Organization

Conductor

Conductor (+3)

Patrick Hahn

Stage director

Stage director (+3)

Keith Warner

Set designer

Set designer (+1)

Jason Southgate

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Nicky Shaw

Lighting designer

Simon Mills

Choreographer

Claire Glaskin

Chorusmaster

Chorusmaster (+2)

Tilman Michael

Dramaturge

Norbert Abels

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Bianca Andrew

Angelina

Soprano (+1)

Bianca Tognocchi

Clorinda

Bass-baritone (+3)

Božidar Smiljanić

Don Magnifico

Baritone (+3)

Mikołaj Trąbka

Dandini

Bass (+3)

Pilgoo Kang

Alidoro

Karolina Makuła

Tisbe

Oper Frankfurt

Orchestra

Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

Chorus

Choir of the Frankfurt Opera

Opernhaus

Tenor (+1)

Francisco Brito

Don Ramiro

Tenor (+2)

Theo Lebow

What is probably the most famous setting of the Cinderella fairy tale draws on various models of the material: the subtitle of the libretto , Der Triumph der Virtue , refers to the bourgeois theater tradition. It tells the story of Angelina (called Cenerentola), Don Magnifico's stepdaughter, who is treated like a servant by her sisters Clorinda and Tisbe before Prince Don Ramiro finally frees her from her cruel family and makes her his princess. La Cenerentolaoccupies a special position in Rossini's work: it combines his musical fireworks with detailed snapshots of the main characters and gives the fairy tale funny, thoughtful and poetic accents. Here we get to know the well-known characters with all their desires and longings from new perspectives. This makes the fairy tale in this adaptation warm, human and irresistibly funny.

Keith Warner's production of Cenerentola , which premiered in 2004, was enthusiastically received. His interpretation conveys Rossini's humor and musical profundity at the highest scenic level: it is a dream play hanging by a thread.

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