{"product_id":"hansel-and-gretel-engelbert-humperdinck","title":"Hansel And Gretel: Engelbert Humperdinck","description":"Hansel And Gretel: Engelbert Humperdinck DVD VIDEO Opera Australia Fritzch NEW \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Image Entertainment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2001 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eMoshinsky: Hansel \u0026amp; Gretel (Humperdinck\/Fritzch) [\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA colorful, campy version of Humperdinck's tuneful opera from the Brothers Grimm tale, this 1994 Australian Opera production's best assets are its title characters and villainous witch. Both Suzanne Johnston (Hansel) and Christine Douglas (Gretel) perfectly exude the young impishness of the siblings who get lost in the woods and nearly pay with their lives, and Margaret Haggart brings down the house as the witch who finds herself baking in her own oven. Stage director Elijah Moshinsky, never a traditionalist, gives this \u003cbr\u003eHansel\u003cbr\u003e a modernist slant that becomes absurdly silly whenever shown in close-up by video director Virginia Lumsden. Johannes Fritzsch leads the Australian Opera Orchestra in a notable account of Humperdinck's ingratiating score. Technical quibble: the opera is sung in English (with no subtitles), which, because of poor diction, is sometimes unintelligible, despite good Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. \u003cbr\u003e--Kevin Filipski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)","brand":"Image Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"New, Sealed In Box","offer_id":42999813013661,"sku":"86414","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/products\/202210420261295.jpg?v=1665529850","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/hansel-and-gretel-engelbert-humperdinck","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}