Hansel and Gretel
Performance Date: July 24 in Chautauqua’s Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m.
This timeless fairytale follows two siblings bravely navigating a mysterious forest, and their perilous encounter with a mischievous witch and her delectable gingerbread house.
Chautauqua’s Amphitheater is the perfect setting to bring Engelbert Humperdinck’s mesmerizing and lush score to life with the full power of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, sung in English and transporting audiences of all ages into a fantastical realm.
MUSIC BY
Engelbert Humperdinck
LIBRETTO BY
Adelheid Wette
BASED ON
the story by the Brothers Grimm
PREMIERED
December 23, 1893, Deutsches National theater and Staatskapelle Weimar, Weimar, Germany
STAGE DIRECTOR
Keturah Stickann
CONDUCTOR
Steven Osgood
SUNG IN
English with English Subtitles
The Artists
Ronnita Miller
Brennan Martinez
Nicole Koh
Öznur Tülüoğlu
Hilary Grace Taylor
Joseph Canuto Leon
Amia Langer
Kelsey Watts
Perri di Christina
Events
July 24 @ 7:30 pm Week Five (July 20–27)
Chautauqua Opera Company presents Hansel and Gretel
Amphitheater
Chautauqua Opera Company presents Hansel and Gretel
This timeless fairytale follows two siblings bravely navigating a mysterious forest, and their perilous encounter with a mischievous witch and her delectable gingerbread house.
Chautauqua’s Amphitheater is the perfect setting to bring Engelbert Humperdinck’s mesmerizing and lush score to life with the full power of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, sung in English and transporting audiences of all ages into a fantastical realm.