This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular English-language holiday series. Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer star as the famous siblings lost in the woods, who battle the ravenous Witch—a zany portrayal by tenor Philip Langridge—while the Met orchestra, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski, glories in the rich, folk-inspired score.
Sound | Vladimir Jurowski | Conductor |
Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Original Story |
Writing | Adelheid Wette | Writer |
Writing | Jacob Grimm | Original Story |
Directing | Richard Jones | Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Tom Watson | Wig Designer |
Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | Lighting Design |
Costume & Make-Up | John Macfarlane | Costume Designer |
Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
Directing | Barbara Willis Sweete | Director |
Art | John Macfarlane | Set Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Tom Watson | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Makeup Artist |
Crew | David Pountney | Translator |
Crew | Linda Dobell | Choreographer |
Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
Art | Richard Jones | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Louis Zakarian | Makeup Artist |
Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
Crew | Elena Park | Dramaturgy |
Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Sound | Engelbert Humperdinck | Music |