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Engelbert Humperdinck (September 1, 1854 – September 27, 1921) was a Germany|German composer, best known for his opera, ''Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hänsel und Gretel'' (ca. 1891).
Humperdinck was born at Siegburg, in the Rhine provinces.
He produced his first composition after receiving piano lessons when he was only seven. His first attempts at works for the stage were two Singspiele when he was 13. His parents did not approve of his becoming a musician, but despite them encouraging him to study architecture, he took music classes at the Cologne Conservatory, which he entered in 1872 under Ferdinand Hiller. In 1876 he won a scholarship which enabled him to go to Munich, where he studied with Franz Paul Lachner and later with Josef Rheinberger. In 1879 he was the first to win the ''Mendelssohn Award'' awarded by the ''Mendelssohn Stiftung'' (foundation) of Berlin. He went to Italy, and became acquainted with Richard Wagner in Naples. Wagner invited him to go to Bayreuth Festspielhaus|Bayreuth, and during 1880-81 Humperdinck assisted in the production of ''Parsifal''. Having won another prize, however, he went again to Southern Europe, traveling through Italy, France and Spain, spending two years in Barcelona teaching at the conservatoire. In 1887 he returned to Cologne, and was appointed professor at the... read all
Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck
