MSU Denver Opera Theatre Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra

MSU Denver Opera Theatre Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra
Presents
Engelbert Humperdinck’s
Hansel and Gretel
Synopsis
ACT I
In the broom-maker’s house. Hansel complains he is hungry. Gretel shows him some milk that a neighbor has given for the family’s supper. The children dance. Their mother returns and wants to know why they have got so little work done.
She accidentally spills the milk and chases the children out into the woods to pick strawberries.
Their father, a broom-maker, returns home drunk. He brings out the food he has bought, then asks where the children have gone. The mother tells him that she has sent them into the woods. He tells her about the Witch who lives there, and that the children are in danger. They go out into the woods to look for them.
ACT II
In the woods. Hansel picks strawberries. The children hear a cuckoo singing and eat the strawberries. Soon they have eaten everyone. In the sudden silence of the wood, Hansel admits to Gretel that he has lost the way. The children grow frightened.
The Sandman comes to bring them sleep, sprinkling sand over their eyes. The children say their evening prayer. In a dream, they see angels.
ACT III
The gingerbread house. The Dew Fairy comes to waken the children. Gretel wakes Hansel, and they see the gingerbread house. At first, they do not notice the Witch who lives there. After surprising the children, the Witch decides to fatten Hansel up and puts a spell on him. Gretel breaks the Witch’s spell and sets Hansel free. When the Witch asks her to look in the oven, she pretends she doesn’t know how to: the Witch must show her. When the Witch peers into the oven, the children shove her inside and shut the door. The gingerbread children come back to life. The mother and father find the children, and all express gratitude for their salvation.
-Courtesy Welsh National Opera
Cast
Hansel: Lillian Timmons
Gretel: Darcy Naugle
The Witch: Dianela Acosta #
Mama: Chloe Short
Papa: Nev Foley
Sandman: Krista Petersen
Dew Fairy: Miranda White
Angels:Jordan Rhoades, Celine Spears
Gingerbread Children: Jordan Rhoades, Celine Spears, Krista Petersen,
Miranda White
#Guest artist
Creative Team
Director: Gene Roberts ^
Conductor: Brandon Matthews ^
Rehearsal Pianist/Coach: Jordan Ortman ^
Asst. Director/Choreographer: Kristel Jelinek Brown #
Costume Designer: Junelle Gabrielle Flores *
Stage Manager: Jonathan Martin #
Super Titles: Elisa Dean *
*MSU Denver alumnus
^MSU Denver Faculty
#Guest artist
Symphony Orchestra
VIOLIN
Emory Dombkowski, Concertmaster
Quinn Rubin, Principal Second Violin
Shianne Cruz
Layla Ghiasi
Ashley Irvine
Zoe Jenkins
Debra Robinson
Ally Rodriquez
Brayan Alpizar Salinas
Kaitlin Scott
William Trevizo
Renee Whitney-Rivera
VIOLA
Sienna Ferguson, Principal
Angelina Cheatwood
Azarias DeVillier#
Philip Ficsor*
Skylynn McDowell
CELLO
Jesse Molina, Principal
Adam Riggs+
Morgan Stengl
Carmiya Weathersby
BASS
Ruby Godoy Flores, Principal
Josephina Matibag
FLUTE
Karlotta Davis+, Principal
Amanda Moss+
OBOE
Jesse Winchester, Principal
Walker Hans#
CLARINET
Patti Galleher, Principal
Sabrina Lalinde Fischer
Za Vue
Bass Clarinet
Jaymie Giordano
BASSOON
Darryl Nakatani, Principal
Jasmine Sandusky#
HORN
Jonathan Westerfield, Principal
Michael True
TRUMPET
Peyton Brauch, Principal
Kylie Bronk
Braden Collison
TROMBONE
Michael Darnell, Principal
Fatima Bahraini
Tuba
Jaeden Rooker
HARP
Jacqueline Robinson
Piano
Christie Macfarlane
PERCUSSION
Jakob Garcia, Principal
Franklin Cole
Cass Pangell
Alex Sylvester
*MSU Denver faculty
#MSU Denver alumnus
+Guest artist