In the 1980s an opera production of "Hansel and Gretel" caused a furor because the part of the Witch was played by a man; nobody seemed to care that the part of Hansel, a trouser role, was played by a woman.
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Hansel
Synonyms for "hansel" (31 found)
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Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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8 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- Хензел name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 漢舍爾 /汉舍尔 name (given name)
Finnish
1 entries- Hannu name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
French
1 entries- Jeannot name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
German
2 entries- Hänsel name (given name)
- Hänsel name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Greek
1 entries- Χάνσελ name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Hungarian
1 entries- Jancsi name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Italian
2 entries- Gianni name (given name)
- Hansel name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Japanese
1 entries- ヘンゼル name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Korean
1 entries- 헨젤 name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Norwegian
1 entries- Hans name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Polish
1 entries- Jaś name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Portuguese
1 entries- João name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Russian
2 entries- Ге́нзель name (given name)
- Ге́нзель name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Swedish
1 entries- Hans name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Turkish
1 entries- Hansel name (fictional character in Hansel and Gretel)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Do you know the story of Hansel and Gretel?
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Have you seen Hansel and Gretel?
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Hansel and Grettel are siblings.
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