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Composer Gioachino Rossini’s heart-warming opera adaptation of Cinderella is a tale of love and forgiveness, join us for this enchanting work.

Famed composer Gioachino Rossini elevates the story of Cinderella to a heart-warming tale of love and forgiveness in this virtuosic and enchanting opera.

Angelina (Cenerentola), lives a generous life despite the cruelty of her stepsisters and stepfather. Meanwhile, as Prince Ramiro searches for a wife he manages to unravel everyone’s true nature and hijinks and romance ensue.

Join the Victorian Opera and artistic directors Richard Mills and Elizabeth Hill-Cooper as they unite to bring Rossini’s joy-filled parable back to Melbourne.

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Artists

Creatives & Cast

Gioachino Rossini composer
Jacopo Ferretti librettist
Richard Mills conductor
Elizabeth Hill-Cooper director
Andrew Meadows lighting designer

Cast

Angelina (Cenerentola, Cinderella) Margarita Gritskova
Prince Ramiro Mert Süngü
Dandini Stephen Marsh *
Don Magnifico Teddy Tahu-Rhodes
Alidoro Michael Lampard
Clorinda Rebecca Rashleigh
Tisbe Shakira Dugan **

Chorus

Paul Batey
Paul Biencourt
Nicholas Cowall
Michael Dimovski **
Eamon Dooley
Alex Pokryshevsky
Kiran Rajasingam
Timothy Reynolds

Orchestra

Victorian Opera Chamber Orchestra

The appearance of Stephen Marsh is made possible through the generosity of The Family of the late Frederick R Davidson AM. *

The appearance of Shakira Dugan & Michael Dimovsky is made possible through the generosity of Dr Michael Stubbs and Malcolm Roberts **

Generously supported by Joy Selby Smith