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Hansel & Gretel Opera
Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel at The Rotunda. Touch of Classics! Presents Opera Masterpiece for Halloween! Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 8/26/2011 - Touch of Classics! is bringing Humperdinck’s opera masterpiece Hansel & Gretel for two performances at The Rotunda on the campus of The University of Pennsylvania. Touch of Classics!'s James R. Longacre and Dorothy Cardella bring this fully staged and costumed opera for the enjoyment of young and old during the Halloween Weekend. Everyone knows the story of the two children’s adventure after their Mother sends them into the dark and eerie woods in search of strawberries. Hansel and Gretel get lost in the deepest part of the wood until they discover the magical gingerbread house of the evil Witch, who quickly captures them and prepares to make them the latest batch of gingerbread children to add to her collection. Gretel outsmarts her and pushes the Witch into the oven freeing all the other children from her magical spell and ending her reign of terror. The production features a seasoned and talented cast of performers within the warm atmosphere of The Rotunda at 4014 Walnut Street. In the cast are Eve Edwards as Hansel, Dorothy Cardella as Gretel, Sharon Derstine as The Mother, Edward Bogusz as The Father, Sandra Hartman as The Dew Fairy & The Sandman, and James R. Longacre as The Witch. Directing the opera is Michael Tunney and Music Director is Joseph Krupa, with Choreography by Patty Nasuti. The opera will feature dancers and “ginger bread” children. Hansel and Gretel is slated for Halloween weekend for two Matinee Performances Saturday and Sunday, the 29TH & 30TH of October, at 2:30PM. Cost of the opera is $15.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Children, and all are encouraged to dress in costume for the performances! Refreshments will also be available. Touch of Classics! looks forward to seeing children of all ages at the Rotunda for these two fully staged and costumed performances October 29TH & 30TH at 2:30PM, so bring the family and join us for a spookily musical good time with Hansel and Gretel this Halloween!
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EVENT DETAILS
WHEN
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Recurring: DAILY
TIME & PRICE
Time: Unknown
Adults -$15.00; Children -$10.00
WHERE
The Rotunda
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4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Daily from 10/20/2012 to 10/31/2012.
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FOR MORE INFO
www.touchofclassics.com/calender/
