Research Catalog

Title

Hansel and Gretel [videorecording] / Engelbert Humperdinck ; production by Richard Jones ; directed by Barbara Willis Sweete ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York.

Publication

[London] : EMI Classics, [2008]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jones, Richard, 1953 June 7-
• Sweete, Barbara Willis.
• Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916.
• Schäfer, Christine, 1965-
• Coote, Alice.
• Plowright, Rosalind.
• Held, Alan, 1959-
• Cooke, Sasha.
• Oropesa, Lisette.
• Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010.
• Jurowski, Vladimir, 1972-
• Fleming, Renée
• Macfarlane, John
• Tipton, Jennifer
• Dobell, Linda
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• Pountney, David.
• Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra.
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera HD live

Uniform Title

Metropolitan Opera HD live.

Subject

• Operas

Note

• A fairy-tale opera in three acts.
• Libretto by Adelheid Wette.
• Program notes by Andrew Porter and synopsis in English (10 p.) in container.
• Bonus: Backstage at the Met: Renée Fleming interviews Met technical director, Joe Clark; Mary Joe Heath interviews Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer; Bring the charachters to life: The world of John Macfarlane.

Credits (note)

• John Macfarlane, set and costume designer ; Jennifer Tipton, lighting designer ; Linda Dobell, choreographer.

Event (note)

• Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on January 1, 2008.

System Details (note)

• DVD NTSC; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9.

Language (note)

• Sung in English in a translation by David Poutney ; subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English.

Call Number

*LDV 1390

LCCN

5099920630898

OCLC

261222992

Title

Hansel and Gretel [videorecording] / Engelbert Humperdinck ; production by Richard Jones ; directed by Barbara Willis Sweete ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York.

Imprint

[London] : EMI Classics, [2008]

Series

Metropolitan Opera HD live

Metropolitan Opera HD live.

System Details

DVD NTSC; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 16:9.

Language

Sung in English in a translation by David Poutney ; subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English.

Performer

Christine Schäfer (Gretel) ; Alice Coote (Hansel) ; Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude (mother)) ; Alan Held (Peter (father)) ; Sasha Cooke (The Sandman) ; Lisette Oropesa (The Dew Fairy) ; Philip Langridge (The Witch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host ; Mary Jo Heath, special guest interviewer.

Credits

John Macfarlane, set and costume designer ; Jennifer Tipton, lighting designer ; Linda Dobell, choreographer.

Event

Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on January 1, 2008.

Added Author

Jones, Richard, 1953 June 7- Producer

Sweete, Barbara Willis. Director

Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916. Librettist

Schäfer, Christine, 1965- Performer

Coote, Alice. Performer

Plowright, Rosalind. Performer

Held, Alan, 1959- Performer

Cooke, Sasha. Performer

Oropesa, Lisette. Performer

Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010. Performer

Jurowski, Vladimir, 1972- conductor.

Fleming, Renée, host.

Macfarlane, John, set designer.

Macfarlane, John, costume designer.

Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.

Dobell, Linda, choreographer.

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer

Pountney, David. Translator

Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel. English.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Other Standard Identifier

5099920630898

Publisher No.

50999 2 06308 9 8 EMI Classics

Research Call Number

*LDV 1390 Notes on file