TETON VILLAGE, Wyo. — Grand Teton Music Festival is closing out its 2025 season with a time-honored classic.

Performances of Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” with the Festival Orchestra this weekend will feature world-renowned opera soloists, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles.

“Stranger danger!” A lost brother and sister learn important lessons about self-reliance and when to trust their instincts over their stomachs. Maestro Runnicles and the Festival Orchestra continue their ambitious annual opera tradition with Humperdinck’s fairy tale for all ages, complete with props, staging and stunning projections.

The August 23 performance is sold out and waitlisted. Limited tickets remain for Friday, August 22.  

Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor
Heidi Stober, Gretel
Karis Tucker, Hansel
Mark Delavan, Father
Heidi Melton, Mother
Jill Grove, Witch
Amia Langer, Sandman/Dew Fairy
Choristers of the Madeleine Choir School, Melanie Malinka, director

David Lefkowich, stage director
Rachael N. Blackwell, lighting designer
Alex Olegnowicz, projection designer
Gina Hays, stage manager
Christopher Verdosci, stylist
Selected props and costumes courtesy of Off Square Theatre Company and Utah Opera

Join GTMF for a pre-concert talk an hour before showtime each night with Heather Kurzbauer, GTMF Violin, and Mary Corbett, GTMF Violin, in the Barbara Furrer Goodman Memorial Garden near Walk Festival Hall’s north entrance. 

Showtimes:

Friday, August 22 at 7 p.m. | Buy tickets
Saturday, August 23 at 6 p.m.*
*This event is sold out. Please sign up for the waitlist. If reserved seat tickets become available, waitlisters will be contacted by phone or email.