'Hansel & Gretel' Broadcast Live in HD from The Met Jan.1

The Met's second season of "Live in HD" continues on Tuesday, January 1 at 1:00 p.m./est (New Year's Day) with Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.

The Met's holiday entertainment offering stars Christine Schäfer and Alice Coote in a new English-language production by Richard Jones, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.

"The Brothers Grimm fairy tale, a timeless children's favorite, features a sophisticated score, and this intriguing new staging appeals to audiences of all ages. During intermission, HD cameras take movie-goers backstage for a rare behind-the-scenes view of the Met. Features include live interviews with Ms. Schäfer and Ms. Coote; Met technical director Joseph Clark will accompany opera star Renée Fleming for a backstage tour during the scene change; and the production's set and costume designer, artist John Macfarlane, will be profiled in a short documentary," explain press notes.

Hansel and Gretel is the second in a series of eight performances from the Metropolitan Opera that will be broadcast live from New York via satellite into more than 350 movie theaters across the country.

Tickets are $22.00 U.S. adults; $20 U.S. senior; $15.00 U.S. children.  More information on tickets and theaters at all participating locations is available at http://www.metoperafamily.org/hdlive.