Nataliia Kukhar as Tisbe
After the huge success of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia", Gioacchino Rossini devoted himself to one of Charles Perrault's most famous fairy tales, without concentrating on the fairy-tale nature of the story. Thus the good fairy became a learned master (Alidoro) and the sad "Cinderella", who sits in the ashes and awaits her fate, became a self-confident and independent, even emancipated woman. The music of "Cenerentola" has lost none of its brilliance and liveliness since its premiere in 1817: Great arias with breakneck coloraturas and magnificently composed ensemble scenes can be found in this score, but also "a certain 'electricity' or rhythmic energy, which also creates the humorous aspect," as musical director Tommaso Turchetta confirms. Bruno Klimek, known in Essen for his colorful production of "A Night in Venice", is staging "Cenerentola" for the first time in the history of the Aalto Music Theater and knows how to transfer the Commedia dell'arte characteristics of the material to the stage.