Hänsel Alice Coote mezzo-soprano
Gretel Lydia Teuscher mezzo-soprano
Mother Irmgard Vilsmaier soprano
Father William Dazeley baritone
Witch Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke tenor
Sandman Tara Erraught mezzo-soprano
Dew Fairy Ida Falk Winland soprano
Robin Ticciati conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra

First conducted in Weimar in 1893 by Richard Strauss Hänsel und Gretel had immediate worldwide success, the Hamburg premiere in 1894 conducted by Gustav Mahler. In its first year, over 50 German theatres staged a production and it has been translated into over 20 languages. In the UK it was the first
complete opera to ever be broadcast from Covent Garden back in 1923, and was a staple in the opera repertory until the 1950s where it fell into a black hole. Here Hänsel und Gretel remained until Glyndebourne’s new production in 2008. This recording comes from the re-staging in 2010.