Retirees Association
Hansel and Gretel at the Benedum
The reservation deadline for this trip is October 30, 2018.
Based on the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Englebert Humperdinck’s, Hansel and Gretel is a fantastical story of a young brother and sister who must navigate an enchanted forest full of twists, turns, and one wicked witch. This opera will be sung in English.
Members of the Retirees Association will travel by chartered bus to the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh to see Hansel and Gretel. The Pittsburgh Opera is offering the Retirees Association a substantial educational discount on tickets. Plus, included on the bus trip will be a pre-opera talk by Byron Nelson, a retiree from the WVU English Department and the OLLI instructor for Opera as Drama. Byron will also offer a short critical recap on the way home.
We will leave Morgantown from the Mountaineer Mall at 10:30 a.m. and arrive in Pittsburgh around 12 Noon. There are several restaurants near the Benedum Center where you can have lunch on your own.
There is a pre-opera talk that begins at 1:00 p.m. at the Benedum. The run time is 1 hour and 54 minutes with one intermission. We should leave Pittsburgh around 5:00 p.m. and be back in Morgantown around 6:30 p.m.
For this trip, you will have a choice between two packages:
- For Orchestra seating and transportation, the cost is $65 per seat.
- For Balcony seating and transportation, the cost is $45 per seat.
Refund Policy: Reservations for this trip are due by October 30, 2018. On that day, we will make our commitment to the Pittsburgh Opera and to Budget Charters. As a result, we will not be able to make any refunds after that date.
To join us on the trip, you will need to reserve your seat(s) on the bus and then make your payment. It is a two-step process.
Reserve your seat(s):
To reserve your seat(s), click on
Hansel and Gretel.
Write your check to:
WVU Foundation
On the memo line: Hansel and Gretel – 2W924
Send your check to:
WVU Retirees Association
PO Box 6640
Morgantown WV 26506