Friday, October 27, 2023, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 28, 2023, 7 p.m.
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 2 p.m.

The Studio at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, Carnegie, PA

Be our guest at Prince Charming's ball. Join us for the Pittsburgh premiere of Pauline Viardot's CINDERELLA! Each Immersive performance begins with a royal soirée, complete with refreshments and cabaret entertainment from surprise ResWorks artists. It’s an opera wrapped in a party!

The matinee is a family-friendly fete, complete with magical crafts and a cake to celebrate our 10th birthday.

✨Fairy-tale attire is encouraged for all! ✨

Cast & Creatives

  • Emily Pulley

    VIARDOT / FAIRY GODMOTHER
    STAGE DIRECTOR

  • Shannon Jennings

    PAULINE / CINDERELLA

  • Donovan Smith

    PRINCE CHARMING

  • Gabriel Hernandez

    COUNT BARIGOULE

  • Katy Lindhart

    MAGUELONNE

  • Gillian Hassert

    ARMELINDE

  • Patrick McNally

    BARON PICTORDU

  • Robert Frankenberry

    CHOPIN / PIANIST

  • Maureen Conlon Gutierrez

    VIOLIN

  • Elisa Kohanski

    CELLO

  • Maria Sensi Sellner

    CONDUCTOR / PRODUCER

  • Damian Dominguez

    COSTUME DESIGNER

The Studio at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall

300 Beechwood Avenue
Carnegie, PA 15106

Accessbility

This venue is fully accessible via two ramps and an elevator.  The seating in the venue is moveable, with ample space: if you will be attending in a wheelchair, please select an aisle, first row, or last row seat, and contact us (info@resworks.org or 412-501-3330) so that we can remove the seat prior to your arrival.  Accessible parking spaces are available in front of the main entrance.

 

More about the show

CINDERELLA features a new expanded English version by long-time ResWorks collaborator Ben Robinson, which reimagines the Fairy Godmother as Viardot herself and the pianist as her dear friend, famed composer Frédéric Chopin.  Acclaimed soprano Emily Pulley directs the production and stars as the Fairy Godmother/Viardot,  bringing decades of experience from the top opera companies across the U.S.  Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist alum Shannon Jennings and Pittsburgh native Donovan Elliot Smith star as Cinderella and Prince Charming, making their Resonance Works debuts alongside soprano Katy Lindhart as sassy stepsister Maguelonne and tenor Gabriel Hernandez as the Prince’s right hand, Count Barigoule.  Rounding out Cinderella’s not-so-functional family are long-time favorites Gillian Hassert and Patrick McNally.  Rob Frankenberry brings his multidimensional talent to the piano as Frédéric Chopin, and in creating a new trio arrangement which will also feature violinist Maureen Conlon Gutierrez and cellist Elisa Kohanski. 

Composer and celebrated international singer Pauline Viardot-Garcia was a central musical figure in late-19th century Europe. Among her numerous compositions are five salon operas, which she often presented in her home. Written when Viardot was 83, Cendrillon premiered in her Paris salon on April 23, 1904. 

On Friday and Saturday, guests are encouraged to arrive between 7-7:30pm to enjoy cocktails from Bar Marco, hors d'oeuvres, and party entertainment, from which the opera will emerge. Sunday’s festivities include fairy tale crafts and photo ops with the cast.

Join us October 27, 28, and 29 for this fun and flirty take on CINDERELLA!  We promise to have you home by midnight. 

“There is nothing more interesting, nothing more moving than to feel that you have an entire audience in the hollow of your hand, laughing when you laugh, and weeping when you sob...”

— PAULINE VIARDOT-GARCÍA

Learn more about Pauline Viardot at A Modern Reveal