Cinderella

This set of photos are from a backstage photoshoot from 2005, featuring the Opera Carolina cast.

Cinderella Backstage PhotoOpera Carolina

Cinderella, or La Cenerentola, is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini.

Cinderella Backstage PhotoOpera Carolina

Cinderella Backstage PhotoOpera Carolina

This Italian opera takes the story of Cinderella and adds some creative deceptive plot twists to the story that everyone knows and loves.

Cinderella Backstage PhotoOpera Carolina

Cinderella Backstage PhotoOpera Carolina

This opera was written as a dare and a competition with Jacopo Ferretti, and Rossini took him up on the challenge. He wrote Cinderella in 24 days and it was immensely popular in Italy the next year.

Cinderella Backstage Photo, From the collection of: Opera Carolina
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