Note (Text Language)Sung in German; articles in various languages; libretto in parallel German, English, French and Italian
Note (Participant or Performer)Frederica Von Stade (Hänsel), Ileana Cotrubas (Gretel), Christa Ludwig (Mother), Siegmund Nimsgern (Father), Kiri Te Kanawa (The Sandman), Ruth Welting (The Dew Fairy), Elisabeth Söderström (The Witch) ; Children's Chorus of Cologne Opera ; Gürzenich Orchestra ; John Pritchard, conductor ; David Mottley, producer
Note (General)Title from disc label
Opera in 3 acts
LC0149
Libretto/Livret, Adelheid Wette
Note (Content)Booklet contains various articles plus libretto and contents for each disc side
Booklet articles. In German: Hänsel & Gretel, Hexenwald und Kinderparadies / Karl Dietrich Gräwe ; Inhalt -- In English: Hansel & Gretel, lessons for life / Bruno Bettelheim ; Hansel & Gretel, from fireside to footlights / Barrymore Laurence Scherer ; Synopsis -- In French: A propos d'Hansel et Gretel / Marcel Marnat -- In Italian: Hänsel e Gretel / Franco Soprano