By Cal
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rBwnDN7m8
Available until: Monday 4th
January 12pm
La Cenerentola is Glyndebourne’s free Christmas offering on
youtube and as it shares its story with one of the most famous pantomimes (Cinderella),
I’m not sure there’s a better choice.
When I first started listening to
opera (mainly because I couldn’t stuff my fingers far enough into my ears to
block it out), I found the unfamiliar music and the foreign languages
confusing. But once I did finally decide it actually didn’t sound that bad
(especially not when my very talented sisters sang it) and decided to give it a
proper go, it definitely helped to find out the story beforehand.
