Hansel and Gretel (Opera)

An Irish National Opera, Theatre Lovett and Abbey Theatre co-production

About the Show

Trouble at home. Two hungry children lost in a haunted forest. The lure of a gingerbread house. The frightening hocus pocus of the predatory Witch. And the smarts of the children who triumph in the end. All wrapped up in the delicious sound world of Engelbert Humperdinck’s operatic masterpiece.

One of the greatest operas about children. Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel is full of music that is sweet and beguiling, and it combines childlike simplicity with heart aching beauty. 

Sung in English with English surtitles.

Age Recommendation 9+ 

 

"Flamboyance,  playfulness  and  imagination"

 
The Irish Times

 

Winner Best Opera Award

Irish Times Theatre Awards 2022

Creative Team

Directors: Muireann Ahern and Louis Lovett
Conductor: Richard Peirson
Set & Costume Designer: Jamie Vartan
Lighting Designer: Sarah Jane Shiels
Video Designer: Jack Phelan
Sound Designer: Carl Kennedy

Cast

Hansel: Raphaela Mangan    
Gretel: Amy Ní Fhearraigh    
Mother: Miriam Murphy    
Father: Ben McAteer    
Witch: Carolyn Dobbin    
Sandman & Dew Fairy:
Emma Nash    
The Night Watchman: Raymond Keane
Lost Child: Amelie Metcalfe 
Lost Child: Ronan Millar

Musicians

Violin 1: Sarah Sew    
Violin 2: Larissa O’Grady/Bogdan Sofei    
Viola: Andreea Banciu    
Flute: Ríona Ó Duinnín    
Clarinet: Conor Sheil    
Horn: Liam Duffy    
Piano: Richard Peirson

Images: Pat Redmond 
Publicity Images: Ros Kavanagh