Top 10 Reasons to Bring Your Kids to Hansel and Gretel

1. Hansel and Gretel is based on the Brothers Grimm tale that children have loved for centuries.

2. Director/designer Antony McDonald’s gorgeous production is a hit with families, having traveled from London to San Francisco and enchanted audiences all along the way.

3. Kids on stage! The opera has a 24-member children’s chorus.

4. The story treats children as fully realized beings with their own agency. They get some help along the way, but they use their wits to beat the Witch at her own game!

5. The WITCH. There may be no more popular opera character among children. And mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is fabulous in the role. Get a taste on YouTube!

6. Beloved fairytale characters from other stories make cameos in this telling of the classic tale: Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and more!

7. In a world full of screens, this production is a fully analog experience that will fire up kids’ imaginations.

8. The story is full of beautiful music, and easy to follow—even sung in German, as in our mainstage production!

9. Are your kiddos on the younger end? We’ve got you covered with a shortened version, sung in English: join us on Family Day!

10. Who doesn’t love to get messy with a bunch of treats, and save the day with a big vat of chocolate?