Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy Hansel and Gretel is a 1954 stop motion animated theatrical feature film released by RKO. The film is based on Engelbert Humperdinck's opera "Hänsel und Gretel", and incorporates music and songs from the opera. It was the first American feature-length animated film not made by Disney since 1941's "Mr. Bug Goes to Town" and the first American feature-length animated film not made with traditional animation. It was released on October 10, 1954 in New York City without a distributor. Producer Michael Myerberg released the film himself. Based on the positive reviews and box office
Amor und Psyche operas "Silvana" and "Abu Hassan". Amor und Psyche Amor und Psyche is an opera ("singspiel") in four acts composed by Ludwig Abeille to a German "libretto" by Franz Carl Hiemer (1768–1822). Based on the story of Cupid and Psyche, the opera premiered on January 18, 1800 at the Hoftheater (Herzöglichestheater) in Stuttgart. "Amor und Psyche" was popular in Germany in its day and a version of the score for voice and piano was published by Breitkopf & Härtel. Franz Carl Hiemer went on to write the libretto for Abeille's third opera, "Peter und Ännchen" (1809) as well as the libretti