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interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A5%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%BA" title="Энгельберт Хумпердынк – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Энгельберт Хумпердынк" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(skladatel)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (skladatel) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (skladatel)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(komponist)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (komponist) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (komponist)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a 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data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%A9" title="انگلبرت هومپردینک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="انگلبرت هومپردینک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%98_%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A7" title="אנגלברט הומפרדינק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אנגלברט הומפרדינק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(1854)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (1854) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (1854)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(zeneszerz%C5%91)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (zeneszerző) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (zeneszerző)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A5%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA" title="Енгелберт Хумпердинк – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Енгелберт Хумпердинк" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83" title="انجيلبيرت هومپيردينك – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="انجيلبيرت هومپيردينك" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(componist)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (componist) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (componist)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF" title="エンゲルベルト・フンパーディンク – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エンゲルベルト・フンパーディンク" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(kompozytor)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (kompozytor) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (kompozytor)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA,_%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82" title="Хумпердинк, Энгельберт – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Хумпердинк, Энгельберт" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (composer) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(skladatelj)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (skladatelj) – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck (skladatelj)" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A5%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA" title="Енгелберт Хумпердинк – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Енгелберт Хумпердинк" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="Engelbert Humperdinck – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Engelbert Humperdinck" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" 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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the British singer, see <a href="/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(singer)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)">Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">German composer (1854–1921)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Humperdinck_Postcard-1910.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Humperdinck_Postcard-1910.jpg/170px-Humperdinck_Postcard-1910.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Humperdinck_Postcard-1910.jpg/255px-Humperdinck_Postcard-1910.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Humperdinck_Postcard-1910.jpg/340px-Humperdinck_Postcard-1910.jpg 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="831" /></a><figcaption>Engelbert Humperdinck, c. 1910</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Engelbert Humperdinck</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox 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He is known widely for his opera <i><a href="/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel_(opera)" title="Hansel and Gretel (opera)">Hansel and Gretel</a></i> (1893). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Geburtshaus_Humperdinck.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Geburtshaus_Humperdinck.jpg/220px-Geburtshaus_Humperdinck.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Geburtshaus_Humperdinck.jpg/330px-Geburtshaus_Humperdinck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Geburtshaus_Humperdinck.jpg/440px-Geburtshaus_Humperdinck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3108" data-file-height="2332" /></a><figcaption>Birthplace of Humperdinck</figcaption></figure> <p>Humperdinck was born in <a href="/wiki/Siegburg" title="Siegburg">Siegburg</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Rhine_Province" title="Rhine Province">Rhine Province</a> in 1854. After receiving piano lessons, he produced his first composition at the age of seven. His first attempts at works for the stage were two <a href="/wiki/Singspiel" title="Singspiel">singspiele</a> written when he was 13. His parents disapproved of his plans for a career in music and encouraged him to study architecture. </p><p>But he began taking music classes under <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Hiller" title="Ferdinand Hiller">Ferdinand Hiller</a> and <a href="/wiki/Isidor_Seiss" title="Isidor Seiss">Isidor Seiss</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Cologne_Conservatory" class="mw-redirect" title="Cologne Conservatory">Cologne Conservatory</a> in 1872. In 1876, he won a scholarship that enabled him to go to <a href="/wiki/Munich" title="Munich">Munich</a>, where he studied with <a href="/wiki/Franz_Lachner" title="Franz Lachner">Franz Lachner</a> and later with <a href="/wiki/Josef_Rheinberger" title="Josef Rheinberger">Josef Rheinberger</a>. In 1879, he won the first <a href="/wiki/Mendelssohn_Scholarship" title="Mendelssohn Scholarship">Mendelssohn Award</a> given by the <a href="/wiki/Mendelssohn_Scholarship" title="Mendelssohn Scholarship">Mendelssohn Stiftung</a> (foundation) in Berlin.