Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck (born September 1, 1854, Siegburg, Prussia [Germany]—died September 27, 1921, Neustrelitz, Germany) was a German composer known for his opera Hänsel und Gretel. Humperdinck studied at Cologne and at Munich. In 1879 a Mendelssohn scholarship enabled him to go to Italy, where he met Richard Wagner, who invited him to assist in the production of Parsifal at Bayreuth. He taught at the Barcelona Conservatory (1885–87) and at Frankfurt am Main (1890–96), where he...