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THIRSTY
Recognized as one of the foremost
opera training programs in the world, Manhattan School of Music’s opera program
attracts some of the most talented young singers from the United States and
more than forty other countries. Students in the program refine their technique
and develop their artistry under the guidance of a faculty of eminent
artist-teachers while gaining exposure before New York City audiences through
performances in opera scenes, community outreach concerts and two full-length
productions each year.
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Thirsty Magazine is pleased to present this trailer from Manhattan
School of Music’s recent production of La
Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or the triumph of goodness)
with music by Gioachino Rossini and libretto by Jacopo Ferretti to highlight
the extraordinary talents of the next generation of opera professionals.
STORYLINE:
Some years before, Cinderella
suffered the loss of her father. In order to give her daughter security, her
mother married the widower Don Magnifico, who brought to the household his own
two daughters, Clorinda and Tisbe. Shortly after, her mother also passed away.
The spendthrift Don Magnifico lavished his stepdaughter’s inheritance on his
own daughters and reduced Cinderella to the role of household servant.
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| Manhattan School of Music Production of La Cenerentola |
PRODUCTION:
Gary Thor Wedow – Conductor
Jay Lesenger – Director
Peter Harrison – Scenic Designer
Elizabeth Clancy – Costume Designer
Julie Duro – Lighting Designer
Tommy Kurzman – Wig and Makeup
Designer
William Tracy – Head of Opera
Musical Studies
PRINCIPAL CAST:
Cenerentola: Hongni Wu
and Yunlei Xie
Prince
Ramiro: Philippe L’Esperance and Zhiyu Shi
Dandini: Dongwei
Shen and Marcel Sokalski
Don
Magnifico: José Luis Maldonado and Marshall Morrow
Clorinda: Kelly
Singer and Si-Yeon Kim
Tisbe: Polixeni
Tziouvaras and Elisabeth Harris
Alidoro: Andrew
Henry and Daniel Rich
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