Hansel and Gretel : Hänsel und Gretel / adapted from the Opera Journeys lecture series by Burton D. Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Burton D.

Contributor:

Opera Journeys Publishing.

Series:

Opera Journeys mini guide series.

Opera Journeys mini guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas--Stories, plots, etc.

Operas.

Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel.

Humperdinck, Engelbert.

Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Coral Gables, FL : Opera Journeys, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive guide to Humperdinck's HANSEL AND GRETEL, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer.

Contents:

HANSEL AND GRETEL (by Engelbert Humperdinck)

Story Synopsis

Principal Characters in the Opera

Story Narrative with Music Highlights

Prelude

Act I: A cottage near a forest in the Harz mountains....

Act II: In the forest.

Act III: The Witch's gingerbread house.

Humperdinck and Hansel and Gretel: Commentary and Analysis.

Notes:

"A Märchenspiel, a "fairy tale play" with music, in German in three acts ; music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette, based on Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm's fairy tale, Hänsel und Gretel."

Contains:

Opera Journeys lecture series.

ISBN:

1-280-92255-9

9786610922550

1-102-00907-5

0-585-42743-7

OCLC:

50870529