hansel and gretel an opera by engelbert humperdinck
TRANSCRIPT
Synopsis• A synopsis is a brief summary
of the plot of a story
• If you had to sum up the story of “Hansel and Gretel”, what would you say?
Problem• Hansel and Gretel are punished
and sent into the woods where an evil witch lives that bakes children into gingerbread!
PLOT- Act 1Hansel and Gretel are caught dancing and singing by their motherAs a punishment, they must go to the woods to collect berriesFather is terrified and angry when he tells mother of a witch that lives in the woods who bakes children into gingerbread to eat!
PLOT- Act 2• Hansel and Gretel lose their
way in the forest as night falls• The Sandman, and Angels
appear to protect them from harm as they sleep
• The Dew Fairy awakens them in the morning when they stumble upon a Gingerbread house!