Bel Cantanti Opera 2007 Bel Cantanti is performing a concert version of Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel". Bel Cantanti and its young performers, coached by Katerina Souvorova, have garnered excellent reviews over the years in "The Washington Post", "The Washington Times", Ionarts.blogspot.com, and other local papers. Bel Cantanti Opera Bel Cantanti is an American opera company under the direction of Dr. Katerina Souvorova. It was formed in 2003 to give performance opportunities to operatic talent in the Washington, D.C. area. It has produced fully staged operas and gala events with young professionals since 2003. The productions has been in a variety of venues including:
Hansel and Gretel (opera) have turned back into humans. They are asleep and unable to move, but they sing to Hansel and Gretel, asking to be touched. Hansel is afraid, but Gretel strokes one on the cheek, and he wakes up, but is still unable to move. Hansel and Gretel touch all the children, then Hansel takes the witch's wand and, waving it, calls out the magic words, freeing the children from the spell. "Scene 5" Father is heard in the distance, calling for Hansel and Gretel. He and mother enter and embrace Hansel and Gretel. Meanwhile, the gingerbread children pull out from the