Hänsel und Gretel is one of the most famous fairy tales told to children all over the world. The opera was composed by Engelbert Humperdinck, who was originally inspired by his sister to produce the work. His sister, Adelheid Wette, wrote some text based on the story of Hansel and Gretel as a gift for her children for Christmas, and wanted Humperdinck to set them to music, After working on it and embellishing the piece, the songs were connected and turned into a full opera. The libretto of the piece was written by Humperdinck’s sister, who based her text on the the fairy tale by the Grimm
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