UALR Opera Theatre will present Englebert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” from Friday, Oct. 28, to Sunday, Oct. 30, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.

“Our fall production of Hansel and Gretel is based on the Grimm’s fairy tale and is the adventure of two precocious children who find themselves lost in the forest,” said Diane Kesling, assistant professor of music.

“Hansel and Gretel’s adventure finds them encountering many magical creatures, including a charming, yet menacing witch who has designs on baking them into gingerbread children.”

Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. Tickets are $15 general admission and $5 for students and children. UALR faculty, staff, and students are free.

For tickets, call 501-569-8993 or visit ualr.edu/music. The performance will be sung in English and is appropriate for all ages.

Student performers include Jessica Williams of Latana, Texas, and Memory Apata of Maumelle as Gretel; Erica Finnie of Judsonia and Rachel Manasco of Little Rock as Hansel; Ekaterina Kotcherguina and Sarah Blakey both of Little Rock as Gertrude; Derrick Herman of Monticello and Michael Lowe of Little Rock as Peter; Amanda Carriero-Sandman of Little Rock and Robbin Gordon of North Little Rock as Dew Fairy; and Luke Angelo of Little Rock and Jeremy Couch of Sherwood as the Witch.

The performances will be directed by Kesling and conducted by Bevan Keating, associate professor of music.

For more information, contact the UALR Department of Music at 501-569-3294.