La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti

A new BLO production

Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 7:30PM
Friday, November 10, 2023 | 7:30PM
Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 3PM

Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Running time: 2 hours and 50 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.

When young Angelina momentarily escapes her ungrateful stepfamily to attend a royal ball in disguise, she meets Prince Ramiro, who vows to find her after she disappears into the night. In this city-centric take on the Cinderella story, two familiar Boston neighborhoods set the stage where boy and girl meet and sweep each other off their feet. With its beautiful melodies and sparkling vocals, the magic of Rossini’s energetic score illuminates the heart of the story. Don’t miss BLO’s new production of La Cenerentola, conducted by David Angus and directed by Dawn M. Simmons in her opera debut.

 

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Production Photos

Wicked stepsisters Tisbe (Alexis Peart, l.) and Clorinda (Dana Lynne Varga) are social-climbing influencers in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Wicked stepsisters Tisbe (Alexis Peart, l.) and Clorinda (Dana Lynne Varga) are social-climbing influencers in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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Don Magnifico, (Brandon Cedel, l.) is the wicked stepfather to Tisbe (Alexis Peart, c.) and Dana Lynne Varga in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Don Magnifico, (Brandon Cedel, l.) is the wicked stepfather to Tisbe (Alexis Peart, c.) and Dana Lynne Varga in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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After revealing his true identity, the prince's tutor Alidoro (James Demler) sets out to match the prince with a wife in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
After revealing his true identity, the prince's tutor Alidoro (James Demler) sets out to match the prince with a wife in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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After sampling too much wine at the Royal Ball, Don Magnifico (Brandon Cedel) shows off his moves in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
After sampling too much wine at the Royal Ball, Don Magnifico (Brandon Cedel) shows off his moves in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Photo by Nile Scott Studios

The wicked stepfamily (l.-r. Alexis Peart, Brandon Cedel, Dana Lynne Varga) celebrates their scam to marry into wealth in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
The wicked stepfamily (l.-r. Alexis Peart, Brandon Cedel, Dana Lynne Varga) celebrates their scam to marry into wealth in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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Angelina (Cecelia Hall) makes her entrance to the Royal Ball in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Angelina (Cecelia Hall) makes her entrance to the Royal Ball in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Photo by Nile Scott Studios

Angelina unmasks at the Royal Ball in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Angelina unmasks at the Royal Ball in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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The prince Don Ramiro (Levy Sekgapane, center) professes his love for the mysterious Angelina in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
The prince Don Ramiro (Levy Sekgapane, center) professes his love for the mysterious Angelina in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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Angelina (Cecelia Hall) dreams of a new life far from where she lives in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Angelina (Cecelia Hall) dreams of a new life far from where she lives in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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Clorinda and Tisbe (Dana Lynne Varga, left and Alexis Peart, right) are charmed by Dandini (Levi Hernandez), while Don Ramiro (Levy Sekgapane, r) looks on in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola
Clorinda and Tisbe (Dana Lynne Varga, left and Alexis Peart, right) are charmed by Dandini (Levi Hernandez), while Don Ramiro (Levy Sekgapane, r) looks on in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola

Photo by Nile Scott Studios

Angelina (Cecelia Hall, c) swoons over her new life in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Angelina (Cecelia Hall, c) swoons over her new life in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Photo by Nile Scott Studios

Angelina (Cecelia Hall) in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Angelina (Cecelia Hall) in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Photo by Nile Scott Studios

Angelina (Cecelia Hall) and the prince Don Ramiro (Levy Sekgapane) share a kiss after their wedding in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Angelina (Cecelia Hall) and the prince Don Ramiro (Levy Sekgapane) share a kiss after their wedding in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Photo by Nile Scott Studios

A post-wedding celebration ends with a selfie in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
A post-wedding celebration ends with a selfie in Boston Lyric Opera's production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

“Rossini’s opera version, with libretto by Jacopo Ferretti, dispenses with fairy dust in favor of more earthly interventions, maintaining its magic with beautiful melodies and an energetic score.”
– Broadway World
October 10, 2023

“In a statement, Simmons said,  “I hope ‘La Cenerentola’ romances audiences. The magic is in the music, in the simplicity of boy-meets-girl and how they sweep each other off their feet.”
– OperaWire

Award-Winning Boston Artist Dawn M. Simmons Helms First Opera With BLO’s LA CENERENTOLA, November 8- 12 – Broadway World

Boston Lyric Opera to Present ‘La Cenerentola’ – OperaWire

BLO’s ‘La Cenerentola’ tells a different kind of Cinderella story — set in Boston – The Boston Globe

David Angus

Conductor

Dawn M. Simmons

Stage Director

Jenna Lord

Set Designer

Trevor Bowen

Costume Designer

Bailey Costa

Lighting Designer

Priscilla Bruce

Wig-Makeup Designer

Angie Jepson

Intimacy Director

Cecelia Hall

Angelina

Dana Lynne Varga

Clorinda

Alexis Peart

Tisbe

Levy Sekgapane

Don Ramiro

Levi Hernandez

Dandini

Brandon Cedel

Don Magnifico

James Demler

Alidoro

Cinderella Goes to the Opera

Get to know Gioachino Rossini

Meet the Cast of Cinderella

Rags to Riches: A Fairytale of Social Class

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