Rossini: La cenerentola

"When Rossini reimagined Cinderella as a comic opera, in which goodness triumphs through song."

2005 2h 36m IT

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★9.5TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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In late 18th-century Italy, in the mansion of Don Magnifico, the young and pretty Angelina works as a maid. Teased by her two frivolous half-sisters, Clorinda and Tisby, Angelina believes she is in love with a young valet and goes to the ball. Dressed in her finest finery, she meets the man who is in fact the Prince and flees from him after giving him a bracelet that will allow him to recognise her a little later. The masks come off, and kindness and love triumph! ‘La Cenerentola’ is the last opera buffa composed by Gioachino Rossini for an Italian audience. A dramma giocoso in two acts, with a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti, freely adapted from Charles Perrault’s fairy tale ‘Cinderella’ (1697), omitting the magic in favour of a realism tinged with humour and social criticism. Premiered for the Rome Carnival at the Teatro Valle in Rome on 28 January 1817. Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera, Lewes, East Sussex, on 2 and 4 June 2005.

“When Rossini reimagined Cinderella as a comic opera, in which goodness triumphs through song.”

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Cast

Ruxandra Donose
Angelina (Cenerentola)
Luciano di Pasquale
Don Magnifico
Maxim Mironov
Prince Don Ramiro
Simone Alberghini
Dandini
Raquela Sheeran
Clorinda
Lucia Cirillo
Tisbe
Nathan Berg
Alidoro
Vladimir Jurowski
Conductor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robin Lough
Writers: Jacopo Ferretti, Charles Perrault
Languages: Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 7

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Graham Portbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Ruxandra Donose and Luciano di Pasquale and Maxim Mironov carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "When Rossini reimagined Cinderella as a comic opera, in which goodness triumphs through song.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10314566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robin Lough directs. Graham Portbury cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Editor Graham Portbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ruxandra Donose and Luciano di Pasquale and Maxim Mironov carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "When Rossini reimagined Cinderella as a comic opera, in which goodness triumphs through song.".
6IMDB entry: tt10314566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Graham Portbury
Makeup / hair: Katy Fray
Runtime: 156 min · 2h 36m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
IMDB: Rossini: La cenerentola (2005)

Also by

Robin Lough

Production companies

Who made it

Opus Arte
GB
GL
Glynbourne
GL
Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Key crew

Stage DirectorPeter Hall
ConductorVladimir Jurowski
CompositorGioachino Rossini
Set DesignerHildegard Bechtler
Lighting DesignPeter Mumford
Original StoryCharles Perrault
Costume DesignerMoritz Junge
Art DirectionLynne Hockney
Assistant Music SupervisorRoberto Polastri
Assistant DirectorJames Robert Carson
Executive ProducerGus Christie
General ManagerDavid Pickard
FinanceSarah Haywood
Technical SupervisorDave Locker
Makeup ArtistKaty Fray
PropsPaul Brown
Lighting ManagerKeith Benson
ProducerSergio Ruiz
ProducerLucy Billingham
ProducerLauren Henty
ProducerEmma Hall
Makeup ArtistKaren Maffey
Wig DesignerKaren Maffey
Sound AssistantSteve Williams

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

opera
rossini
glyndebourne
opera live performance

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere2005-05-19· First live performance at the Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex.
Digital2005-06-04· Video recording from live at the Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex, 2 and 4 June 2005.
Physical2008-06-24· Blu-ray edition