Organization

Sänger

Mezzosopran

Karine Deshayes

Angelina

Aigul Akhmetshina

Tenor

Dmitry Korchak

Don Ramiro

Michele Angelini

Bariton

Florian Sempey

Dandini

Bass

Renato Girolami

Don Magnifico

Nicola Alaimo

Carol Garcia

Tisbe

Roberto Tagliavini

Alidoro

Riccardo Fassi

Regie

Stefan Herheim

Dirigat

Riccardo Frizza

Lichtgestaltung

Phoenix

Kostümbild

Esther Bialas

Bühnenbild

Daniel Unger

Dramaturgie

Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach

Sopran

Rocio Perez Nannetta

Clorinda

Videogestaltung

Torge Møller

Borja Quiza

Andreas Hofer

Chordirektion

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

Italienisch

La Cenerentola -  (Aschenputtel)

Madrid

Spanien

Teatro Real

Sala Principal

Oslo

Norwegen

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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