<sup id="cite_ref-Grove_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He went to Italy, where he became acquainted with composer <a href="/wiki/Richard_Wagner" title="Richard Wagner">Richard Wagner</a> in Naples. Wagner invited him to join him in <a href="/wiki/Bayreuth_Festspielhaus" title="Bayreuth Festspielhaus">Bayreuth</a>, and during 1880 and 1881 Humperdinck assisted in the production of <i><a href="/wiki/Parsifal" title="Parsifal">Parsifal</a></i>. He also served as music tutor to Wagner's son, <a href="/wiki/Siegfried_Wagner" title="Siegfried Wagner">Siegfried</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grove_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After winning another prize, Humperdinck traveled through Italy, France, and Spain. For two years, he taught at the <a href="/wiki/Conservatori_Superior_de_M%C3%BAsica_del_Liceu" title="Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu">Gran Teatre del Liceu Conservatory</a> in <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>. In 1887, he returned to Cologne. He was appointed professor at the <a href="/wiki/Hoch_Conservatory" title="Hoch Conservatory">Hoch Conservatory</a> in <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a> in 1890 and also teacher of harmony at <a href="/wiki/Julius_Stockhausen" title="Julius Stockhausen">Julius Stockhausen</a>'s Vocal School. By this time he had composed several works for chorus and a <i>Humoreske</i> for small orchestra, which enjoyed a vogue in Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-Grove_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hänsel_und_Gretel"><span id="H.C3.A4nsel_und_Gretel"></span><i>Hänsel und Gretel</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hänsel und Gretel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External audio</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="audio icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Nuvola_apps_arts.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_arts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Nuvola_apps_arts.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_arts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Nuvola_apps_arts.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_arts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/uso20031206/uso20031206-02-humperdink-hanselgretel-actI-sceneI-II.wav">Audio in English</a> of Humperdinck's <i><a href="/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel_(opera)" title="Hansel and Gretel (opera)">Hänsel und Gretel</a></i> conducted by Barbara Schubert and the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2003</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Humperdinck's reputation rests chiefly on his opera <i><a href="/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel_(opera)" title="Hansel and Gretel (opera)">Hänsel und Gretel</a></i>, on which he began work in Frankfurt in 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He first composed four songs to accompany a puppet show his nieces were giving at home. Then, using a libretto and thematic suggestions by his sister <a href="/wiki/Adelheid_Wette" title="Adelheid Wette">Adelheid Wette</a>, rather loosely based on the version of the fairy tale by the <a href="/wiki/Grimm_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Grimm Brothers">Grimm Brothers</a>, he composed a <a href="/wiki/Singspiel" title="Singspiel">singspiel</a> of 16 songs with piano accompaniment and connecting dialogue. By January 1891, he had begun working on a complete orchestration.<sup id="cite_ref-Grove_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The opera premiered in <a href="/wiki/Weimar" title="Weimar">Weimar</a> on 23 December 1893, conducted by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Strauss" title="Richard Strauss">Richard Strauss</a>. With its highly original synthesis of Wagnerian techniques and traditional German folk songs, <i>Hansel and Gretel</i> was an instant and overwhelming success.<sup id="cite_ref-Grove_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Hansel and Gretel</i> has always been Humperdinck's most popular work.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1923, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Opera_House" title="Royal Opera House">Royal Opera House</a> (London) chose it for their first complete <a href="/wiki/Radio_opera" title="Radio opera">radio opera</a> broadcast. Eight years later, it was the first opera transmitted live from the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera" title="Metropolitan Opera">Metropolitan Opera</a> (New York).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_career">Later career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Engelbert_humperdinck_1854.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Engelbert_humperdinck_1854.jpg/170px-Engelbert_humperdinck_1854.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Engelbert_humperdinck_1854.jpg/255px-Engelbert_humperdinck_1854.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Engelbert_humperdinck_1854.jpg/340px-Engelbert_humperdinck_1854.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1151" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Engelbert Humperdinck</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1896, <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilhelm II, German Emperor">Kaiser Wilhelm II</a> made Humperdinck a Professor and he went to live at <a href="/wiki/Boppard" title="Boppard">Boppard</a>. Four years later, he went to <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, where he was appointed head of a Meister-Schule of composition. His students included Basque composer <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Isasi" title="Andrés Isasi">Andrés Isasi</a>, Portuguese composer <a href="/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_de_Freitas_Branco" title="Luís de Freitas Branco">Luís de Freitas Branco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Weill" title="Kurt Weill">Kurt Weill</a>. </p><p>Among Humperdinck's other stage works are </p> <ul><li><i>Die sieben Geißlein</i> (<i>The Seven Little Kids</i>), 1895</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigskinder" title="Königskinder">Königskinder</a></i> (<i>King's Children</i>), 1897, 1910</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dornr%C3%B6schen" title="Dornröschen">Dornröschen</a></i> (<i>Sleeping Beauty</i>), 1902</li> <li><i>Die Heirat wider Willen</i> (<i>The Reluctant Marriage</i>), 1905</li> <li><i>Bübchens Weihnachtstraum</i> (<i>The Christmas Dream</i>), 1906</li> <li><i>Die Marketenderin</i> (<i>The Provisioner</i>), 1914</li> <li><i>Gaudeamus: Szenen aus dem deutschen Studentenleben</i> (<i>Gaudeamus igitur: Scenes from German Student Life</i>), 1919</li></ul> <p>While composing those works, Humperdinck held various teaching positions of distinction. He also collaborated in the theater, providing incidental music for a number of <a href="/wiki/Max_Reinhardt" title="Max Reinhardt">Max Reinhardt</a>'s productions in Berlin: for example, <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">Shakespeare</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" title="The Merchant of Venice">The Merchant of Venice</a></i> in 1905.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although recognized as a disciple of Wagner rather than an innovator, Humperdinck was the first composer to use <a href="/wiki/Sprechgesang" title="Sprechgesang">Sprechgesang</a>—a vocal technique halfway between singing and speaking—in his melodrama <i>Königskinder</i> (1897).