Overview
Hansel and Gretel sponsored by Mountain States Toyota
Andrew Litton, conductor and artistic advisor
Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah deSantis, director
A favorite of newly appointed Colorado Symphony Artistic Advisor Andrew Litton, Hansel and Gretel is the perfect finishing touch to this holiday season. This fully staged, family friendly opera will be performed in English and conducted by Andrew Litton in his premiere appearance as the Colorado Symphony’s Artistic Advisor. Hansel and Gretel features a full cast, sets, elaborate costumes, larger-than-life sized puppets, and the Colorado Children’s Chorale to help tell the timeless fairy tale.
"I love it, I heard it for the first time when I was 7. . . . It still has meaning to me this many years later." – Andrew Litton, Los Angeles Times, June 6, 1992
This fully staged opera is performed in English.