13 days to the Hansel premiere!

Humperdinck’s beloved adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale opens at the Met on Christmas Eve, in a new production by Richard Jones featuring imaginative sets and spectacular costumes designed by John Macfarlane (whose work is also on display in a new exhibition in Founders Hall). The title roles of brother and sister will be sung by British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and German soprano Christine Schäfer, with Russian Maestro Vladimir Jurowski conducting.

Check back daily for interviews, photos, and behind-the-scenes stories to learn all about witches, tree people, angels and gingerbread children!

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