2019–20 SEASON

Hansel and Gretel

MUSIC BY ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

Hope can be found even in the darkest of forests.

Enter a magical forest where the trees are older than time, fairies lurk in the shadows, and a house of candy sits alone amidst the trees. Experience this cherished musical fairy tale in a charming new co-production with London’s Royal Opera.

Production New to San Francisco Opera

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Sung in English with English supertitles

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RUNNING TIME

Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes including one intermission

WHO SHOULD SEE IT

Fans of Grimm fairy tales and their modern updates, including Disney movies, Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water

FOUND IN SERIES

Full Series: A, D*, R/R+RBW*, G, J, M
Half Series: C, E*, S/RBW*, X*, H, K, O, W
Out of Town: OOT4, OOT5, OOT6
*Best Value Series

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Friday	11/15/19	7:30PM	Buy Tickets
Sunday	11/17/19	2:00PM	Buy Tickets
Thursday	11/21/19	7:30PM	Buy Tickets
Saturday	11/23/19	7:30PM	Buy Tickets
Saturday	11/30/19	2:00PM	Buy Tickets
Sunday	12/01/19	2:00PM	Buy Tickets
Tuesday	12/03/19	7:30PM	Buy Tickets
Saturday	12/07/19	7:30PM	Buy Tickets

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THE BUZZ

“It could yet be the show that gives your little opera buffs-in-training a treat they’re going to want to come back to. Directed and designed by Antony McDonald, the picture-perfect sets look enchanting.”
—The Times

“The American soprano Heidi Stober sang with rock-solid security and diamantine sparkle.”
—The Telegraph

Sasha Cooke “is a singer who defies the canon.”
—Opera News

Synopsis

Two impoverished children enter a dark forest looking for food only to find themselves facing a sinister threat.

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Curious about the Opera?

Pre-Opera Talks

Perfect for newcomers, opera aficionados or anyone in between, our pre-opera talks provide an engaging 25-minute overview of the opera. Free to ticketholders, 55 minutes prior to curtain in the Orchestra section. Speaker: Peter Susskind.

Opera Previews

Explore Hansel and Gretel in a 90-minute presentation by Simon Williams. Events held thorughout the Bay Area November 4-6 and cost varies by location. Learn more.

Open Curtain

Have you always wanted to see the inner workings of our stage? At select performances, our curtain is open during intermission and we narrate the live changeover. Dates: Sunday, November 17; Sunday, December 1; and Tuesday, December 3.

CAST AND CREATIVE

CAST

Hansel	Sasha Cooke
Gretel	Heidi Stober
The Witch	Robert Brubaker
Gertrude	Michaela Martens
Peter	Alfred Walker
Sandman	Ashley Dixon
Dew Fairy	Natalie Image

PERFORMANCES

Nov 15, 17, 21, 23, 30; Dec 1, 3, 7

CREATIVE

Conductor	Christopher Franklin
Director & Production Designer	Antony McDonald ^*
Associate Stage Director	Danielle Urbas ^*
Associate Designer	Ricardo Pardo ^*
Lighting Designer	Lucy Carter ^*
Revival Lighting Designer	Neill Brinkworth ^*
Choreographer	Lucy Burge ^*
Chorus Director	Ian Robertson

* San Francisco Opera debut

Co-production with Royal Opera, Covent Garden.

Previous performances of Hansel and Gretel can be found in our Archive.

MADE POSSIBLE BY

San Francisco Opera Guild; and the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for New Productions.

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