"Director Béatrice Lachaussée perceives the piece consequently as drama the innocent imagination. /.../It’s not a disenchantment but reveals how magic works."
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG- Patrick Bahners, 21.12.2021
"Firstly, she directs Hänsel and Gretel exactly on the music. This match convinces through the ligthness given to the opera here in the Staatenhaus hall 2, as the music supports the action every single moment. /.../
If only Humperdinck could have seen and hear that!"
LIVE IN DER OPER- Matilda in der Oper, 20.12.2021
Première on the 19th of December 2021 at Oper Köln im Staatenhaus, Saal 2.
Conductor François-Xavier Roth
Director Béatrice Lachaussée
Set and costume design Dominique Wiesbauer
Light Andreas Grüter
Illustration and video animation Grégoire Pont
Co-Videodesign Xavier Boyer
Choreografer Annika Wiessner
Dramaturge Georg Kehren
Peter, the father Miljenko Turk
Gertrud, the stepmother Judith Thielsen
Hänsel Anna Lucia Richter
Gretel Kathrin Zukowski
The Whitch Dalia Schaechter
Sandman/ Dewfairy Ye Eun Choi
Gürzenich-Orchestra Köln
Knaben und Mädchen der Kölner Dommusik
credits pictures Paul Leclaire