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Program Notes - February 13th & 15th, 2004


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Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Hänsel und Gretel: a Fairy Tale Opera in Three Acts
Brian Woods - Director of Opera
SEKSO Performance dates: 02-13 & 2-15-2004
First performed: 12-23-1893, Hoftheater, Weimar
American Premiere: 1904, Metropolitan Opera, Alfred Hertz cond.
Libretto by: Adelheid Wette (1858-1916)
Act I: In the broom-maker's house
Act II: In the wood
Act III: The gingerbread house

Gretel | soprano |
Hänsel, her brother | mezzo-soprano |
Gertrud, their mother | mezzo-soprano |
Peter, their father, a broom-maker | baritone |
Sandman | soprano |
Dew Fairy | soprano |
Witch | mezzo-soprano |


No, you're thinking of Arnold Dorsey, the famous British singer from the 1960's, who took Engelbert Humperdinck's name "because it was unique". This Engelbert Humperdinck was born in Siegburg, Germany in 1854 and is associated with names like "Wagner", "Saint-Saens", "Strauss", "d'Indy", and "Schott Publishing House".


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