Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel（VIVA! Opera 7）

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Ayako Ohtake, a Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer, hosts weekly music segment called VIVA! Opera for SBS Japanese.

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VIVA! Opera is a monthly content broadcast on the last Tuesday of each month. In its 7th episode, Ms Ohtake picks up a song "Abendsegen" from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel.

Reference - 「Abendsegen」(Mai Kusuno & Yuka Maruo）https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzqgEVCr8s

Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer Ayako Ohtake performs with an orchestra. Source: Ayako Ohtake

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