In this delightfully delicious adaptation of Hansel and Gretel, two children who are lost in the woods are captured by a celebrity chef witch, who hosts the kids on her cooking show as both the guest stars… and the main ingredients. Director and librettist Ben Robinson says the film was inspired by his grandmother’s love of Julia Child. “Ms. Child’s ease in the kitchen – and ability to laugh at herself – is the backbone of the Witch character,” says Robinson, Artistic Director of Opera Ithaca. The original film production stars Annie Rosen as Hansel, Marlen Nahhas as Gretel, Meghan Kasanders as The Witch/Mother, Mario Diaz Moresco as Father, Mariya Kaganskaya as Sandman, and Megnot Toggia as the Dew Fairy.