In the first act of this opera, one character asks his wife for a meal after singing "Rallalala, rallalala, Hunger ist der beste Koch.
In the first act of this opera, one character asks his wife for a meal after singing "Rallalala, rallalala, Hunger ist der beste Koch." Its second act ends with the Dream Pantomime, in which fourteen angels descend from a ladder to protect the main characters. In the third act, the antagonist sings "Hurr, hopp, hopp, hopp" after discovering the title characters, who are awakened by the Dewman. This opera's Hexenritt represents the ride of the antagonist, who enchants the children of Peter the Broomman after they sing the Gingerbread Waltz. Climaxing with the explosion of the Witch in an oven, for 10 points, name this opera by Engelbert Humperdinck based on a German fairy tale.
In the first act of this opera, one character asks his wife for a meal after singing "Rallalala, rallalala, Hunger ist der beste Koch.
Hansel and Gretel [or Hansel und Gretel]