童话《汉赛尔和葛蕾泰尔》在德国作家雅各·格林(1785—1863)和威廉·格林(1786—1863)两兄弟创作的童话中,虽不及《灰姑娘》、《白雪公主》那样,深受世界各国读者的喜爱,成为家喻户晓的名篇,但自由德国作曲家洪佩克定(1854—1921)写成歌剧,搬上舞台以来,它却是歌剧史上独一无二的,能使孩子们看得津津有味的一部歌剧。歌剧的台本是由作曲家的姊妹威特根据格林童话编写的。一八九三年,这部歌剧在魏玛首次演出后,风行一时,成为欧 Fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” in fairy tales by German writers Jacob Green (1785-1863) and William Green (1786-1863), although not as good as “Cinderella”, “Snow White” In that way, it was loved by readers all over the world and became a household name. However, since the free German composer Hippeding (1854-1921) wrote the opera and moved onto the stage, it is unique in the history of opera, enabling children See an enjoyable opera. The stage of the opera was written by Grimm’s fairy tale, the sister of the composer. In 1893, after its first performance in Weimar, the opera became a hit and became Europe