| Composer: |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
| Music title: |
Hänsel und Gretel (1893) |
| Librettist: |
Adelheid Wette |
| Work definition: |
Märchenspiel in three acts |
| Title notes: |
Also known as 'Hansel and Gretel' |
| After: |
After the fairy tale 'Hänsel und Gretel' by Jacob Ludwig Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm. |
| Language: |
German |
| World premiere: |
23 December 1893, Hoftheater, Weimar |
| ROH premiere: |
12 May 1896, Sir Augustus Harris Opera Company |
| ROH company premiere: |
8 December 2008, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |