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Cinderella In Sydney’s Opera House

Drew Janine,
Opera Australia, in association with Sydney Festival, announced that tickets are on sale for the Australian premiere of Laurent Pelly’s spectacular opera production of Massenet’sCinderella (Cendrillon) opening on New Year’s Eve at the Sydney Opera House, a highlight of the Company’s upcoming 2025 summer season.

This whimsical and highly acclaimed production of one of the world’s most loved fairy tales,Cinderella will make its grand debut in Australia after hugely successful seasons at The Metropolitan Opera of New York and Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

Marking the first time OA has performed this opera, and the opening production in Artistic Director Jo Davies’ first summer season,Cinderella will star three of Australia’s finest singers.

Emily Edmonds, joining OA from the Jette Parker Young Artists Program at Royal Opera House, will play Cinderella, Margaret Plummer returns from Vienna to take on the pants role of Prince Charming while one of Australia’s favourite sopranos, Emma Matthews will most befittingly play the Fairy Godmother.

“I’m really proud that we’ve been able to secure three incredibly talented Australian singers to lead the cast of this fabulous production for its Australian debut in 2025. Enticing Margaret to return to Australia and having Emily and Emma back at OA feels like a casting dream to me, and I can’t wait for rehearsals to start at the end of the year. This will be a wonderful show for all to enjoy and a real highlight of my first summer season at the Sydney Opera House,” said Ms Davies.

Massenet’s delightful operatic adaptation of the much-loved fairy tale is sung in English, with a large dose of humour and a dash of the absurd.

The set creates a fairy tale world inspired by the original illustrated edition of the storybook, complete with a fold-out balcony and cut-out carriages, while the costumes are a dazzling show unto themselves, extravagant designs of outrageous proportions, and all of this neatly wrapped in a package of luscious orchestrations and divine singing.

Cinderella In Sydney’s Opera House

This is a crowd-pleasing production at every level, something the whole family can enjoy – perfect for newcomers to opera, but also a ravishing treat for the afficionados. The run time is approximately 1hr 50 minutes including a 20 minute interval. Tickets on sale now for the 2025 season ofCinderella along withLa Traviata –the hugely successful production directed by Sarah Giles and starring Australian soprano Samantha Clark, back by popular demand after a sell-out season at the Opera House last summer. Adult tickets start from $79 (fees may apply). Fans may find more information at the Opera Australia Box Office’s website here.

Credits:

CREATIVES
Laurent Pelly is the Director, Costume Designer, and Choreographer. Karine Girard is the Rehearsal Director and Choreographer. Another Choreographer is Laura Scozzi. Set design by Barbara de Limburg. The Costume Associate is Thomaz Le Gouès. Lighting is by Duane Schuller.

CAST
CinderellaEmily Edmonds
Prince CharmingMargaret Plummer
Fairy GodmotherEmma Matthews
Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra

Performance Information:

Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
NYE Performance 31 December 2024
Official Opening Night 2 January 2025

Evenings at 7.30pm
January 2, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 28
February 4, 6
March 19, 24, 26, 28

Matinees at 12:30pm
January 4
February 1, 8
March 22

 

All photos provided by Opera Australia.

 

Drew Janine
Live Sound Engineer -EUROPE
Janine has always been a part of music and performing. The first show that inspired her to go into theatre was the Velveteen Rabbit which she saw as a child, and Drew works to keep that magic alive as working behind the scenes in theatre as a live sound engineer. When Drew was accepted into an internship program for audio engineering at a recording studio, she jumped at the opportunity. That was at the start of 2020 and so much has happened since then, both in her career and in the world. Since then, Drew has taken several opportunities to work at recording studios, concerts, festivals, and even large theatres while spending time on tour across the North American continent and Europe. Drew’s favourite by far though has been the chance to work on Broadway and West End shows, as this was a dream come true. Drew is honoured to get to share these experiences from being inside the entertainment industry and hopes to inspire others to continue working in theatre.

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Drew Janine

Janine has always been a part of music and performing. The first show that inspired her to go into theatre was the Velveteen Rabbit which she saw as a child, and Drew works to keep that magic alive as working behind the scenes in theatre as a live sound engineer. When Drew was accepted into an internship program for audio engineering at a recording studio, she jumped at the opportunity. That was at the start of 2020 and so much has happened since then, both in her career and in the world. Since then, Drew has taken several opportunities to work at recording studios, concerts, festivals, and even large theatres while spending time on tour across the North American continent and Europe. Drew’s favourite by far though has been the chance to work on Broadway and West End shows, as this was a dream come true. Drew is honoured to get to share these experiences from being inside the entertainment industry and hopes to inspire others to continue working in theatre.