There are many powerful, smart women in opera (characters, yes, and also those of us who work in the industry! Ha!)
One such strong woman is Cinderella - especially the Cinderella in our Vancouver Opera In Schools touring production. Melissa, our VOIS Manager, has passed along these notes from stage director Rachel Peake:
Rather than accidentally dropping a shoe as she runs away, our Cinderella chooses to leave a bracelet behind as a way of making sure this man loves the real her. He can't be in love with the fairy tale - she wants him to see the truth before he decides who to choose. She knows happiness lies in being honest BOTH: with you and with others.
This powerful, smart Cinderella was a very exciting starting point for the designer, Drew Facey, and me. We BOTH love fairy tales and the romance of times past, but we wanted to bring in this modern sense of being proud of who you are. So we decided to add a little punk to this fairy tale!
“But she's really one smart cookie
And won't accept him
Until he proves that he will value
What he discovers when we strip away the fortunes”
– from Cinderella
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