Hello MMDers.  I'm trying to find rolls, in any format, made with
the music from the opera "Hansel und Gretel" by Engelbert Humperdinck.
I mean the _real_ E. H., not the imposter who's singing became popular
some years ago.  ";-)

While Herr Humperdinck was neither as prolific nor as popular as others
of his era, his life and work encompassed the player instrument era (he
lived  1854-1921), and I find it difficult to understand why his work
wasn't more prominent.  The works of Wagner are widely represented, and
Humperdinck was contemporary with Wagner, although neither his music
nor his subject matter were on the same scale.  Anyway, does anyone
know _anything_ about his music on rolls?

Bob Loesch
Northern California

 [ At http://www.firstcoastopera.com/humperdinck%20bio.htm :
 [
 [ "With its highly original synthesis of Wagnerian techniques and
 [ traditional German folk songs, Hansel and Gretel was an instant and
 [ overwhelming success."
 [
 [ Welte-Mignon in 1916 published three rolls performed by Humperdinck:
 [
 [  646  Traumscene from "Hänsel und Gretel"
 [  647  Menuett from "Die Heirat Wider Willen"
 [  650  Rosenringel from "Die Königskinder"
 [
 [ -- Robbie