Hänsel und Gretel - Online learning pack

Hänsel (Jennifer Holloway) and Gretel (Adriana Kucherova) in the 2008 Glyndebourne Festival Production of Hänsel und Gretel. c. Mike Hoban

An opera in four acts composed by Engelbert Humperdinck
Libretto after the poem by Adelheid Wette, inspired by a story by the Brothers Grimm

Resources written by Glyndebourne Education 

Hänsel (Jennifer Holloway) and Gretel (Adriana Kucherova) in the 2008 Festival production Characters

The main characters in the story, with pictures.

Hänsel (Jennifer Holloway) and Gretel (Adriana Kucherova) in the 2008 Festival production The basics of the plot

A very brief outline of the synopsis.

set.jpg Synopsis

Read a detailed description of each act of the opera.

Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Humperdinck - Biography

The life history of the composer.

Gretel (Adriana Kucherova) in the 2008 Festival production History of Hänsel und Gretel

Learn about the origins of Hänsel und Gretel and it's influences.