Organization

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Karine Deshayes

Angelina

Aigul Akhmetshina

Tenor

Dmitry Korchak

Don Ramiro

Michele Angelini

Baritone

Florian Sempey

Dandini

Bass

Renato Girolami

Don Magnifico

Nicola Alaimo

Carol Garcia

Tisbe

Roberto Tagliavini

Alidoro

Riccardo Fassi

Stage director

Stefan Herheim

Conductor

Riccardo Frizza

Lighting designer

Phoenix

Costume designer

Esther Bialas

Set designer

Daniel Unger

Dramaturge

Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach

Soprano

Rocío Pérez

Clorinda

Video designer

Torge Møller

Borja Quiza

Andreas Hofer

Chorus master

Andrés Máspero

Fett Film

Natalia Labourdette

Momme Hinrichs

Teatro Real de Madrid

Opéra de Lyon

Den Norske Opera & Ballet

Others

Coro Intermezzo

Orchestra

Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Italian

La Cenerentola -  (Cinderella)

Madrid

Spain

Teatro Real

Sala Principal

Oslo

Norway

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.

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