The Malta Independent on Sunday

Cendrillon: Cinderella in the Screaming Sixties

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Have you ever thought about how Cinderella’s life story would be remembered had she lived in the Screaming Sixties?

On 28 and 30 June Malta’s National Theatre, Teatru Manoel, will produce the beautiful Cendrillon (Cinderella in French), making it the third opera on this year’s programme. Composed by the Maltese-born Nicolò Isouard in Paris back in 1810, Cendrillon enchants the audience with her kindness and as the traditiona­l fairy tale goes, justice prevails.

Cinderella’s positive ending story is loved and appreciate­d by its worldwide audiences and to top it up, Teatru Manoel’s adaptation is giving a refreshing twist to the traditiona­l tale. For the first time Cinderella is living in the Sixties, wearing retro clothing and singing high notes.

“2018 marks the bicentenni­al year from Isouard’s death and it is also the year wherein Valletta is designated as European Capital of Culture and therefore it was a natural conclusion to include Isouard’s most popular opera “Cendrillon” in the programme of the National Theatre,” explains Teatru Manoel’s Artistic Director Kenneth Zammit Tabona.

This performanc­e will be the first of its kind and it’s not to be missed.

Book your tickets from Teatru Manoel’s website or call the Booking Office on 21246389. A press launch was organised last Thursday at Teatru Manoel’s auditorium, gathering all the people involved in Cendrillon’s creation and developmen­t, including its cast; French sponsors; the French Embassy; Teatru Manoel’s Management Team; the Ministry for Justice; Culture and Local Government’s officials responsibl­e and the Minister for Justice Owen Bonnici.

Teatru Manoel is committed to bringing the highest standard of performanc­es on our Maltese shores, which is why Malta’s National Theatre is continuous­ly investing in performanc­es highlighti­ng Maltese talent.

Malta’s very own soprano Claire Debono will be performing as Cendrillon and since Isouard’s success flourished in Paris, this particular performanc­e naturally involved the collaborat­ion of a French consortium, who generously sponsored the opera for the audience in Malta to cherish.

Teatru Manoel thanks the following sponsors: Fondation Gandur pour l’Art; Mr and Mrs Eric Bertrand; Mr and Mrs JeanConrad Hottinguer; Mr and Mrs Jean-Luc Chalmin; and the Ambassade de France.

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Claire Debono Jean-Philippe Desroussea­ux
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