Time 19:00
The Royal Theatre in the Old Orangery in the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
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Everyone knows Charles Perrault’s version of Cinderella, filled with magic and fantastic characters. But in Rossini’s opera, there is no fairy godmother, enchanted carriage, or glass slipper that fits only one unique foot in the entire kingdom. In the libretto, prepared by Jacopo Ferretti based on earlier texts by Charles-Guillaume Étienne and Francesco Fiorini, the sage Alidoro appears instead of the fairy, the evil stepmother is replaced by an unjust stepfather, and instead of the slipper, there is a bracelet, thanks to which the prince recognizes his bride. What remains unchanged, however, is the triumph of Cinderella’s modesty and charm over the greed and vanity of her stepsisters, as well as the unconditional kindness of the main character, who in the happy ending forgives her former tormentors.
Rossini, telling a fairy-tale story half-jokingly, half-seriously, does not shy away from virtuosity, setting ambitious tasks for all the soloists. Since the world premiere, which took place during the carnival of 1817 at the Teatro Valle in Rome, a myriad of singers took on the main roles, because after the cold reception of the first performance, as was the case with The Barber of Seville, each subsequent performance was met with great appreciation. Soon, the opera conquered stages not only in Italy, but also throughout Europe, and interest in this title continues to this day. In the staging prepared by the Polish Royal Opera, Rossini’s typical “frisky humor” is interpreted anew with lightness and virtuosity typical of the excellent director Jitka Stokalska.
MUSIC DIRECTION DAWID RUNTZ
DIRECTOR JITKA STOKALSKA
SET DESIGN AND COSTUMES MARLENA SKONECZKO
STAGE MOVEMENT JOANNA LICHOROWICZ-GREŚ
CHORUS MASTER JAKUB SZAFRAŃSKI
II CONDUCTOR KAROL SZWECH
LIGHTING DESIGNER KAROLINA GĘBSKA
VIDEO PROJECTIONS MAREK ZAMOJSKI
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS AGNIESZKA KOZŁOWSKA, SŁAWOMIR JURCZAK
STAGE MANAGER AGNIESZKA ORLIKOWSKA
CAST
DON RAMIRO SEBASTIAN MACH
DANDINI WITOLD ŻOŁĄDKIEWICZ
DON MAGNIFICO DARIUSZ MACHEJ
CLORINDA KAROLINA RÓŻA KOZŁOWSKA
TISBE JULIA MACH
ANGELINA KATARZYNA SZYMKOWIAK
ALIDORO PAWEŁ TROJAK
MIMES JERZY KLONOWSKI, MACIEJ JAN KRAŚNIEWSKI
PIANOFORTE DAGMARA DUDZIŃSKA
THE CHORUS OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
CONDUCTOR DAWID RUNTZ
Duration: approx. 3h (with one intermission)
