Daniel Neer News Today

A lifelong student of the arts, Daniel Neer has long taken an interest in Viennese opera and how that music flourished in the early 20th century, before being virtually extinguished

  The story of Hansel and Gretel is one of the most famous of Grimm’s fairy tales. The story has had many iterations through the years, notably Engelbert Humperdinck’s famous 1893 opera. While it would seem tailor-made for children, the complexities and length of the opera, along with its Wagnerian-influenced orchestration, may lessen its appeal. To address this issue, Bel Cantanti Opera has produced a shortened version of the work which is more accessible to children. Yet the show is n...