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
Gretel Killeen Gretel Killeen Gretel Killeen (born 3 February 1963) is an Australian media personality and author. She is known for being the host of "Big Brother Australia" from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season (including "Celebrity Big Brother" in 2002). Killeen hosted the 2009 "TV Week" Logie Awards. From 1989 to 1991, Killeen was a regular on "Midday with Ray Martin" on the Nine Network. She wrote and featured in the sketch "A Town Like Dallas", a parody of the genre of soap opera. In 1990, Terry Willesee, John Mangos and Killeen hosted "Coast to Coast" for the Nine