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Anna Dowsley shines as Rossini's Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide

Anna Dowsley (Angelina) and Jihoon Son (Don Ramiro)
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Anna Dowsley (Angelina)
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Indyana Schneider (Tisbe) and Anna Dowlsey (Angelina)
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Nicholas Lester (Dandini) and Helena Dix (Clorinda)
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La Cenerentola
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“Anna Dowsley... firm confidence, smooth legato and impressive coloratura”
Reviewed at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Adelaide on 7 May 2026
Rossini, La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
State Opera South Australia
Stuart Stratford, Conductor
Neil Armfield, Director
Stephen Curtis, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Nigel Levings, Lighting Designer
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
State Opera South Australia Chorus
Anna Dowsley, Angelina (Cinderella)
Jihoon Son, Don Ramiro
Nicholas Lester, Dandini, valet to Ramiro
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Don Magnifico
Pelham Andrews, Alidoro
Helena Dix, Clorinda
Indyana Schneider, Tisbe
Garry Stewart, Choreography
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****1
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***11
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****1
Stravinsky's Nightingale takes flight to open the Adelaide Festival
***11
Lauren Fagan and Kang Wang excel in Adelaide's new Traviata
****1
Richard Meale’s Voss revived in all its brilliance in Adelaide
****1
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