La Cenerentola
By Gioachino Rossini
A revival of the 2005 Festival production
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
About this Production
Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story is no simplistic fairy tale. There’s no pumpkin coach and no glass slipper, and in place of a fairy godmother there’s a wise old philosopher who wants his handsome Prince to marry not just the fairest of them all but also the best and the kindest. Yet, while reason and realism prevail, there’s no shortage of magical enchantment in Rossini’s miraculous score, which happily marries high comedy and heartfelt emotion, before climaxing with one of the most dazzling coloratura showpieces in all bel canto opera. The critics adored Sir Peter Hall’s 2005 Festival staging: ‘This is a performance that meets the Glyndebourne gold standard … understated, sensitive and thus deeply pleasurable’ (The Daily Telegraph); ‘sheer entertainment kissed by genius’ (The Mail on Sunday). For this revival, we welcome back the stylish Spanish maestro Enrique Mazzola, conductor of L’elisir d’amore on the 2007 Tour.
Introducing the cast
The roles of Cinderella (Angelina) and her Prince (Don Ramiro) are taken by the young Canadian mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy – of whose 2004 debut recital the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, ‘If her future holds anything but stardom, I’ll be very much surprised’ – and the high-flying Brazilian tenor Luciano Botelho, whose recent appearance at the Royal Opera won plaudits for his ‘spirited and fresh-voiced’ approach (Daily Telegraph). Jonathan Veira (our larger-than-life Falstaff on last year’s Tour) and Paul Whelan (former Glyndebourne Chorus member and Marcello in La Bohème on the 1995 Tour) return as Cinderella’s monstrous stepfather Don Magnifico and the wonder-working philosopher Alidoro.
The performance lasts approximately three hours including a twenty minute interval.
La Cenerentola (Critical Edition edited by A. Zedda) by Gioachino Rossini
Property of Casa Ricordi Milan (Universal Music Publishing Ricordi Srl)
By arrangement with G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
Performance schedule and booking details
* = Pre-performance talk available
+ = Family Tickets available
Public Booking opens 14 June
Glyndebourne reserves the right to make alterations to the given information if necessary.
Creative Team
Conductor Enrique Mazzola / Thomas Blunt (3, 6 November, 1 December)
Director Peter Hall
Revival Director Lynne Hockney
Designer sets Hildegarde Bechtler
Designer costumes Moritz Junge
Lighting Designer Peter Mumford
Cast
Don Ramiro Luciano Botelho
Dandini Joan Martin-Royo
Don Magnifico Jonathan Veira
Angelina Allyson McHardy
Alidoro Paul Whelan
Glyndebourne on Tour Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus