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Hansel and Gretel
Wingate University Department of Music and Wingate University Theatre

In the 1890s Adelheid Wette had written a libretto based on the Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel and asked her brother, Engelbert Humperdinck, to set it to music as a Christmas entertainment for her children.  Later, Engelbert and Adelheid decided to turn this modest home project into a full-scale opera.  Hansel and Gretel premiered on December 23, 1893 at Weimar.  It was an instant hit and remains an everlasting masterpiece.  The composer Richard Strauss, who was the assistant conductor for the premiere, called it "a masterwork of the first rank." 

Hansel and Gretel marks the first full-scale opera produced by Wingate University.  Join us for this landmark event!

Directed by Jessie Wright Martin.

Music by Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Libretto by Adelheid Wette (1858-1916)

November 21 - 22
$15