Organization

Sänger

Tenor

Juan Diego Flórez

Don Ramiro

Barry Banks

Bariton

David Menéndez

Dandini

Fabio Capitanucci

Bass

Bruno De Simone

Don Magnifico

John Del Carlo

Mezzosopran

Itxaro Mentxaka

Tisbe

Sopran

Michael Pabst

Clorinda

Cristina Obregón

Joyce DiDonato

Angelina

Silvia Tro Santafé

Simón Orfila

Alidoro

Joan Martín-Royo

Dirigat

Patrick Summers

Regie

Joan Font

Bühnenbild

Joan Guillén

Kostümbild

Lichtgestaltung

Albert Faura

Choreographie

Xevi Dorca

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Others

Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu

Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

Italienisch

La Cenerentola -  (Aschenputtel)

Barcelona

Spanien

Sala Miralls

Don Magnifico is in financial trouble. Therefore he wants to marry one of his daughters Tisbe and Clorinda to Prince Don Ramiro. But it is not they who win the young nobleman's heart, but of all things the stepsister Angelina, the Cinderella, who is mocked by them.
This recording features the two singing stars Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) and Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) in an exemplary, phenomenal performance of Rossini's "Cinderella" setting. Effortless heights, lightning-fast parlando, languishing legato - Flórez is once again in his element when it comes to perfect Rossini. Joyce DiDonato, named "2013 Vocalist of the Year" by Musical America, is his adorable partner. This co-production of the Houston Grand Opera, the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the Gran Teatre del Liceu will be conducted by Houston chef Patrick Summers. Director Joan Font and his set designer Joan Guillén create the imaginative,

Incidentally, the music critic Eduard Hanslick (1825-1904), feared for his severe judgment, really got into raptures about Rossini's masterpiece: "'La Cenerentola' lets a fragrant blossom rain of melodies descend on us, a wealth of simple, unsought and yet never failing effects; her musical merits, her busy dramatic life stamp her as Rossini's best opera buffa alongside The Barber."

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