Name: Hänsel und Gretel
Start: 2023-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Luzerner Theater

Organization

Conductor

Jesse Wong

Stage director

Dirk Schmeding

Set designer

Robert Schweer

Costume designer

Britta Leonhardt

Lighting designer

Clemens Gorzella

Dramaturge

Johanna Mangold

Baritone

Vladyslav Tlushch

Peter

Mezzo-soprano

Marcela Rahal

Gertrude

Solenn' Lavanant-Linke

Hansel

Soprano

Tania Lorenzo Castro

Gretel

Robert Maszl

The Gingerbread Witch

Stefanie Knorr

Sandman

Dewman

Luzerner Theater

Others

Luzerner Kantorei

Orchestra

Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

Joseph Bastian

Amelia Scicolone

Josy Santos

tysk

Hänsel und Gretel -  (Hansel and Gretel)

Lucerne

Switzerland

Bühne

Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck

Public

Hansel and Gretel

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Choreographer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Singer

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Tenor

Countertenor

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Once upon a time... hunger. But not only. Because there were also ... two very brave children. Plus a wicked witch. And the two courageous children not only fought against their hunger, but also against the witch - and in the end even won!

Who doesn't know the Grimm fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, who are sent into the forest by their parents and end up with the crispy witch. Based on this story, Engelbert Humperdinck wrote his eponymous work in 1892 and thus created the ultimate pre-Christmas opera. The simple but highly poetic libretto was written by Humperdinck's sister Adelheid Wette, who toned down some motifs from the original to make the opera more accessible to children, but left the deep psychological subtexts unchanged. Not least because of the enchanting music, "Hänsel and Gretel" has established itself in the repertoire as both a children's and an adult opera. 

Musically, the fairy tale opera impresses with a late-Romantic tonal language that is reminiscent of Richard Wagner in places. The core, however, are simple children's songs in folk style, which Humperdinck integrated into his work: "Suse, dear Suse!", "A little man is standing in the woods" or the famous "Abendsegen", one of the most poignant moments of the opera.

Director Dirk Schmeding has made a name for himself at theaters in Braunschweig, Darmstadt, Graz, Vienna and Weimar in recent years. In his works he often combines poetic images with a psychological penetration of the works. Humperdinck's opera, in which fairytale layers of the subconscious are uncovered, seems tailor-made for his directorial style.

English

Es war einmal … Hunger. Aber nicht nur. Denn es waren auch ... zwei sehr mutige Kinder. Dazu eine böse Hexe. Und die zwei mutigen Kinder kämpften nicht nur gegen ihren Hunger, sondern auch gegen die Hexe – und gewannen am Ende gar!

Wer kennt es nicht, das Grimm’sche Märchen von Hänsel und Gretel, die von ihren Eltern in den Wald geschickt werden und bei der Knusperhexe landen. Basierend auf dieser Geschichte hat Engelbert Humperdinck 1892 sein gleichnamiges Werk geschrieben und damit die Vorweihnachtsoper schlechthin geschaffen. Das schlichte, aber hochpoetische Libretto stammt von Humperdincks Schwester Adelheid Wette, die einige Motive aus dem Original abmilderte, um Kindern die Oper leichter zugänglich zu machen, die tiefenpsychologischen Subtexte jedoch unverändert liess. Nicht zuletzt durch die bezaubernde Musik hat sich «Hänsel und Gretel» als Kinder- wie als Erwachsenenoper im Repertoire etabliert. 

Musikalisch besticht die Märchenoper durch eine spätromantische Klangsprache, die stellenweise an Richard Wagner erinnert. Das Herzstück allerdings bilden einfache Kinderlieder im Volkston, die Humperdinck in sein Werk integrierte: «Suse, liebe Suse!», «Ein Männlein steht im Walde» oder der berühmt gewordene «Abendsegen», einer der ergreifendsten Momente der Oper.

Regisseur Dirk Schmeding hat sich in den letzten Jahren an Theatern in Braunschweig, Darmstadt, Graz, Wien und Weimar einen Namen gemacht. In seinen Arbeiten verbindet er oftmals poetische Bilder mit einer psychologischen Durchdringung der Werke. Humperdincks Oper, in der märchenhafte Schichten des Unterbewusstseins freigelegt werden, scheint wie gemacht für seine Regiehandschrift.

Deutsch

Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck, tirs. 19 dec. 2023, Fra (2023/2024), Instrueret af Dirk Schmeding,, Dirigent Jesse Wong, Joseph Bastian, Luzerner Theater, Lucerne, Switzerland

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