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Engelbert Humperdink
| German opera composer Date of Birth: Country: Germany |
Content:
- Engelbert Humperdinck: German Opera Composer
- Collaboration with Wagner and Weimar Premiere
- Orchestral Brilliance and Melodic Freshness
- Other Works
- Later Years and Legacy
Engelbert Humperdinck: German Opera Composer
Early Life and EducationEngelbert Humperdinck was born on September 1, , in Siegburg, Germany.
He studied music in Cologne and Munich, and traveled extensively throughout Europe, including a formative encounter with Richard Wagner in Italy in Wagner invited him to assist in preparing the score for his opera "Parsifal."
Collaboration with Wagner and Weimar Premiere
Humperdinck played a significant role in the Bayreuth Festival, helping Wagner with "Parsifal" and other productions.
He then studied in Spain and Germany, eventually returning to Weimar in to stage his most celebrated opera, "Hansel and Gretel." Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the opera was