As part of its 170th Anniversary, Cork Opera House presents Hänsel und Gretel—A Magical Opera Adventure for All Ages.
Performed by members of the Cara O’Sullivan Associate Artists programme – with Cork mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan (Hänsel) and Wexford soprano Kelli-Ann Masterson (Gretel) in the title roles of this fairy tale opera. They are joined by Rory Dunne, Bríd Ní Ghruagáin and Emma Nash, alongside the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra conducted by Elaine Kelly.
Directed by Davey Kelleher, this semi-staged performance is sung in German with English surtitles.
A cottage all made of chocolate cream.
The roof is all covered with Turkish delight,
the windows with lustre of sugar are white;
and on all the gables the raisins invite, and think,
all around is a gingerbread hedge!
The adventure starts with a jug of spilled cream, and two children on a repentant search for a basket full of strawberries. Into a world of woodlands and sprites, a peculiar witch in a house
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