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Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Jack Swanson (Don Ramiro) and Siphokazi Molteno (Angelina)

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Christina Grohowski (Tisbe), MiKayla Lynn Hatfield (Clorinda) and Ian Rucker (Dandini)

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Siphokazi Molteno (Angelina)

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Von Hilary Stroh, 05 Oktober 2025

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“it was particularly gratifying to see the synergy of local talent and artistic expression”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, am 3 Oktober 2025

Rossini, La Cenerentola (Aschenputtel)

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Gary Thor Wedow, Musikalische Leitung

Michael Shell, Regie

Steven C Kemp, Bühnenbild

Amanda Seymour, Kostüme

Driscoll Otto, Licht

Kansas City Symphony

Siphokazi Molteno, Angelina (Cinderella)

Jack Swanson, Don Ramiro

Ian Rucker, Dandini, valet to Ramiro

Matthew Burns, Don Magnifico

MiKayla Lynn Hatfield, Clorinda

Christina Grohowski, Tisbe

Colin Ramsey, Alidoro

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 28th February

Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 2nd May

Lyric Opera of Kansas City ends its season with Garnett Bruce's blockbuster production of Puccini's Turandot.

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It’s complicated: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in letters

Hilary Stroh, 27th September

Based on letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, Alfred Stieglitz, Kevin Puts’ The Brightness of Light at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City portrays marriage as a collaborative work in progress.

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Heavy symbolism in Kansas City's Roméo et Juliette

Hilary Stroh, 9th March

A visually captivating and lyrically authentic production by Doug Scholz-Carlson for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Pity and terror in Kansas City’s Cav & Pag

Hilary Stroh, 29th September

Shawna Lucey directs verismo's inseparable twins in the Lyric Opera of Kansas City's outstanding season opener.

*****

The Shining: powerful psychodrama from Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 11th March

“Here's Johnny!” Paul Moravec’s opera, based on Stanley Kubrick's film of Stephen King's novel, proves gripping in Eric Simonson's production.

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.