Puppeteer Pete Balkwill with members of the Cantaré Children's Choir, scenic and puppetry design by Old Trout Puppet Workshop in Hansel and Gretel, 2026. Photo: Benjamin Laird.
Simone Osborne as Gretel, Xenia Puskarz Thomas as Hansel and Maria Milenic, Pete Balkwill, and Ali DeRegt as the Sandman in Hansel and Gretel, 2026. Photo: Benjamin Laird.
Claire Barnett Jones and Ali DeRegt as the Witch, Xenia Puskarz Thomas as Hansel, and Simone Osborne as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, 2026. Photo: Benjamin Laird.
Experience all ages eye candy, featuring the handcrafted wonder of Calgary’s Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Let beautiful music and the soaring voices of Cantaré Children’s Choir sweep you into an enchanted realm where imagination comes alive.
Set, Costumes, and Puppet Design: Old Trout Puppet Workshop, provided by Kentucky Opera. Production originally designed for and created by Vancouver Opera.
Music by Englebert Humperdinck
Words by Adelheid Wette
Runtime is 2h including one 25m intermission
Sung in English, with projected English captions
Featuring Cantaré Children's Choir and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra