Browning.

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Kelley, Norman, author.
Contributor:
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921, composer.
Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916, librettist.
Merrill, Nathaniel, director.
D'Alessio, Clemente, producer.
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, director.
Von Stade, Frederica, performer.
Blegen, Judith, performer.
Kraft, Jean, performer.
Kesling, Diane, performer.
Norden, Betsy, performer.
Elias, Rosalind, performer.
Fulton, Thomas, conductor.
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer, producer.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Ballet, performer.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, performer.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, performer.
Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Language:
Chinese
English
French
German
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Siblings--Drama.
Siblings.
Brothers and sisters.
Witches.
Witches--Drama.
Operas.
Genre:
Drama.
Operas.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Filmed performances.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2010]
Language Note:
Sung in English with optional English, German, French, Spanish, or Chinese subtitles.
System Details:
DVD; NTSC, region code: 0 (worldwide); aspect ratio: 4:3; PCM Stereo; DTS 5.1digital surround sound formats.
digital
optical
surround
NTSC
video file
DVD video
Summary:
A brother and sister lose their way home and encounter a witch in the woods.
Participant:
Frederica von Stade (Hänsel); Judith Blegen (Gretel); Jean Kraft (Gertrude); Michael Devlin (Peter); Diane Kesling (Sandman); Betsy Norden (Dew Fairy); Rosalind Elias (Witch); orchestra, chorus, and ballet of the Metropolitan Opera; Thomas Fulton, conductor.
Credits:
Stage director, Bruce Donnell; set and costume design, Robert O'Hearn; music director, James Levine.
Notes:
Recorded live in performance of the Metropolitan Opera in December, 1982.
Program notes and synopsis (23 p.) in English, German, and French inserted in container.
Special feature: picture gallery "Hansel and Gretel" at the Met.
OCLC:
642712256
Publisher Number:
044007343487
00440 073 4348 Deutsche Grammophon

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