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  1. Dec 23, 2017 · First premiering at the Hoftheater in Weimar on December 23, 1893, “Hansel and Gretel” was a collaboration between composer Engelbert Humperdinck and his sister, librettist Adelheid Wette. Adapting the libretto from the Brothers Grimm version of the fairy tale, the music draws on popular Germanic folk songs and remains a favorite for companies to produce during the Christmas season. Short

  2. Enjoy the enchanting Overture of Hansel and Gretel, a fairy-tale opera by Engelbert Humperdinck, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under Solti.

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  3. Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921) was a German composer who began his career as an assistant to Richard Wagner in Bayreuth in a variety of capacities, including tutoring Wagner’s son Siegfried in music and composition. Hansel and Gretel was Humperdinck’s first complete opera and remains the foundation of his reputation. The libretto was ...

  4. Sep 24, 2010 · When the composer Engelbert Humperdinck decided to set a few songs from the Grimm brothers' Hansel and Gretel to music, he probably had little idea how far those melodies would travel. The request ...

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  5. Mills, aware that the singer had been struggling for several years to become successful in the music industry, suggested a name-change to the more arresting Engelbert Humperdinck, borrowed from the 19th-century German composer of operas such as Hansel and Gretel. The reason was simply the unusual sound of the name in English.

  6. Nov 28, 2008 · Thu 27 Nov 2008 19.01 EST. Long before his name was hijacked by a 1960s crooner from Leicester, Engelbert Humperdinck was one of those rare figures in music history - a composer who became a ...

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  8. Oct 25, 2021 · #belvedere #hanselandgretel #SalzburgMarionetteTheatre #trailerHansel and GretelA Fairy Tale Opera by Engelbert HumperdinckThe German composer Engelbert Hump...

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