Konigskinder (The King's Children)

Composer: Humperdinck, Engelbert

Librettist/Text Author: Bernstein-Porges, Elsa

Conductor: Albrecht, Marc

Orchestra: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus: Dutch National Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Ananian-Cooper, Edward

Chorus: Nieuw Amsterdams Kinderkoor

Chorus Master: Ananian-Cooper, Edward

Der Konigssohn: Behle, Daniel

Die Gansemagd: Kulchynska, Olga

Die Hexe: Soffel, Doris

Set Designer: Leiacker, Johannes

Costume Designer: Drosihn, Barbara

Lighting Designer: Winter, Olaf

Stage Director: Loy, Christof

Television Director: Beyer, Frank Michael

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Date of Production: 10-2022

Venue: Dutch National Opera

Playing Time: 02:55:25

Catalogue Number: 2.110759

UPC: 747313575954

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Hansel und Gretel brought Humperdinck worldwide fame but his tragic fairy story Konigskinder (The King's Children') offers a stark contrast to it and has only begun to be revived in recent years. The doomed love of a goose girl and a prince - as they battle prejudice and are obstructed by magic - ends in their loving deaths, and with it a rebuke to the villagers who rejected them. This acclaimed production by the renowned German director Christof Loy features the award-winning singers ?EUR" tenor Daniel Behle and Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska.