Humperdinck's Gingerbread House is a great adaptation of the well-known fairy tale about Hansel and Gretel. A large orchestra performs the children's songs, brilliant instrumentation embraces the catchy melodies, and yet the clarity of the folk song and the colourful fairy-tale atmosphere is preserved. The Gingerbread House was originally created as a masterpiece for a closed family circle and eventually became a delight for the whole world.

 

Janko and Marienka infuriate their mother, and she sends them into the forest. But their father is worried – there's a witch living in the forest. The children arrive at her gingerbread house, the witch catches them, and after a while, she wants to bake Janko. Thanks to Marienka's wit, however, the witch ends up in the oven herself. The children transformed into gingerbread cookies come to life again, and the parents meet Janko and Marienka.