Organization

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Carol Garcia

Tisbe

Stage director

Stage director (+3)

Stefan Herheim

Conductor

Conductor (+3)

Riccardo Frizza

Lighting designer

Phoenix

Costume designer

Set designer (+1)

Esther Bialas

Set designer

Daniel Unger

Dramaturge

Dramaturge (+1)

Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach

Video

Video (+2)

Torge Møller

Andreas Hofer

Chorusmaster

Andrés Máspero

Video (+1)

Fett Film

Video (+3)

Momme Hinrichs

Teatro Real

Teatro Real de Madrid

Opéra de Lyon

Den Norske Opera & Ballet

Chorus

Intermezzo

Orchestra

Madrid Symphony Orchestra

Soprano (+3)

Rocío Pérez

Clorinda

Baritone (+5)

Florian Sempey

Dandini

Mezzo-soprano (+4)

Karine Deshayes

Angelina

Tenor (+3)

Dmitry Korchak

Don Ramiro

Baritone (+3)

Renato Girolami

Don Magnifico

Bass (+2)

Roberto Tagliavini

Alidoro

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Aigul Akhmetshina

Tenor (+1)

Michele Angelini

Baritone (+2)

Nicola Alaimo

Bass (+5)

Riccardo Fassi

Baritone (+4)

Borja Quiza

Soprano (+2)

Natalia Labourdette

Italian

La Cenerentola -  (Cinderella)

Madrid

Spain

Sala Principal

The story of the servant girl magically transformed into a princess is found in the traditional stories of ancient Greece, the Tang dynasty of China, Arabian Nights, as well in the fairytales of Perrault, the Brothers Grimm and –as we all know – Walt Disney. However, in none of these - as far as we know - is there the Hamlet-like question we hear in La Cenerentola:  ≪.Am I prince or a cauliflower? ≫. In effect, a century and a half  of commedia dell’arte  tradition and another of opera buffa  had not elapsed in vain for this dramma giocoso  exceeded all expectations of its time –the opera  reached Constantinople, Buenos Aires, Calcutta and Sydney only a few decades after its premiere in Rome – and its popularity continues to captivate audiences today. 

On this occasion, the light-hearted and lively production by Stefan Herheim adds an unexpected ingredient to an exciting mix of humour and fantasy because the composer himself makes an appearance and demonstrates how, in reality, true magic is found in the human voice.

La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Rossini

Cast