Humperdinck Hansel und Gretel (2008)

As bright and colorful as penny candy this visually arresting production of Engelbert Humperdincks Hansel und Gretel puts a twist on the classic fairy tale upon which its based by uprooting the action to modern times Director Laurent Pellys interpretation which premiered at Glyndebourne in 2008 finds Hansel Gretel and their family taking shelter in a cardboard box while the witchs stock of goodies lines the shelves of a supermarket