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Rossini's La Cenerentola: Oslo Opera House

About the Event

Stefan Herheim’s entertaining and lively version of Rossini’s La Cenerentola was a great success when last performed here in the spring of 2017. Critics both here and abroad were exuberant in their praise: «The result is exquisite. Go to the Opera, if you can», and «When the performance ends, you wish it would just begin again!» are just some of the reactions.

In other words: You really must see this performance! If you have never been to Opera before, this is the perfect performance to begin with.

This isn’t a children’s show, but older children will understand the action and enjoy the opera.
An alternative Cinderella

The story of the servant girl who is magically transformed into a princess exists in many forms. In this version of Cinderella the composer himself, Gioachino Rossini, makes an appearance and demonstrates how true magic can be found in the human singer’s voice.
The operatic version of Cinderella is somewhat different to Disney’s, but no less entertaining, adventurous or colourful. You get the added bonus of Rossini’s timeless and beautiful music!
Hypnotic beauty

Gioachino Rossini was the man behind and king of the Italian bel canto tradition that reached its peak at the start of the 1800s. The tradition’s objective was to highlight the ultimate beauty of the human voice through breakneck‐paced arias and impressive coloraturas. Rossini’s bel canto operas culminated in La Cenerentola, which he composed in just 24 days in 1817.

Cast / Production

Music Gioachino Rossini
Libretto Jacopo Ferretti
Conducting Leo Hussain
Directing Stefan Herheim
Set design Daniel Unger og Stefan Herheim
Costume design Esther Bialas
Lighting design Phoenix (Andreas Hofer), Stefan Herheim
Video design fettFilm
Dramaturg Alexander Meier‐Dörzenbach

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