Bryan Opera Theatre at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., will present “a lively rendition” of “Hansel and Gretel,” in performances Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20.If you go
› What: Bryan Opera Theatre’s “Hänsel and Gretel.”› When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20.› Where: Rudd Auditorium, Bryan College, 485 Bryan Drive, Dayton, Tenn.› Admission: $10 adults, $8 non-Bryan students, $6 Bryan community.› Phone: 423-775-7464.› Website: www.bryan.edu/opera.
Bryan Opera Theatre at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., will present “a lively rendition” of “Hänsel and Gretel,” in performances Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20. The fairy-tale opera by 19th-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck is based on the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale of the same name.
The opera follows the familiar story. As punishment for shirking chores, the siblings are sent by their stepmother to gather berries in the Ilsenstein forest, which turns out to be the home of the wicked Gingerbread Witch and her house made of sweets. Quite the adventure follows, testing the chldren’s courage and cunning.
Cast members include Madison Keck as Hänsel, Katarina Duong as Gretel, Everett Sell as Peter, Emily Haverkorn as stepmother Gertrude, Alexis Reese as the Witch and Naomi Baskin as Sandman and the Dew Fairy.
Director Kimberly Keck says the production “has been a challenge in many ways.”