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Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Jack Swanson (Don Ramiro) and Siphokazi Molteno (Angelina)
© Andrew Schwartz
Christina Grohowski (Tisbe), MiKayla Lynn Hatfield (Clorinda) and Ian Rucker (Dandini)
© Andrew Schwartz
Siphokazi Molteno (Angelina)
© Andrew Schwartz
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“it was particularly gratifying to see the synergy of local talent and artistic expression”
Reviewed at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City on 3 October 2025
Rossini, La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Gary Thor Wedow, Conductor
Michael Shell, Director
Steven C Kemp, Set Designer
Amanda Seymour, Costume Designer
Driscoll Otto, Lighting Designer
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
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