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Aleksandra Kurzak in The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)

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Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

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Director

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  • Barbara Willis Sweete
    Barbara Willis Sweete
    director (directed for live cinema by)

Writers

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  • David Pountney
    David Pountney
    translation
  • Adelheid Wette
    Adelheid Wette
    libretto by (uncredited)

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Vladimir Jurowski
    Vladimir Jurowski
    Self - Conductor
  • Renée Fleming
    Renée Fleming
    Renée Fleming
    Self - Host
  • Mary Jo Heath
    Mary Jo Heath
    Self - Special Guest Interviewer
  • Christine Schäfer
    Christine Schäfer
    Gretel
  • Alice Coote
    Alice Coote
    Hansel
  • Rosalind Plowright
    Rosalind Plowright
    Gertrude
  • Alan Held
    Alan Held
    Peter
  • Sasha Cooke
    Sasha Cooke
    The Sandman
  • Lisette Oropesa
    Lisette Oropesa
    The Dew Fairy
  • Philip Langridge
    Philip Langridge
    The Witch
  • Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
    Self - Orchestra
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus
    Metropolitan Opera Chorus
    Chorus
  • Metropolitan Opera Ballet
    Metropolitan Opera Ballet
    Dancers
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  • Joseph Clark
    Joseph Clark
    Self - MET Technical Director (Intermission)
  • John Macfarlane
    John Macfarlane
    Self - Set and costume designer Hansel and Gretel (Intermission)
  • Sylvia Nolan
    Sylvia Nolan
    Self - Met resident costume designer (Intermission)
  • Louie Zakarian
    Louie Zakarian
    Louie Zakarian
    Self - makeup artist (Intermission)

Producers

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  • Mia Bongiovanni
    Mia Bongiovanni
    supervising producer
  • Louisa Briccetti
    Louisa Briccetti
    producer
  • Peter Gelb
    Peter Gelb
    executive producer
  • Gil Gilbert
    Gil Gilbert
    produced by: Bringing Characters to Life
  • Barry Goodman
    Barry Goodman
    field producer: Intermission
  • Pat Jaffe
    Pat Jaffe
    produced by: Bringing Characters to Life
  • Elena Park
    Elena Park
    supervising producer
  • Matthew Principe
    Matthew Principe
    associate producer: Intermission
  • Victoria Warivonchik
    Victoria Warivonchik
    producer

Composer

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  • Engelbert Humperdinck
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    composer (as Humperdinck)

Production Designer

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  • John Macfarlane
    John Macfarlane

Costume Designer

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  • John Macfarlane
    John Macfarlane

Makeup Department

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  • Matiki Anoff
    Matiki Anoff
    make-up: for Ms. Coote and Ms. Schäfer
  • Victor Callegari
    Victor Callegari
    makeup artist
  • Tim Harvey
    Tim Harvey
    hair stylist
  • Tom Watson
    Tom Watson
    wig and make-up artist
  • Louie Zakarian
    Louie Zakarian
    makeup artist
  • Allison Imoto-Suh
    Allison Imoto-Suh
    hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Karen McLaughlin
    Karen McLaughlin
    associate director
  • Jay Millard
    Jay Millard
    associate director
  • Debbie Miller
    Debbie Miller
    director: Intermission
  • Jon Pretnar
    Jon Pretnar
    technical director

Art Department

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  • James R. Blumenfeld
    James R. Blumenfeld
    property master
  • Deborah Cavanaugh
    Deborah Cavanaugh
    broadcast graphics
  • Stephen A. Diaz
    Stephen A. Diaz
    master carpenter
  • Jonathan Tichler
    Jonathan Tichler
    art researcher: Intermission features 'Bringing Characters to Life'

Sound Department

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  • John Bates
    John Bates
    audio
  • Chris Callus
    Chris Callus
    audio
  • Louise de la Fuente
    Louise de la Fuente
    audio
  • Tom Holmes
    Tom Holmes
    production mixer
  • Skip Kent
    Skip Kent
    audio
  • John Kerswell
    John Kerswell
    audio
  • Bill King
    Bill King
    audio supervisor
  • Steve Lamphere
    Steve Lamphere
    audio
  • Justin Milner
    Justin Milner
    audio
  • Blake Norton
    Blake Norton
    audio

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Miguel Armstrong
    Miguel Armstrong
    camera
  • Frank Bourassa
    Frank Bourassa
    utility: Intermission
  • Alan Buchner
    Alan Buchner
    videotape
  • JC Castro
    JC Castro
    utility: Intermission (as Jose Castro)
  • Rick Compeau
    Rick Compeau
    remote camera technician
  • Keith Conod
    Keith Conod
    utility: Intermission
  • Ted Erne
    Ted Erne
    remote camera technician
  • Bill Finley
    Bill Finley
    camera: Intermission
  • Manny Gutierrez
    Manny Gutierrez
    camera
  • Charlie Huntley
    Charlie Huntley
    camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • John Macfarlane
    John Macfarlane
    costume sketches by: Intermission features 'Bringing Characters to Life'
  • William Malloy
    William Malloy
    wardrobe supervisor
  • Sylvia Nolan
    Sylvia Nolan
    resident costume designer
  • Lesley Weston
    Lesley Weston
    costume shop manager

Editorial Department

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  • Deborah Dickson
    Deborah Dickson
    title sequence edited by
  • Gil Gilbert
    Gil Gilbert
    trailer by: Macbeth

Music Department

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  • John Beeson
    John Beeson
    musical preparation
  • David Chan
    David Chan
    concertmaster
  • Elena Doria
    Elena Doria
    children's chorus director
  • Michael Heaston
    Michael Heaston
    score reader
  • Engelbert Humperdinck
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    music by (as Humperdinck)
  • J. David Jackson
    J. David Jackson
    musical preparation
  • Vladimir Jurowski
    Vladimir Jurowski
    conductor
  • Robert Morrison
    Robert Morrison
    musical preparation
  • Donald Palumbo
    Donald Palumbo
    chorus master
  • Milos Repicky
    Milos Repicky
    musical preparation

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Paul Cremo
    Paul Cremo
    dramaturg
  • Matt Dobkin
    Matt Dobkin
    writer
  • Ellen Keel
    Ellen Keel
    writer
  • Michael Panayos
    Michael Panayos
    met titles

Additional Crew

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  • Terry Benson
    Terry Benson
    television stage manager (as Terence Benson)
  • Marisa Biaggi
    Marisa Biaggi
    production associate
  • Joseph Clark
    Joseph Clark
    technical: Metropolitan Opera Association
  • Phyllis Digilio
    Phyllis Digilio
    television stage manager
  • Linda Dobell
    Linda Dobell
    choreographer
  • Eric Einhorn
    Eric Einhorn
    assistant stage director
  • Michael Griebel
    Michael Griebel
    media librarian/archivist
  • Richard Jones
    Richard Jones
    production
  • David Kneuss
    David Kneuss
    assistant stage director
  • J. Knighten Smit
    J. Knighten Smit
    assistant stage director

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