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Hansel and Gretel dance exuberantly in a circle in the forest in front of the witch's house. Gretel wears a mustard-yellow, knee-length dress with a long white blouse and long woollen stockings. Her dark hair is braided into two plaits. Hansel wears a light-coloured shirt and grey knee-length dungarees, and has short brown hair.
Hansel, Gretel and their parents hold hands. They are reunited. Behind them stands the children's choir. They sing in front of the witch's house.

Hänsel und Gretel

Trailer
Impressions
Mon, 15/12
10.30 am-12.45 pm

one interval

Preise E
School Performances

Opera

Music by Engelbert Humperdinck
Text by Adelheid Wette


Premiered December 14, 1974


In German with German surtitles

Age recommendation: 6 years and above

The poor brother and sister Hansel and Gretel are sent by their mother into the forest to search for berries. Soon, the children can no longer find their way out of the forest and have to spend the night in the lonely gloom, protected by 14 angels, before finally coming across the gingerbread house and the wicked witch.

The story of Hansel and Gretel is one of the most familiar fairy tales from the collection gathered by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Engelbert Humperdinck and his librettist Adelheid Wette transformed the familiar material into one of the most successful operas of the 20th century. Since its first performance in Weimar in 1893, the work has been part of the standard Christmas repertoire of every musical theatre and still captivates young and old today. Finally, after five years of travels, the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz is able to present Peter Kertz's popular 1974 staging back on the stage of its original building.

Cast on 15/12/2025

Conductor Corinna Niemeyer
Director Peter Kertz
Stage / Costume Herrmann Soherr

Peter Matija Meić
Gertrud Alexandra Reinprecht
Hänsel Anna Tetruashvili
Gretel Sophia Keiler
Knusperhexe Anna Agathonos
Sandmännchen Tamara Obermayr
Taumännchen Mina Yu

Children's Choir and Extras of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Orchestra of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz

Mon, 15/12
10.30 am-12.45 pm

one interval

Preise E
School Performances

Performances

Sun
30/11/25
04.00 pm
Season premiere
Thu
04/12/25
07.30 pm
U30
Fri
05/12/25
10.30 am
School Performances
Sun
07/12/25
04.00 pm
Sun
14/12/25
04.00 pm
Mon
15/12/25
10.30 am
School Performances
Sat
20/12/25
04.00 pm
Tue
23/12/25
04.00 pm
Sat
27/12/25
06.00 pm
Thu
01/01/26
06.00 pm
Sat
10/01/26
06.00 pm
U30
Wed
09/12/26
10.30 am
Season premiere
School Performances
Thu
10/12/26
10.30 am
School Performances
Wed
16/12/26
06.00 pm
Thu
17/12/26
10.30 am
School Performances
Tue
22/12/26
06.00 pm
Wed
23/12/26
10.30 am
School Performances
Fri
25/12/26
06.00 pm
Sun 30/11/25 04.00 pm Season premiere
Thu 04/12/25 07.30 pm U30
Fri 05/12/25 10.30 am School Performances
Sun 07/12/25 04.00 pm
Sun 14/12/25 04.00 pm
Mon 15/12/25 10.30 am School Performances
Sat 20/12/25 04.00 pm
Tue 23/12/25 04.00 pm
Sat 27/12/25 06.00 pm
Thu 01/01/26 06.00 pm
Sat 10/01/26 06.00 pm U30
Wed 09/12/26 10.30 am Season premiere
School Performances
Thu 10/12/26 10.30 am School Performances
Wed 16/12/26 06.00 pm
Thu 17/12/26 10.30 am School Performances
Tue 22/12/26 06.00 pm
Wed 23/12/26 10.30 am School Performances
Fri 25/12/26 06.00 pm

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Trailer
Hansel and Gretel are sitting on the kitchen table. Gretel folds her hands and looks happy, while Hansel looks bored.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
Hansel and Gretel hide under a table, frightened. Their mother leans on the table with one hand and scolds them. The scene takes place in the kitchen of their parents' house.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
The scene takes place in the rustic kitchen of the family home, with a forest at dusk visible in the background. Hansel and Gretel's mother is standing at the kitchen table talking to their father, who is sitting next to her.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
The picture shows the actresses playing Hansel and Gretel from the right-hand side. Both look frightened, and Gretel is pointing at something. The scene is very dark.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
On the right of the picture are Hansel and Gretel, both looking frightened at the Sandman, who appears from the ground on the left of the picture.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
The picture is taken from the side. Several female extras are scattered across the stage, looking to the right in the picture. They are wearing long robes, golden angel wings and carrying various instruments.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
The fairy stands in a large tree trunk. The actress wears a long green dress with light blue strips of fabric decorated with sequins and pearls. She also wears green gloves. The fairy's face is painted light blue and she has scattered glittering stones on her cheeks and forehead.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
Hansel and Gretel stand surprised in front of the witch's house. The house is gloomy, entwined with vines and decorated with gingerbread. On the left of the picture is a stone oven, on the right is a wooden cage.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
The witch, dressed in rags, holds Gretel on her left and Hansel on her right. The two are very frightened.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
Witches' dance. The focus is on the gingerbread witch, who is standing in front of her house, in front of the wooden cage. Above her, another witch flies by in similarly ragged clothing. On the ground, more witches are fighting, which can be seen from behind, and there is another one standing behind her.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
Hansel holds Gretel's hand as he jumps for joy. Gretel is happy too. Gretel wears a mustard-yellow, knee-length dress with a long white blouse and long woollen stockings. Her dark hair is braided into two plaits. Hansel wears a light-coloured shirt and grey knee-length dungarees, and has short brown hair.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
Hansel sits slightly elevated, surrounded by the children's choir sitting on the floor. Everyone is relieved after the liberation.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss
Hansel, Gretel and their parents hold hands. They are reunited. Behind them stands the children's choir. They sing in front of the witch's house.
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL © Anna Schnauss

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