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Born:
1 September
1854
— Siegburg
— Germany
Died:
27 September
1921
— Neustrelitz
— Germany
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Music
Composed the opera Hänsel und Gretel (1893) (libretto by Adelheide Wett). Also wrote Königskinder.
Life
Wagner’s assistant from 1880-1881 in Bayreuth.
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House of Humperdinck's aunt
- Germany, Siegburg, Markt 48 eh. Lateinschule — 1 Sep 1854
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Humperdinck house
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Humperdinck plaque
- Germany, Stahnsdorf, Bahnhofstraße 2 (I) Südwestkirchhof — 27 Sep 1921
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Hugo Distler grave
- Germany, Neustrelitz, Markt 3 Luisenhof — 27 Sep 1921
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Humperdinck house
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23 December 1893: Premiere of Hänsel und Gretel, in Weimar, Germany, with Rihard Strauss conducting.
29 December 1910: Premiere of Die Königskinder, in New York, USA.
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