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CINDERELLA Resources CINDERELLA RESOURCES Books Cinderella / Cenerentola (Bilingual English-Italian) [Kindle Edition] Author: Gioacchino Rossini. English/Italian. 76 pages. Kentauron. 2014. La Cenerentola Cinderella Libretto English (Ricordi) Author: Gioacchino Rossini. English. 32 pages. Ricordi. 1987. La Cenerentola (Kalmus Edition) (Italian Edition) Author: Gioacchino Rossini. Italian/English. 360 pages. Alfred Music. 1985. La Cenerentola (Opera Journeys Libretto Series) Author: Burton Fisher. English. 52 pages. Opera Journeys Libretto Series. 2006. La Cenerentola (Overture Opera Guides in Association With the English National Opera) Author: Nicolas John. English. 96 pages. One Worlds Classics. 2011. La Cenerentola Vocal Score (Cloth Italian) (Paperback) Author: Gioacchino Rossini. English. 354 pages. Ricordi. 1987. Sing Me a Story: The Metropolitan Opera's Book of Opera Stories for Children Author: Jane Rosenberg. Introduction: Luciano Pavarotti. English. 160 pages. Thames & Hudson. 1996. Adelita Author: Tomie dePaola. English. 40 pages. Puffin. 2004. Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella Author: Robert D. San Souci. English. 40 pages. Aladdin. 2002. Cinderella: The Ultimate Collection Author: Charles Perrault, Brothers Grimm, Giambattista Basile, Aesop, et al. English. 134 pages. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2014. The Egyptian Cinderella Author: Shirley Climo. English. 32 pages. HarperCollins. 1992. The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story Author: Rebecca Hickox. English. 32 pages. Holiday House. 1999. The Irish Cinderella Author: Shirley Climo. English. 32 pages. HarperCollins. 2000. The Korean Cinderella Author: Shirley Climo. English. 48 pages. HarperCollins. 1996. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale Author: John Steptoe. English. 32 pages. Puffin. 2008. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China Author: Ai-Ling Louie. English. 32 pages. Puffin. 1996. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials CINDERELLA Resources Films/DVDs Rossini: La Cenerentola / Monaco, Mironov, De Candia, Ulivieri, Bordogna, Cilli, Volpe, Orchestra and Chorus Fondazione Petruzzelli, (2011) Actors: Maria Lo Monaco, Maxin Mironov, Roberto De Candia, Nicola Ulivieri, Paolo Bordogna, Eleonora Cilli, and Alessadra Volpe. Conductor: Daniele Abbado. Language: Italian. DVD. 2011. Rossini: La Cenerentola / Flórez, DiDonato, De Simone, Orfila, Gran Teatre del Liceu (2009) Actors: Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Bruno De Simone, Simón Orfila. Conductor: Patrick Summers. Director: Joan Font. Language: Italian. DVD. 2009. Rossini: La Cenerentola / Garanca, Brownlee, Relyea, Corbelli, Alberghini, Metropolitan Opera (2009) Actors: Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, John Relyea, Alessandro Corbelli, Simone Alberghini. Conductor: Maurizio Benini. Director: Cesare Lievi, Gary Halvorson. Language: Italian. DVD. 2010. Rossini: La Cenerentola / Ganassi, Siragusa, Antoniozzi, Vinco, Teatro Carlo Felice (2006) Actors: Sonia Ganassi, Antonino Siragusa, Alfonso Antoniozzi, Marco Vinco. Conductor: Renato Palumbo. Director: Paul Curran. Language: Italian. DVD. 2013. Rossini: La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Giménez, Corbelli, Pertusi, Houston Grand Opera (1995) Actors: Cecilia Bartoli, Enzo Dara, Raúl Giménez, Alessandro Corbelli, Michele Pertusi. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. Director: Fabio Sparvoli. Language: Italian. DVD. 1996. Rossini: La Cenerentola / Denning, Evangelatos, Berry, Murray, Araiza, Vienna State Opera (1988) Actors: Angela Denning, Daphne Evangelatos, Walter Berry, Ann Murray, Francisco Araiza. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Director: Michael Hampe. Language: Italian. DVD. 2001. Rossini: La Cenerentola / Renzetti, Kuhlmann, Taddei, Zannini, Dale, Rinaldi, Glyndebourne (1983) Actors: Kathleen Kuhlmann, Marta Taddei, Laura Zannini, Claudio Desderi, Laurence Dale. Conductor: Donator Renzetti. Director: John Vernon. Language: Italian. DVD. 2004. Rossini: La Cenerentola / von Stade, Araiza, Montarsolo, Desderi, Zannini, Abbado, Teatro alla Scala (1981) Actors: Frederica von Stade, Francisco Araiza, Paolo Montarsolo, Claudio Desderi, Laura Zannini, Claudio Abbado. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Language: Italian. DVD. 2006. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials CINDERELLA Resources CDs Rossini: La Cenerentola Composer: Gioachino Rossini. Performers: Ruxandra Donose, Maxim Miranov, Alessandro Corbelli. Language: Italian. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. 2007. Rossini: La Cenerentola Composer: Gioachino Rossini. Performers: Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva. Language: Italian. Conductor: Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra. 2006. Rossini: La Cenerentola Composer: Gioachino Rossini. Performers: Joyce DiDonato, Bruno Pratico, Luca Pisaroni, Jose Manuel Zapata, Patrizia Cigna. Language: Italian. Conductor: Alberto Zedda, SWR Orchestra Kaiserslautern. 2005. Rossini: La Cenerentola Composer: Gioachino Rossini. Performers: Cecilia Bartoli, Enzo Dara, William Matteuzzi, Alessandro Corbelli, Michele Pertusi. Language: Italian. Conductor: Claudio Abbado, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. 1993. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials CINDERELLA Resources .
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