{"product_id":"humperdinck-e-hansel-und-gretel-royal-opera-house-2008","title":"HUMPERDINCK, E.: Hansel und Gretel (Royal Opera House, 2008)","description":"Diana Damrau and Angelika Kirchschlager star in the acclaimed 2008 production of Humperdinck’s famous fairytale opera, in the company of two of Britain’s most revered musical figures: Thomas Allen, playing the role of the Father, and the legendary conductor Colin Davis. Directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser combine their characteristic wit and a dash of deliciously dark comedy with the opera’s fairytale charm. Humperdinck’s music mixes catchy folk-like songs with sumptuous instrumental colour, making the result as tunefully approachable, musically memorable and visually delightful as opera gets. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in full Surround Sound.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Hansel: Angelika Kirchschlager\u003cbr\u003e  Gretel: Diana Damrau\u003cbr\u003e  Gertrud: Elizabeth Connell\u003cbr\u003e  Peter: Thomas Allen\u003cbr\u003e  Witch: Anja Silja\u003cbr\u003e  Sand man: Pumeza Matshikiza\u003cbr\u003e  Dew Fairy: Anita Watson \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Tiffin Boys’ Choir and Children’s Chorus\u003cbr\u003e  The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House\u003cbr\u003e  Conductor: Colin Davis\u003cbr\u003e  Stage Directors: Moshe Leiser \u0026amp; Patrice Caurier\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 12th and 16th December 2008. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Plus \u003cbr\u003e  Illustrated synopsis \u0026amp; animated cast gallery.\u003cbr\u003e  Interview with Colin Davis.\u003cbr\u003e  Fairytales feature.\u003cbr\u003e  Cinema trailer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Reviews \u003cbr\u003e  ‘Angelika Kirchschlager’s tousled, boyish Hänsel and Diana Damrau’s Gretel are dramatically convincing and vocally superb, while their parents, excellently sung and played by Elizabeth Connell and Thomas Allen, earn our sympathy as well as our censure. Pumeza Matshikiza’s goblin-like Sandman is truly magical and Anita Watson’s feather-dusting Dew Fairy another amusing creation. Colin Davis, unafraid to relish the icing on the cake, draws a warm, effulgent sound from the orchestra.’ Evening Standard\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e REGIONS: All Regions \u003cbr\u003e  LENGTH: 138 Minutes\u003cbr\u003e  FORMAT: PCM 2.0 PCM 5.1\u003cbr\u003e  LANGUAGE: German\u003cbr\u003e  SUBTITLES: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"Blu-Ray","offer_id":49607845282072,"sku":"809478070320","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1539245.jpg?v=1777683531","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/humperdinck-e-hansel-und-gretel-royal-opera-house-2008","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}