Haensel and Gretel

the story of Humperdinck's opera.

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Haensel and Gretel

the story of Humperdinck's opera.

Authorized by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. This book was written to encourage children to appreciate this opera. It does so by mixing the text of the story with sections of musical score from the opera. The story is presented exactly as it unfolds in the opera house. Having read and appreciate this story, the child may have more of an understanding of what is happening when viewing a performance of Humperdinck's famous opera. brief biography of the composer precedes the start of the "opera".

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Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Language
English
Pages
40

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First Sentence

"The First Act. Peter was a poor broom-maker who lived with his wife Gertrude at the edge of a big forest."

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Opera, Children's, Folktales

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
782.3
Library of Congress
MT100.H9 L3

The Physical Object

Pagination
40 p. incl. col. front., illus. (part col.; incl. music)
Number of pages
40
Weight
8.8 oz

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6388945M
LCCN
39017227
OCLC/WorldCat
1821031

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