ˈɑːpɚɹəz bˈeɪst ɔnðə tˈeɪl wɜː kəmpˈoʊzd baɪ sˈiːɡfɹid wˈæɡnɚ ˈɑːp. wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd baɪ ˈɑːɹnəld mˈɛndɪlsˌoʊn ˈɑːp.ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd.
Operas based on the tale were composed by Siegfried Wagner (op. 1, 1899) and by Arnold Mendelssohn (op.11, 1900).