Boheme Opera NJ Sweetens The Holiday Season With “Hansel And Gretel”

When

Sun, Dec 4, 2022    
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
$35

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Boheme Opera NJ (“Boheme”), one of the oldest opera companies in New Jersey, sweetens the holiday season with family favorite “Hansel and Gretel” on December 4, 2022, at 3:00 pm at Kendall Main Stage Theater on the campus of The College of New Jersey in Ewing. [2000 Pennington Rd, Ewing Township, NJ 08618]

The premier show of Boheme’s 34th season, “Hansel and Gretel” will transport children young and old to an operatic forest of fantasy through musical treats for the ears and visual sweets for the eyes. The stunning, virtual sets by acclaimed designer J. Matthew Root will be brought to life by a vibrant cast of established and rising stars, supported by the Boheme Opera NJ Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Boheme Opera Artistic Director Joseph Pucciatti, and members of The Princeton Boychoir, under the direction of Fred Meads.

 

Mr. Pucciatti, who also serves as the stage director, said, “’Hansel and Gretel’ isn’t just a well-known fairytale but a cultural touchstone–whether you’re a child of ‘a certain age’ or of today. And that’s where you find the artistic challenge: bringing a familiar story to ‘real’ life by making it even more fantastic on stage than it is in everyone’s mind’s eye.”

 

Performed in English, the opera will be preceded by a pre-curtain talk, presented by Boheme Board President Jerrold Kalstein, in the theater one hour before the start of the performance.

Visit https://www.bohemeopera.org/hansel-and-gretel for more information and to purchase tickets. Call the Boheme office at (609) 581-9551 with questions and to learn about sponsorships and group tickets.