Hansel and Gretel (opera) Hansel and Gretel (opera) Hansel and Gretel (German: ) is an opera by nineteenth-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it as a "" (fairy-tale opera). The libretto was written by Humperdinck's sister, Adelheid Wette, based on the Grimm brothers' fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". It is much admired for its folk music-inspired themes, one of the most famous being the "" ("Evening Benediction") from act 2. The idea for the opera was proposed to Humperdinck by his sister, who approached him about writing music for songs that she had written for her children for Christmas based on "Hansel and Gretel".
Monica Yunus Schwerin, where she also appeared as a last minute replacement in the role of Amor in "Orfeo ed Euridice". Yunus also won the Willam Matheus Sullivan Foundation Singer Award in 2003. In the 2004–2005 season, Yunus returned to Palm Beach Opera for their production of "Hänsel und Gretel" as Gretel. She also made her debuts at Anchorage Opera and the Spoleto Festival (USA) as Zerlina in Mozart's "Don Giovanni". Yunus also made her debut with Granite State Opera as Gilda in Verdi's "Rigoletto" and returned to Nashville Opera to perform the role of Adele in "Die Fledermaus". Yunus won the