Hansel and Gretel (opera) After several revisions, the musical sketches and the songs were turned into a full-scale opera. Humperdinck composed "Hansel and Gretel" in Frankfurt in 1891 and 1892. The opera was first performed in Hoftheater in Weimar on 23 December 1893, conducted by Richard Strauss. It has been associated with Christmas since its earliest performances and today it is still most often performed at Christmas time. "Hansel and Gretel" was first conducted in Weimar by Richard Strauss in 1893, followed by its Hamburg premiere on 25 September 1894, conducted by Gustav Mahler. Its first performance outside Germany was in Basel, Switzerland, on
NSEL case own premises. A Metropolitan Court quashed allegations of a 900 Cr case at MCX. This is the latest update in response to an earlier FIR filed by Mumbai Police raising questions of insider trading at MCX. The court in its findings cited an audit report conducted by PWC, ruling that it was based on hearsay and dismissed the protest petition. It however accepted the C-summary report filed by the investigating officer. The CBI has filed a charge sheet against FTIL, Jignesh Shah, NSEL and various shell companies in NSEL case matter. The EOW of Mumbai police has also filed chargesheet