Hansel and Gretel
Opera by Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel is an opera by nineteenth-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it as a Märchenoper. The libretto was written by Humperdinck's sister, Adelheid Wette, based on the Grimm brothers' fairy tale of the same name. Wikipedia
Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck
Librettist: Adelheid Wette
Written: 1892
First performance: December 23, 1893, Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar, Weimar, Germany
Adapted from: Hansel and Gretel
Language: German
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