One character in this work sings "Hur hopp hopp hopp" after introducing herself as "Rosina Sweettooth."
One character in this work sings "Hur hopp hopp hopp" after introducing herself as "Rosina Sweettooth." Earlier, a mother bemoans her poverty in "Da liegt nun der gute Topf" before her husband enters singing "Rallalala." In Act II, the title characters pray for a blessed sleep, between the appearances of the Sandman and Dew Fairy. The libretto, by the composer's sister Adelheid Wette, is based on a bowdlerization where Peter and Gertrude do not abandon their children in the Ilsenstein Forest, though the villain is still turned into gingerbread. For 10 points, name this Engelbert Humperdinck opera based on the Grimms' tale of two children outsmarting a witch.
One character in this work sings "Hur hopp hopp hopp" after introducing herself as "Rosina Sweettooth."
{Hansel und Gretel}