Rossini: La Cenerentola

Overview

"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As close to pure joy as you will find in a big-time opera house" (New Yorker), conquering audiences and critics alike, "Garanca has a gorgeous voice that she uses with exceptional skill, melting tenderness; but when the part calls for coloratura fireworks, she unleashes a flawless technique and ringing high notes of impressive power" (Associated Press). Filmed in High Definition Widescreen.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 9, 2009

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

Maurizio Benini,MET Orchestra,Simone Alberghini,John Relyea,Alessandro Corbelli,Elīna Garanča,Rachelle Durkin,Thomas Hampson,Patricia Risley,Lawrence Brownlee

Director

Cesare Lievi,Gary Halvorson

Writer

Jacopo Ferretti,Charles Perrault

Producer

Louisa Briccetti,Victoria Warivonchik,Peter Gelb

Music

Gioachino Rossini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1497524