About: A
Met English-language holiday presentation, Richard Jones’s clever production of
Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera is based on the Brothers Grimm story. Donald Runnicles
conducts the sweeping score and a delightful cast, including the legendary
Dolora Zajick as the wayward siblings’ mother. Tara Erraught and Ingeborg
Gillebo share the role of Hansel, and Lisette Oropesa and Maureen McKay share
the role of Gretel.