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Engelbert Humperdinck was a German composer of the late Romantic period. He became famous above all for his fairy tale opera "Hansel and Gretel". His mother had a great influence on the musical education of the young Engelbert. His musical talent showed up early on. As a child and adolescent, he wrote compositions that were performed by his mother and sisters.
At the age of 18 he began studying at the Conservatory in Cologne. In 1877 he went to Munich and studied composition with Franz Lachner and Josef Rheinberger. His teachers were critical to the music of Richard Wagner to hostile. On Humperdinck, however, some performances of Wagnerian operas made such an impression that he joined a circle of Wagner followers who had given themselves the name "Order of the Grail". In 1880 he visited Richard Wagner in Naples, who was currently residing there with his family. Humperdinck was initially turned away by the servant. After handing in his card, which he had added “Member of the Order of the Grail”, he was called back. According to his own account, he

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