December 1, 2011

Contact:
Lisa Murray
Development & PR Director
lmurray@peterboroughplayers.org
www.peterboroughplayers.org
(603) 924-9344 ext. 105

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hansel and Gretel at Peterborough Players
Matinee Performance During School Vacation

Peterborough, NH (December 1, 2011) – The Peterborough Players will broadcast a holiday encore of The Met: Live in HD’s production of Hansel and Gretel. This fairy tale opera, by nineteenth-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, is based on the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale. Suitable for children and grownups alike, this holiday matinee is Thursday, December 29th, 1:00 p.m. All tickets: $12.50, Box Office: (603) 924-7585 or Online: www.PeterboroughPlayers.org.

Richard Jones’s funny production of Humperdinck’s beloved opera stars Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer as the siblings lost in the shadowy world of the woods. They are pursued by tenor Philip Langridge as the Witch who seeks to devour them. Sung in English, this production was first seen as part of The Met: Live in HD in January 2008.

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes.

Hansel and Gretel – The Met: Live in HD
By Engelbert Humperdinck
Thursday, Dec. 29th, 1:00 pm
Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Rd., Peterborough 03458
All tickets: $12
Box Office: (603) 924-7585 or online: www.peterboroughplayers.org

The Peterborough Players is handicapped accessible and is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Free parking available on site.

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The Peterborough Players, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has been providing professional theatre to audiences since 1933. Peterborough Players, PO Box 118, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458, (603) 924-9344, www.peterboroughplayers.org.

The 2011-12 Opera Season at the Peterborough Players is sponsored by Sequoya Technologies.