Gingerbread on stage? Must be Englebert Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, one of my favorite operas (I love it pretty much unreservedly), though honestly it is terrifying and very much reflects widespread hunger in Germany at the time it was composed.
Regardless, Opera Orlando is offering two free performances tomorrow, Nov. 8. Here are the details:
FREE performances of family-friendly Hansel & Gretel
WHEN: Saturday | November 8, 2025 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
WHERE: Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center
800 Grand Street | Orlando, FL 32805
TICKETS: Email Info@OperaOrlando.org
Sung in English.
Maybe it's been cut ("reimagined") as only four characters are mentioned in the press release. (Hard to believe they're omitting the Sandman and Dew Fairy, but what do I know?) Regardless, here's the cast, which includes a mezzo witch! I have seen it only with a male witch:
- Alexandra Kzeski as Gretel
- Mezzo-soprano Ruoxi Bian as Hansel
- Mezzo-soprano and education director Sarah Purser as the Witch
- Baritone Logan Tarwater as the Father
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