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Beantown rags to riches: Boston Lyric Opera’s Cenerentola an unalloyed delight

Brandon Cedel (Don Magnifico), Alexis Peart (Tisbe) and Dana Lynne Varga (Clorinda)
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Levy Sekgapane (Don Ramiro) and Cecelia Hall (Angelina)
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Cecelia Hall (Angelina)
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Dana Lynne Varga, Levi Hernandez (Dandini), Alexis Peart and Levy Sekgapane (Don Ramiro)
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“Cedel could be charged with grand larceny, nearly stealing the show”
Reviewed at Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston on 12 November 2023
Rossini, La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Boston Lyric Opera
David Angus, Conductor
Dawn M Simmons, Director
Jenna Lord, Set Designer
Trevor Bowen, Costume Designer
Bailey Costa, Lighting Designer
Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra
Boston Lyric Opera Chorus
Cecelia Hall, Angelina (Cinderella)
Levy Sekgapane, Don Ramiro
Levi Hernandez, Dandini, valet to Ramiro
Brandon Cedel, Don Magnifico
Dana Lynne Varga, Clorinda
Alexis Peart, Tisbe
Philip Lima, Alidoro
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