Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, a Family-Friendly Opera
Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92104)
- Full Price:
- $37.00 - $42.00
- Our Price:
- $18.50 - $21.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Hansel and Gretel have expired.
The last date listed for Hansel and Gretel was Sunday November 22, 2009 / 2:30pm.
Currently at Birch North Park Theatre:
The Marvelous Wonderettes: Hit '50s and '60s Musical Revue Featuring the New York Cast
- Full Price:
- $42.00 - $52.00
- Our Price:
- $21.00 - $26.00
Take a trip down memory lane with hit musical revue The Marvelous Wonderettes. This popular favorite journeys back to a 1958 prom at Springfield High School (and its subsequent 10-year reunion). When the evening's scheduled entertainment doesn't show, the Wonderettes take the stage for the performance of a lifetime, with dreams and voices as big as their crinoline skirts. Together, Cindy Lou, Missy, Betty Jean and Suzy sing pop classics like "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," "It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)," "Stupid Cupid," "Dream Lover," "Lollipop" and more. San Diego Musical Theatre's production includes the New York cast of Misty Cotton, Beth Malone, Bets Malone and Lowe Taylor. Learn More
Goldstar Member Tips
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Veronica318 on Where to Eat
Starbucks next door. concession stand selling coffee and drinks.
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Veronica318 on Where to Park
Hard to find free parking, but there are 2 paid parking areas by 5star parking
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Veronica318 on What to Wear
Dress for a night out.
Goldstar Member Reviews
Veronica318
I loved the play! It was very entertaining and the singers were superb. The show was quite funny too. The mezzo soprano who plays Hansel was so impressive. We got great seats too!Written on Nov 23 2009
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Howard Rubenstein
i agree with the review in today's (November 16, 2009) SD Unnion Tribune. The vocalists were superb; singers don't get any better.Written on Nov 16 2009
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More Information About Hansel and Gretel
Description
by Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel is a long planned “opera in English” for Lyric Opera San Diego This year, they offer it as a perfect way to kick off the holiday season and encourage whole families to attend this beloved classic from the German folk tradition, in the beautiful Wagner influenced score of Humperdink.
The children of the Lyric Academy will be featured, giving them an opportunity to share the training and the gifts they are honing in their classes, the chance to show in a classic production of this magical story. Kelly Kuo will return to the podium to lead the orchestra and Leon Natker will return to the stage in the role of The Witch. There is a long tradition of this role as a “travesty” tour de force, and many tenors in the history of opera have taken great delight in the role, with all its evil comic turns and flight. New York mezzo Hai-Ting Chinn will make her Lyric debut as Hansel, fresh from her excellent reviews in the Wooster Group’s production of "Dido and Aeneas" in New York City. San Diego’s own Kate Oberjat will be our Gretel, returning to our company from successes at Nashville Opera and New York Opera Society.
This opera is a great way to introduce families to the magic of opera as theater, and it will be sung in a new English translation that captures this story and its sweetness. Lyric Opera San Diego has been wanting to present this work for many years and now has, in the Birch North Park Theatre, an ideal setting to bring it to you with stage illusions, and an orchestra pit to present this lovely score to San Diego audiences, as it should be.
About the Ticket Supplier: Lyric Opera San Diego
Formerly known as San Diego Comic Opera, Lyric Opera San Diego has been bringing accessible, affordable opera and musical theatre productions to San Diego since 1979. The company performs operas and musicals from the European and American tradition, in English, presenting the finest young musical talent available with full orchestra and chorus accompaniment.