Cinderella wears Prada: a fashionable La Cenerentola at Bad Wildbad

Emmanuel Franco (Dandini)

Polina Anikina (Angelina) and Patrick Kabongo (Don Ramiro)

Filippo Morace (Don Magnifico) and Polina Anikina (Angelina)

By Dominic Lowe, 27 July 2025

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“a sense of ensemble and heart anchored the production”

Reviewed at Königliches Kurtheater, Bad Wildbad on 25 July 2025

Rossini, La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Conductor

Jochen Schönleber, Director, Set Designer, Lighting Designer

Claudia Möbius, Costume Designer

Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra

Krakow Philharmonic Choir

Polina Anikina, Angelina (Cinderella)

Patrick Kabongo, Don Ramiro

Emmanuel Franco, Dandini, valet to Ramiro

Filippo Morace, Don Magnifico

Ellada Koller, Clorinda

Verena Kronbichler, Tisbe

Doğukan Özkan, Alidoro

Lauter glückliche Schicksalsschläge

Christoph Wurzel, 19th July

Mitten im Schwarzwald weilte einmal Rossini zur Kur. Heute werden dort alljährlich bei einem Sommerfestival seine Opern gespielt; in diesem Jahr unter Anderen seinen Jugend-Geniestreich L’inganno felice in einer vor allem musikalisch überzeugenden Aufführung.

***11

Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg

Phillip Richter, 1st April

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.

****1

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera brings Spanish to the Lyric Opera

Graham Meyer, 29th March

The Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of El último sueño de Frida y Diego brings the Mexican artists to life... or at least a life reminiscent of their real ones.

****1

Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo

Mark Pullinger, 29th March

At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Rafael R Villalobos addresses the problems he perceives with Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, although the musical performances – led by Anna Netrebko – compensate.

***11

A Baroque Netflix evening: Zurich’s star-studded Giulio Cesare

Mengguang Huang, 28th March

Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and dramatic logic for Netflix-style spectacle.

***11

Young stars shine in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Rosenkavalier

Mark Pullinger, 28th March

Patricia Nolz makes an outstanding role debut as Christian Thielemann conducts a thrusting Rosenkavalier to open the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Festtage.

*****

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.