Release Date

12 Jun, 2008

Runtime

01:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This is an excellent version of one of the greatest of all comic

This is an excellent version of one of the greatest of all comic operas, featuring superb singing and orchestral playing. And it's not just the two headliners; listen, for example, to the entrance of the stepsisters at the beginning of Act One. Nevertheless, some viewers may find the staging problematic, with singers in clown-like costumes and sets featuring human-sized rodents. Those seeking a more conventional production might want to consider the Houston Grand Opera DVD, also on Decca, with Cecilia Bartoli and Raul Jimenez. Both sets are wonderful, but, for me, Joyce Didonato and Juan Diego Florez are slightly to be preferred. Highly recommended.

Original Title

Rossini La Cenerentola

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Actors

Juan Diego Flórez

Joyce DiDonato

Bruno de Simone

Cristina Obregón

Simón Orfila

David Menéndez

Itxaro Mentxaka

Patrick Summers

Gioachino Rossini

Orquestra Simfonica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

Chorus del Gran Teatre del Liceu

Crew

Joan Font

Jacopo Ferretti

Gioachino Rossini

Charles Perrault

Charles Perrault