Cinderella (La Cenerentola) opened Saturday, April 23 at the Four Seasons Centre for the performing arts and will continue for eight more performances through May 25.
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Acclaim for Cinderella:
"Well sung and a candy-coloured feast for the eyes . . . [DeShong's] mezzo voice is gloriously acrobatic; she handles the demanding final aria with skilful precision. She’s well partnered by Brownlee . . . the tenor’s singing is so fine and his honeyed voice so entrancing that you wish Rossini had given the prince more arias." - NOW Magazine
"Here the production is blessed with a superb cast. In the title role Elizabeth DeShong is outstanding . . . As Don Ramiro (the Prince Charming equivalent), Lawrence Brownlee is simply amazing. Here is an ideal Rossini tenor with an agile voice, breath-taking precision in the music’s leaps and runs, ringing high notes and a winning stage presence." - Eye Weekly
"Cenerentola is a demanding score, and the COC has cast it well. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong made a powerful showing in the title role, from the darkly coloured simplicity of the folk-like song of the first scene to the effortless, gleaming coloratura of her final aria. Tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who spent most of the show masquerading as his own valet, brought a compact warm sound and intelligent phrasing to the role of Don Ramiro, especially in his ardent showpiece number in Act 2." - The Globe and Mail
"Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Angelina has a gorgeous voice, warm and woody with precision coloratura. Lawrence Brownlee as the Prince has a perfect light lyric tenor with ease of high notes." - Classical 96.3 FM
Twitter buzz:
@JoyceDiDonato: Congratulations to @CanadianOpera for a THRILLING opening night of Cenerentola! "Trionfa la bonta" indeed!!! Bravi TUTTI!
@RosemarieUmetsu: Loved the Deliciously Whimsical prod of Cenerentola by @Canadianopera Outstanding voices &Ratatouille eat your heart out, Opera Rats Rule!
@EnyawUstemu: Palindrome word of the day. RATS = STAR @CanadianOpera Cenerentola
@nattghan: Dancing rats and a confetti gun? Yes please! La Cenerentola was spectacular!!
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Lawrence Brownlee as Don Ramiro and Elizabeth DeShong as Angelina in the Canadian Opera Company production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2011. Conductor Leonardo Vordoni, director Joan Font, set and costume designer Joan Guillén, choreographer Xevi Dorca and lighting designer Albert Faura.
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Elizabeth DeShong as Angelina and Lawrence Brownlee as Don Ramiro in the Canadian Opera Company production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2011. Conductor Leonardo Vordoni, director Joan Font, set and costume designer Joan Guillén, choreographer Xevi Dorca and lighting designer Albert Faura.
Elizabeth DeShong as Angelina in the Canadian Opera Company production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2011. Conductor Leonardo Vordoni, director Joan Font, set and costume designer Joan Guillén, choreographer Xevi Dorca and lighting designer Albert Faura.
A scene from the Canadian Opera Company production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2011. Conductor Leonardo Vordoni, director Joan Font, set and costume designer Joan Guillén, choreographer Xevi Dorca and lighting designer Albert Faura.
Elizabeth DeShong as Angelina and Kyle Ketelsen as Alidoro in the Canadian Opera Company production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2011. Conductor Leonardo Vordoni, director Joan Font, set and costume designer Joan Guillén, choreographer Xevi Dorca and lighting designer Albert Faura.
(l – r) Rihab Chaieb as Tisbe, Donato DiStefano as Don Magnifico and Ileana Montalbetti as Clorinda in the Canadian Opera Company production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2011. Conductor Leonardo Vordoni, director Joan Font, set and costume designer Joan Guillén, choreographer Xevi Dorca and lighting designer Albert Faura.
(l – r) Ileana Montalbetti as Clorinda, Elizabeth DeShong as Angelina and Rihab Chaieb as Tisbe in the Canadian Opera Company production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2011. Conductor Leonardo Vordoni, director Joan Font, set and costume designer Joan Guillén, choreographer Xevi Dorca and lighting designer Albert Faura.
Video
The COC presents Rossini's sparkling rendition of the beloved fairytale Cinderella. This timeless tale of the triumph of goodness over cruelty comes to life in a riotously colourful story book production. A spectacular cast of Rossini specialists will supply the virtuosic cascades of vocal fireworks. Cinderella is on stage at the Four Seasons Centre April 23 to May 25, 2011
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The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts has a diminutive but enthusiastic guest. Inspired by the marketing image for the Canadian Opera Company's upcoming production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola), opening April 23.
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