On the 19th of April 1774 Iphigenia in Aulis, by Christoph Willibald Gluck was premiered in Paris.
Poetry Corner: Hansel and Gretel
On this day 23rd of December 1893 the opera “Hansel und Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck and his sister Adelheid Wette premiered in Weimar, conducted by Richard Strauss.