Yesterday I went to the opera of la Monnaie here in Brussels to see "La Cenerentola" of Rossini directed by Joan Font (Els Comediants). This was an excellent initiative of one work colleage who bought the tickets. I am far to be an expert in Opera or classical music in general but it is always a great experience to attend this kind of events.
La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an "operatic dramma giocoso" (between opera seria and opera buffa, with a sentimental plot and a happy end) in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cinderella. Rossini's La Cenerentola was first performed in Rome in 1817. La Cenerentola ridicules the habits and vices of the bourgeoisie, holding up a mirror to audiences past and present.
Rossini composed La Cenerentola when he was 25 years old, following the success of The Barber of Seville the year before. La Cenerentola, is considered to have some of his finest writing for solo voice and ensembles.
Joan Font directs this colorful version which is a major co-production from the Houston Grand Opera, Welsh National Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
Click here to read the article in "Le Soir"
Mi par d'essere sognando, finale concertant (Liceu, Barcelona 2008) :
(Switch-off the background music first: left-side down of the screen)
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