Ghost Light Episode 9.7 - Humperdinck's "Hansel & Gretel" Prelude

The Ghost Light Podcast (Utah Symphony | Utah Opera)

Though there is a children’s chorus, a children’s ballet, and adults playing children, "Hansel and Gretel" is much more than a children’s opera. In preparation for Utah Opera’s presentation of this beloved fairytale, Jeff and Carol talk about the opera’s backstory and why it’s one of the more underrated and sophisticated scores of the late nineteenth century.