Event Description
- Duration: Approximately 3 hours - including an interval.
- Performed in Italian with English surtitles
La Cenerentola (Cinderella) is a tale of heart and humour full of clever disguises, unlikely heroes, a midnight ball and the kindness of one very determined young woman.
Part of the Brisbane Bel Canto festival, La Cenerentola is set to the sparkling and exquisite music of Rossini and swaps pumpkin carriages and fairy godparents for an evening of magical music and theatrical mischief.
When an invitation to the Prince’s Ball arrives, the gentle and warm-hearted Angelina (Cinderella) is overlooked by her selfish stepsisters and father Don Magnifico. But kindness can conjure an unpredictable magic; when Cinderella captures the heart of Prince Ramiro, it’s not the slipper that fits, but the heart that shines.
There are plenty of laughs, thanks to the antics of Magnifico and Dandini, a pair of scheming stepsisters, and a mix-up at the ball. Add some dazzling singing and you’ve got a night at the opera offering the rare and joyous conclusion that fairytales really can come true..
- Composer: Gioachino Rossini
- Conductor: Richard Mills AM
- Director & Designer: Laura Hansford
- Costumes: Karen Cochet & Bianca Bulley
- Lighting: Christine Felmingham
- Opera Queensland Chorus
- Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Cast
- Angelina (Cindarella): Mara Gaudenzi
- Don Ramiro (Prince): Petr Nekoranec
- Dandini: Samuel Dundas
- Don Magnifico: James Roser
- Alidoro: Shaun Brown
- Clorinda: Sarah Crane
- Tisbe: Hayley Sugars
