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Where and when was Hansel and Gretel first performed?
In Weimar on December 23, 1893.

Who conducted the first performance?
Richard Strauss.

What was librettist Adelheid Wette’s relationship to composer Engelbert Humperdinck?
She was his sister.

Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest to find what? Strawberries.

What is the Witch’s name?
Rosina Tastymuzzle.

How does Hansel fool the Witch into thinking he’s thin? By presenting her with a chicken bone.

Who steals the Witch’s wand?
Gretel.

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