La Cenerentola

by
 
Gioacchino Rossini


Libretto by
Jacopo Ferretti

Based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

November 14 - 29, 2009

All performances start at 8 p.m. except for Sunday matinees which start at 3 p.m. Approximate run time is 2 hours, 55 minutes.

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Synopsis

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What happens when you take the "bippity-boppity-boo" out of Cinderella? You get something even more
magical - Rossini's enchanting La Cenerentola. This isn't Rodgers and Hammerstein or Walt Disney - no singing
mice, fairy godmother, or glass slippers. There is a charming prince, however, as well as obnoxious
stepsisters, a stupid stepfather and a matching pair of diamond bracelets. And everything ends happily in a
blaze of glorious coloratura,

The Cinderella in this opera is named Angelina, and she is as kind and gentle and forgiving as her name implies.
And because this is a Rossini opera, Angelina and the rest of the cast also possess everlasting energy and
exceptional vocal ability. The music is fast, fast, fast, and the action is at full throttle. Practically everyone
is in disguise most of the time, all the deception is hilarious, and the patter is never-ending. This is comedy in the
fast lane, with dazzling music and vocal pyrotechnics. The Barber of Seville might have made Rossini famous,
but it was La Cenerentola that cemented his reputation and made his comic style the world's favorite.