Ingrid Vetlesen Opera Academy. While studying, Vetlesen sang Adina and Norina in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore and Don Pasquale, Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Juliette in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss, Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème, Susanna and Ilia in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Idomeneo. She had her debut at the Royal Danish Opera in Caroline Mathilde (2006), in a ballet by Flemming Flint, composed by Peter Maxwell Davies, where she had the part of the opera singer. In 2008, she made her operatic debut as Barbarina
Ketzel, the Cat who Composed Ketzel, the Cat who Composed Ketzel, the Cat who Composed is a children's picture book by Lesléa Newman. Based on a true story, it is about the friendship between Moshe Cotel and a kitten, Ketzel, who composes a musical piece that Cotel enters into a music competition and receives a special mention. "BookList" gave "Ketzel" a star review, wrote "this delightfully told story is unlikely and adorable in equal parts. Bates' watercolor, gouache, and pencil illustrations feature an unanthropomorphic kitty whose inquisitive and quizzical nature will be familiar to all cat owners." and found it "An absolute charmer!" and the