Hansel & Gretel
A film co-production with Opera Ithaca
in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus
NOW STREAMING!
LIVE PREMIERE EVENT
DECEMBER 18 @ 3:00 pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
“In every respect, this production bursts with talent.”
Resonance Works joins forces with Opera Ithaca to ring in holiday cheer with a new film version of Engelbert Humperdinck’s beloved opera, Hansel & Gretel. The film is an innovative reimagining of the 19th-century original: Hansel and Gretel, lost in the woods, stumble upon the set of a celebrity pastry chef’s cooking show, where they are invited to be the guest stars (and main ingredients!).
The film’s all-star cast includes sopranos Meghan Kasanders (Staastoper Hannover, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis) and Marlen Nahhas (Washington National Opera Cafritz Young Artist), mezzo-soprano Annie Rosen (Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago), and baritone Mario Diaz-Moresco (Chautauqua Opera), and a special partnership with the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus. Resonance Works’ Artistic Director Maria Sensi Sellner leads an octet of Resonance Chamber Orchestra players, in an orchestration originally created for Houston Grand Opera by Kathleen Kelly.
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Our LIVE PREMIERE EVENT on Saturday December 18 at 3pm at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater will feature live performances by members of the Resonance Chamber Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus preceding the film premiere.
ARTISTS
Annie Rosen, Hansel
Marlon Nahhas, Gretel
Meghan Kasanders, Mother/Witch
Mario Diaz-Moresco, Father
Mariya Kaganskaya, Sandman
Megnot Toggia, Dew Fairy
Resonance Chamber Orchestra
Maria Sensi Sellner, conductor
Pittsburgh Youth Chorus
Shawn Funk, Artistic Director
Benjamin Robinson, director & librettist
David Kossack, co-director and editor
Kristian Tchetchko, Audio & Recording Engineer
Resonance Chamber Orchestra
Violin 1 - Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez
sponsored by William and Victoria Guy
Violin 2 - Therese West
sponsored by William and Victoria Guy
Viola - Jennifer Gerhard Mangone
sponsored by Eliza Brown
Cello - Elise Feagley
sponsored by Anna Singer
Flute - Lindsey Goodman
sponsored by Doug and Lara McGill
Clarinet - Emily Cook
sponsored by Ryan and Jenna Young
Horn - Deborah McDowell
sponsored by Andrew Bloomgarden and Leah Nicolich-Henkin
Piano - Walter Morales
sponsored by Arthur J. Kerr
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Kelly Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
