Cecilia Bartoli: La Cenerentola

Two hundred years after the premiere of Gioachino Rossini’s masterpiece, the protagonists of the Zürich Opera House’s renowned old ensemble reunite to celebrate one of the most famous fairy-tale operas in history – with only implied scenery but performed with playfulness and mastery.

This is a chance not only to experience the amazing Cecilia Bartoli performing as Cinderella in one of her most famous roles. The tireless explorer of the baroque repertoire and advocate of a historically informed performance practice also develops a new »Cenerentola« sound. Les Musiciens du Prince à Monaco, a baroque ensemble under Cecilia Bartoli’s artistic direction, is the opera orchestra. Tonally transparent, vocally divine and dramaturgically sophisticated, Rossini’s classic work becomes an intelligent and profound musical experience.