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A fairy tale opera

Classics Unwrapped and Scottish Opera bring you an exclusive live concert recording of Hansel and Gretel.

Classics Unwrapped has exclusive access to Scottish Opera鈥檚 latest performance of Humperdinck鈥檚 fairy-tale opera Hansel and Gretel. Join Jamie, Soprano Nadine Benjamin and Scottish Opera鈥檚 Head of Music Derek Clark to hear more about the story and characters, before we hear highlights from this exclusive live performance recording from December 2020.

Hansel: Kitty Whately
Gretel: Rhian Lois
Mother and Witch: Nadine Benjamin
Father: Phillip Rhodes
Sandman and Dew Fairy: Charlie Drummond
Scottish Opera Orchestra
Conductor: David Parry
Orchestral Reduction: Derek Clark

Photo credit: James Glossop

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Feb 2021 21:00
91热爆 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Overture)

    Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Opening of Act 1)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Dance Duet & Entrance of Mother)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Mother's solo scene)

    Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Father's narration to end of act)

    Composer: David Pountney. Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Performer: Phillip Rhodes. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Hansel & Gretel quarrelling)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Act 2 scene 2: Sandman, Evening prayer, Dream Pantomime)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Performer: Charlie Drummond. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Dew Fairy and Gretel waking up)

    Performer: Rhian Lois. Performer: Charlie Drummond. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (sighting of the gingerbread house)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Act 3 scene 3 - The gingerbread house & hearing the witch)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Witch's Spell)

    Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Witch's Dance)

    Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (The burning of the Witch & Waltz celebration)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Final scene)

    Performer: Kitty Whately. Performer: Rhian Lois. Performer: Nadine Benjamin. Performer: Phillip Rhodes. Author: Adelheid Wette. Orchestrator: Derek Clark. Choir: The Chorus of Scottish Opera. Orchestra: The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: David Parry.

  • Richard Strauss

    Capriccio (Sextet)

    Ensemble: Raphael Ensemble.
    • Helios.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Feb 2021 21:00
    91热爆 Radio Scotland