Show Hansel and Gretel Sweetens Sweeten Holiday THE Utah Opera will reintroduce reintroduce reintroduce duce its sh shadow interpreted production production production pro pro- of ot Hansel and Gretel on on Friday Dec 10 and Saturday Dec 11 at the Capitol Theatre Also there will be a performance at High School in Provo on Monday Dec German composer Engelbert wrote this century opera which depicts a poor family with two children named Hansel and Gretel The mother returns home one day to find the children playing rather than working Angrily she sends them to the woods to pick straw straw- berries They become lost and stumble upon the gingerbread house o of an old witch She captures captures cap cap- tures the children and prepares to JO bake them but they outwit her and unite re-unite with the parents General Director Anne Ewers has created this shadow ted production of Hansel and Gretel for the hearing and hear hear- ing soprano Mezzo-soprano Kathleen will portray Hansel Mary Paul returns to sing the soprano soprano soprano so so- role of of Gretel Tenor Jonathan Jonathan Jonathan Jona Jona- than Green makes his debut as the witch Sign actor Kristi N Nelson lson returns to portray Gretel Hansel w will ll lie signed by Jonna and Dawn OBrien O'Brien as the witch Conductor Paul returns for this production The stage di director director director di- di rector is Anne Ewers and Dale Bo Boam am serves as signing director The set is designed by Ariel Ballif with costumes by Susan Allred Following both performances th there re will b be an ice cream and gingerbread party in the lobby for foran foran foran an additional charge of 5 Participating Participating Participating Par Par- children may have their picture taken with a cast member Tickets for Hansel and Gretel range from 6 to 20 air i r L b r I r rf f R J |