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Hansel and Gretel : opera in three acts

Title
Hansel and Gretel : radio broadcast, 2012-01-07 : opera in three acts / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette ; English translation by David Pountney.
Author
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.
Publication
New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2012]

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Additional Authors
  • Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916
  • Pountney, David
  • Ticciati, Robin, 1983-
  • Coote, Alice
  • Kurzak, Aleksandra, 1977-
  • Brubaker, Robert (Tenor)
  • Martens, Michaela
  • Croft, Dwayne
  • Cano, Jennifer Johnson
  • Morley, Erin
  • Juntwait, Margaret
  • Siff, Ira
  • Gelb, Peter
  • Sams, Jeremy
  • McDermott, Phelim
  • Crouch, Julian
  • Christie, William (William Lincoln)
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
2 audio discs : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
  • Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
  • Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 7, 2012
Uniform Title
  • Hänsel und Gretel. English
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 7, 2012.
  • Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
Alternative Title
Hänsel und Gretel.
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title and date from the discs ; credits from audition and Metropolitan Opera program.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Alice Coote (Hänsel) ; Aleksandra Kurzak (Gretel) ; Robert Brubaker (Witch) ; Michaela Martens (Gertrud, the mother) ; Dwayne Croft (Peter, the father) ; Jennifer Johnson Caro (Sandman) ; Erin Morley (Dew Fairy) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Robin Ticciati, conductor.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 and Act 2 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 ; Hansel and Gretel time capsule ; The Enchanted Island Roundtable (Gelb, Sams, McDermott, Crouch, Christie) -- CD 2. The Enchanted Island Roundtable (Gelb, Sams, McDermott, Crouch, Christie) (conclusion) ; Norma archival broadcast review ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).
Call Number
*LDC 53121
OCLC
867800182
Author
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.
Title
Hansel and Gretel : radio broadcast, 2012-01-07 : opera in three acts / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette ; English translation by David Pountney.
Production
New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2012]
Playing Time
011957 011510
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Series
Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 7, 2012
Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 7, 2012.
Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
Performer
Margaret Juntwait, Ira Siff, hosts ; Peter Gelb, moderator ; Jeremy Sams, Phelim McDermott, Julian Crouch, William Christie, commentators.
Cast
Alice Coote (Hänsel) ; Aleksandra Kurzak (Gretel) ; Robert Brubaker (Witch) ; Michaela Martens (Gertrud, the mother) ; Dwayne Croft (Peter, the father) ; Jennifer Johnson Caro (Sandman) ; Erin Morley (Dew Fairy) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Robin Ticciati, conductor.
Event
Broadcast live on Sirius XM Metropolitan Opera Radio from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 2012 January 7.
Language
Sung in English.
Source
Gift; Metropolitan Opera, August 2011.
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Added Author
Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916, librettist.
Pountney, David, translaltor.
Ticciati, Robin, 1983- conductor.
Coote, Alice, performer.
Kurzak, Aleksandra, 1977- performer.
Brubaker, Robert (Tenor), performer.
Martens, Michaela, performer.
Croft, Dwayne, performer.
Cano, Jennifer Johnson, performer.
Morley, Erin, performer.
Juntwait, Margaret, host.
Siff, Ira, host.
Gelb, Peter, moderator.
Sams, Jeremy, commentator.
McDermott, Phelim, commentator.
Crouch, Julian, commentator.
Christie, William (William Lincoln), commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 53121
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