CINDERELLA by ALMA DEUTSCHER. Part ONE

To turn on the subtitles, press the cogwheel sign to chose your language! “A young talent’s sensational burst to prominence... The once-in-a-lifetime opera-going event that had audiences standing and cheering.” Opera Today. ​“An opera of astounding wit, craft, and musical beauty… A smart producer would mount Cinderella on Broadway. In addition to its comedic force, its score puts recent musicals to shame” The New Criterion. 00:00 Overture 08:14 ACT I. Scene 1: Cinderella: “Note after Note” 10:56 Cinderella’s song: “Up in the Sky” 20:30 Scene 2: King and Minister 23:19 Duet: “My son I love you dearly” (King, Prince) 30:24 Scene 3 Prince and Fairy (later Cinderella) 39:58 Scene 4: Stepsisters, Stepmother, Royal Minister 42:28 Trio “The Prince is giving a dance” (Stepsisters and stepmother) 50:40 Cinderella composes the Prince’s poem 55:00 Scene 5: “What shall I do with her?” (Stepmother) 58:08 Duet: “I dreamed a lovely vision” (Cinderella and Stepmother) 1:02:26 ACT II. Scene 6. Duet: “I’m the model of perfection.” (Stepsisters) 1:07:28 Scene 7. Ballad: “When the day falls into Darkness” (Cinderella) 1:13:06 Scene 8. Duet: “Darkness is falling” (Prince, King) 1:17:53 Scene 9. Fairy and Cinderella 1:19:33 Duet and children’s chorus: “The Star of Hope” (Fairy, Cinderella, Elves) PART 2 is here: More about the opera here: Presented by The Packard Humanities Institute and Opera San José. STAGE DIRECTOR: Brad Dalton, CONDUCTOR: Alma Deutscher, CINDERELLA: Natalia Santaliz, PRINCE: Joey Hammond-Leppek, THE KING: Ben Brady, GRISELDA: Stacey Tappan, ZIBALDONA: Julia Dawson, STEPMOTHER: Rena Harms, THE FAIRY: Megan E. Grey, MINISTER: Joshua Hughes, FLOWER GIRL: Helen Deutscher, Opera San José Orchestra, Chorus, and Dancers. PRODUCED BY David W. Packard. Recorded in November 2022 at the California Theatre in San José, CA. An earlier production of Cinderella from Opera San Jose, in 2017, conducted by Dame Jane Glover, with Alma playing violin and piano solo, is available on a DVD by Sony Classical: