Title: Hansel and Gretel English - in Australia
Product review: The Australian version of this opera is live and as such is riddled with foot scuffles and movement of the like. The orchestra is excellent and more fluid than the performances of the singers which are more rigid than I tend to enjoy of the German versions. The end of ACT I postlude is completely lacking in a choir which is odd as the CD indicates there was one in the opera, this is a great disappointment. Ultimately this is the only current English version available and so I recommend you get it. But try out some German samples for although you may not understand it completely if you do not speak German, this opera is phenomenal and worth your meditation of "filling in the blanks".
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