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Met's 'Hansel & Gretel' to Broadcast Live at Clark11:05AM / Thursday, December 15, 2011
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The humorous, family friendly Engelbert Humperdinck opera "Hansel and Gretel" will be shown live in high-definition at the Clark Art Institute on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 2 p.m.
The Richard Jones production at the Metropolitan Opera is in English and runs two hours and 25 minutes, including intermission. The Clark will serve complimentary cocoa and cookies at intermission. Tickets are $12.50 ($10 for members and students) and can be ordered online or by calling 413-458-0638. The box office will also be open one hour before the performance, and the doors will open at 1:30 p.m.
In Humperdinck's interpretation of the classic Grimm's fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel get lost in the woods while picking strawberries and are visited by the Sandman, who lulls them to sleep. They spend the night in the forest, guarded by angels, only to awaken and stumble into the clutches of Rosina Daintymouth, an evil witch who lives in a gingerbread house and plans to gobble them up.
The New York Times raved in 2009 that "This Hansel and Gretel is serious opera, if by 'serious' we mean a story with depth, world-class performances, and glorious music. A joy for all ages, it would make a fine introduction for any opera neophyte, child or adult."
Aleksandra Kurzak is Gretel, with Kate Lindsey and Alice Coote alternating as Hansel. Robert Brubaker is the witch who plots to bake them into gingerbread.
The Met: Live in HD 2011-2012 Season continues with "The Enchanted Island" by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others on Jan. 21; Wagner's "Goetterdammerung" on Feb. 11; Verdi's "Ernani" on Feb. 25; Massenet's "Manon" on April 7; and Verdi's "La Traviata" on April 14. Tickets are $25 ($18 for members and students) and can be ordered online or by calling 413-458-0638.
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