<sup id="cite_ref-Grove_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1914, Humperdinck is thought to have applied for the post of director of the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music" title="Sydney Conservatorium of Music">Sydney Conservatorium of Music</a> in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, but with the outbreak of World War I, it became unthinkable for a German to hold that position. Belgium's <a href="/wiki/Henri_Verbrugghen" title="Henri Verbrugghen">Henri Verbrugghen</a> was selected for the job, as Belgium was an ally of the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 1914, Humperdinck signed the <a href="/wiki/Manifesto_of_the_Ninety-Three" title="Manifesto of the Ninety-Three">Manifesto of the Ninety-Three</a>, declaring support for German military actions during early World War I.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 5 January 1912 Humperdinck suffered a severe stroke. Although he recovered, his left hand remained permanently paralyzed. He continued to compose, completing <i>Gaudeamus</i> with the help of his son, Wolfram, in 1918. </p><p>On 26 September 1921, Humperdinck attended a performance of <a href="/wiki/Carl_Maria_von_Weber" title="Carl Maria von Weber">Carl Maria von Weber</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Der_Freisch%C3%BCtz" title="Der Freischütz">Der Freischütz</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Neustrelitz" title="Neustrelitz">Neustrelitz</a>, which was Wolfram's first effort as a stage director. He suffered a heart attack during the performance and died the next day, aged 67, from a second heart attack. The <a href="/wiki/Berlin_State_Opera" title="Berlin State Opera">Berlin State Opera</a> performed <i>Hansel and Gretel</i> in his memory a few weeks later.<sup id="cite_ref-Grove_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Humperdinck was buried at the <a href="/wiki/Stahnsdorf_South-Western_Cemetery" title="Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery">Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery</a> near Berlin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For a list of Humperdinck's pupils, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_G_to_J#Engelbert_Humperdinck" title="List of music students by teacher: G to J">this list</a>. </p><p>In 1965, British singer <a href="/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(singer)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)">Arnold Dorsey</a> named himself after the composer. </p><p>The main belt asteroid <a href="/wiki/9913_Humperdinck" class="mw-redirect" title="9913 Humperdinck">9913 Humperdinck</a>, discovered in 1977, was named after the composer.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Grove-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grove_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grove_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grove_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grove_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grove_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grove_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grove_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/13550">"Humperdinck, Engelbert"</a> by Ian Denley, <i><a href="/wiki/Grove_Music_Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Grove Music Online">Grove Music Online</a></i> <span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(subscription required)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/File:Frankfurt,_Scheffeleck,_Tafel.JPG" title="File:Frankfurt, Scheffeleck, Tafel.JPG">Plaque:</a> Scheffelstraße 1, Frankfurt am Main: "Engelbert Humperdinck komponierte in diesem Hause in den Jahren 1891 bis 1892 die Oper ›Hänsel und Gretel‹" [Engelbert Humperdinck composed in this house in the years 1891 to 1892 the opera <i>Hänsel und Gretel</i>]</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">J. L. Styan, <i>Modern Drama in Theory and Practice: Volume 3 Expressionism and Epic Theatre</i> (Cambridge University Press, 1983), p. 65</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27982137_ITM">"Popper in Australasia, 1937–1945"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Quadrant_(magazine)" title="Quadrant (magazine)">Quadrant</a></i> (June 2000) at www.accessmylibrary.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/25122278">Professors of Germany. "To the Civilized World".</a> <i><a href="/wiki/North_American_Review" title="North American Review">North American Review</a></i>, Vol. 210, No. 765 (Aug. 1919), pp. 284–287 <span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(subscription required)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9913">"9913 Humperdinck (4071 T-3)"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory" title="Jet Propulsion Laboratory">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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(1922). <span class="cs1-ws-icon" title="s:1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Humperdinck, Engelbert"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1922_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Humperdinck,_Engelbert">"Humperdinck, Engelbert" </a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i> (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Humperdinck%2C+Engelbert&rft.btitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft.place=London+%26+New+York&rft.edition=12th&rft.pub=The+Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica+Company&rft.date=1922&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEngelbert+Humperdinck+%28composer%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42111">Works by Engelbert Humperdinck</a> at <a href="/wiki/Project_Gutenberg" title="Project Gutenberg">Project Gutenberg</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://librivox.org/author/17594">Works by Engelbert Humperdinck</a> at <a href="/wiki/LibriVox" title="LibriVox">LibriVox</a> (public domain audiobooks) <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Speaker_Icon.svg/15px-Speaker_Icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Speaker_Icon.svg/23px-Speaker_Icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Speaker_Icon.svg/30px-Speaker_Icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%28subject%3A%22Humperdinck%2C%20Engelbert%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Engelbert%20Humperdinck%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Humperdinck%2C%20Engelbert%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Engelbert%20Humperdinck%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Humperdinck%2C%20E%2E%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Engelbert%20Humperdinck%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Humperdinck%2C%20Engelbert%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Engelbert%20Humperdinck%22%29%20OR%20%28%221854-1921%22%20AND%20Humperdinck%29%29%20AND%20%28-mediatype:software%29">Works by or about Engelbert Humperdinck</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a> <small>(contaminated with results for the singer)</small></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/12/11/102052942.html?pageNumber=64">A Talk with the Writer of Musical Fairy Tales</a>, 1910 interview of Humperdinck by <a href="/wiki/Caroline_V._Kerr" title="Caroline V. 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