Glyndebourne: Hansel and Gretel
2010, 140 mins
With its familiar fairy-tale story, feelgood ending and magical mix of simple folk tunes and rich Wagnerian textures, Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel has long cast its musical spell over both adults and children. This deliciously witty production sees the broom-maker's two outcast.
children lose their way in the enchanted forest before finding themselves in every hungry child's dream.
