The Metropolitan Opera is hosting its first online Family Holiday Festival, including a complete performance of a holiday favorite, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, arts and crafts, baking, and composing carols.

Schedule:

Thursday, December 17 at 5pm Eastern | 4pm Central | 2pm Pacific
through Monday, December 21 at 5pm Eastern | 4pm Central | 2pm Pacific :
Free Stream of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel.

Thursday, December 17 at 1pm Eastern |12pm Central | 10am Pacific
Getting to Know Hansel and Gretel
Learn about Humperdinck’s operatic interpretation of this classic story with music educator Timothy Brendler.

Friday, December 18 at 1pm Eastern |12pm Central | 10am Pacific
Feeling Crafty
Professional clown Stephanie Sine leads families in a special craft inspired by Hansel and Gretel’s adventure into the woods.

Saturday, December 19 at 11am Eastern |10am Central | 8am Pacific
Kid in the Holiday Kitchen
New York Times food writer Melissa Clark and countertenor (and avid baker) Anthony Roth Costanzo guide families in baking Deep Dark Fudgy Brownies, a recipe from Clark’s new cookbook, Kid in the Kitchen.

Sunday, December 20 at 1pm Eastern |12pm Central | 10am Pacific
Creative Carols
Actor and songwriter Joel Waggoner leads a session on how to compose music and write lyrics for carols that are inspired by our own holiday traditions.

Monday, December 21 at 1pm Eastern |12pm Central | 10am Pacific
Solstice Songs
To celebrate the Winter Solstice, musician and educator Goussy Célestin shares how music and stories have helped us understand the passage of time.

Monday, December 21 at 2pm Eastern |1pm Central | 11am Pacific
Solstice Dance Party
The festival concludes with a dance party and holiday celebration for the entire family via Zoom.