Hansel and Gretel

Lisa Lock as The Dream Witch, Todd Thomas and Dana Beth Miller as Father and Mother

Opera Cleveland serves up a hearty and graceful "Hansel and Gretel".  Chuck Hudson's fluid staging kept the events moving blissfully along, with fine attention to characterization and atmosphere...the inventive episode during the pantomime featuring Hansel and Gretel's deceased mother (danced by Lisa L. Lock) added psychological resonance.     -Donald Rosenberg, Plain Dealer Reporter.

    Choices for memorable classical performances in Cleveland this year--Opera Cleveland: The company began its second season with a new artistic director, Dean Williamson, who already has raised vocal, orchestral and production standards. A challenging economic road lies ahead for the organization, but its 2008 productions suggested that artistic stability is in place. -- D.R.
 

       

Natasha Ospina as The Sandman and The Dew Fairy
Patricia Risley as Hansel, Anya Matanovic as Gretel

Photos by Erhard Rohm

‘Hansel and Gretel’ ‘fine production' : Director Chuck Hudson and conductor Dean Williamson do an excellent job with the opera...Although much of the show is directed to children, the story has adult themes. Hudson and Williamson succeed in offering a fine production to both children and adults.     -David Ritchey, West Side Leader