{"product_id":"humperdinck-hansel-and-gretel-full-score","title":"Humperdinck – Hansel and Gretel – Full Score","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumperdinck – Hansel and Gretel – Full Score\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Dover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposer: Engelbert Humperdinck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 335 p.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman composer Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921) created one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire when he transformed a favorite Grimm Brothers fairy tale into his operatic masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eHansel and Gretel.\u003c\/em\u003e First produced in Weimar during the Christmas season of 1893, it remains a musical rarity: an opera loved by children as well as adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdelheid Wette, Humperdinck's sister, based her libretto for the opera on the Grimm Brothers' tale, adding characters such as the Dew Fairy and the Sandman, and incidents such as the dream pantomime to enhance the work's appeal as a theatrical spectacle. Humperdinck brought a Wagnerian swoop to the opera's orchestration, deftly defining mood, building suspense, and infusing the story with childlike wonder.\u003cbr\u003eFrom its first performance, under the baton of Richard Strauss, \u003cem\u003eHansel and Gretel\u003c\/em\u003e was a phenomenal success, produced at over 50 theaters in its first year alone. This evergreen opera continues to charm audiences young and old with its buoyant musical fantasy. It is reprinted here in full score, with German text, from an authoritative German edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReprint of an authoritative German edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31640691905,"sku":"210000020522","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1319\/7643\/products\/53f3de84b450e2a2619acc9ded49b923.jpg?v=1577766394","url":"https:\/\/the-foundry-music-company.myshopify.com\/products\/humperdinck-hansel-and-gretel-full-score","provider":"The Foundry Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}