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Italian opera adds twist to classic fairy tale

Having heard the Disney version of the Cinderella story many times, I was skeptical about what the “La Cenerentola,” an Italian opera of Cinderella, would bring to the story.

To my surprise, I was delighted by the overwhelmingly talented singers and orchestra that made the story spring to life.

Opera San Jose presented “La Cenerentola,” an Italian opera of the fairy tale Cinderella, held at the California Theatre on Saturday night.

The only way I was able to understand what each character was saying was by glancing up at a large screen that displayed the translations for the opera in English.

The screen was helpful to understand the snide comments, but I felt the subtitle screen took away from the opera, since my eyes were distracted looking back and forth at the screen and the characters.

The theater lights dimmed and the opera began, as a frail woman named Cinderella stood onstage in a patched skirt. She is hunched over as she irons her master’s clothing. Her eyes looked up and gazed into the audience as she parted her lips to sing.

Her immaculate voice filled the theater as she sang an Italian opera song about a prince looking for a bride.

The music enhanced the mood of the opera and added drama.

The music was conducted by Anthony Quartuccio, who commemorated his sixth assignment with Opera San Jose.

Different emotions were brought to the familiar tale through the music.

Though I don’t understand Italian, the music helped me understand the emotions of the characters, so I could understand what they were feeling without even knowing what they were saying.

Stringed instruments complemented the high musical notes sung by the characters. Each actor’s ability to carry a note almost took my breath away, and my ears stung with the length of notes held in such a light airy tone carrying emotion throughout the theater.

Cinderella’s bratty stepsisters pranced onstage in brightly colored and elaborate dresses as they sang about their beauty and ordered Cinderella around as she frantically tended to their every need.

Source: media.www.thespartandaily.com