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HUMPERDINCK: Hansel and Gretel

Program: At the Opera
Aired: Saturday, December 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Hosted by Lisa Simeone

The phrase “for children of all ages” is surely overused, but it’s also just right to Humperdinck’s beautifully tuneful drama, based on the familiar fairy tale. And that’s probably why the opera has also become a traditional favorite for the holiday season – which, after all, is a time for kids! At the Opera presents the opera in two recordings, one in the original German (with Brigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp, and conductor Georg Solti), and the other sung in English (with Jennifer Larmore, Rebecca Evans, and conductor Charles Mackerras).

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