Humperdinck: Hänsel and Gretel Blu-ray (The Royal Opera)Directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser bring their characteristic wit and a dash of deliciously dark comedy to the fairytale opera Hnsel and Gretel. Humperdincks music mixes catchy folk like songs with sumptuous instrumental colour, making the result as tunefully approachable and musically memorable as opera gets. Diana Damrau and Angelika Kirchschlager are joined by two of Britains most revered musical figures: Thomas Allen, playing the role of

The 1993 DVD recording from the Royal Opera House is conducted by Edward Downes and features José Carreras as the Protestant minister whose wife betrays him with a family friend and therefore knocks down his faith

making it truly a musical event to remember

Format: bluray

Leana Palmer

The Albanian soprano is one of the great singing actresses of our time

Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/NL

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Young Victor: Sacha Barber

Luke Heydon & Carlos Acosta

Prince Florimund: Vadim Muntagirov

Designer: Christopher Oram

Coppélia - Act 3