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
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller Rolando Villazón in the series "Stars de Demain" by Arte. At the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Müller was member of the opera studio in the season 2010/11 and member of the company from the season 2012/2013 to 2015/2016. This resulted in a number of successful role debuts, e.g. as Gretel in "Hänsel und Gretel" (March 2013), Zerlina in "Don Giovanni" (May 2013), Susanna in "Le nozze di Figaro" (September 2013), Sophie in "Werther" (October 2015) und Marzelline in "Fidelio" (February 2016). Furthermore she presented roles which she already had performed at other opera houses, i.e. Zdenka in Andreas Dresen's new