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:    • Cinderella (Part2) by ALMA DEUTSCHER   More about the opera here: https://www.almadeutscher.com/cinderella 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. Video Director: Bernhard Fleischer. 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: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...