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
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy is among the productions documented through correspondence, contracts, financial records, promotional materials, reviews, and scripts. RKO heavily promoted the film in time for the 1954 Christmas season. There was $10 million worth of tie-ins, including candy, clothing, figurines and toys. The film has been released on VHS, CED videodisc, and DVD. The VHS and CED videodiscs contain the original title. The DVD was released on October 30, 2001 with the modified title of "Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy". An LP of the film's soundtrack was released in 1955 under the label "X" RCA, in 1959 under the label RCA