YourClassical Storytime: Cinderella

Welcome to YourClassical Storytime! Today's story is about a young woman who has many names all around the world, but the one you probably know best is Cinderella. Did you know the 'Cinderella' story was written more than 300 years ago by a Frenchman named Charles Perrault? And 'Cinderella' wasn’t the only famous story he gave us. Among his other characters are Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots and another famous princess, Sleeping Beauty. When a story is a good one, lots of people want to tell the tale. You probably know of more than one version of Cinderella's story. You might have one or two stories in a book. Walt Disney made a famous animated version. Parents and grandparents probably remember 'Cinderella' made for TV way back in the 1960s, when a famous Broadway musical team, Rodgers and Hammerstein, made her sing and dance. Classical music writers also loved 'Cinderella.' More than 200 years ago, Italian composer Giacchino Rossini wrote a very funny opera called 'La Cenerentola.' "Cenerentola" means "Cinderella" in Italian. But you won't meet all the usual characters in Rossini’s opera. He's taken some out and added new ones. Instead of the Fairy Godmother, there's Alidoro, teacher and friend to the Prince. He helps Cinderella get to the ball. And rather than a wicked stepmother, there's her nasty stepfather, Don Magnifico, who insists he had a dream that his daughters, Clorinde and Tisby, will become royalty. Cinderella's real name is revealed as Angelina. And there's no glass slipper! Instead, there's a pair of matching diamond bracelets. And so our story begins. Episodes of YourClassical Storytime meet Common Core Standards. More: (https://www.yourclassical.org/storytime) Podcast: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/classical-kids-storytime/id1436996034?mt=2) Educators: (https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2019/05/07/classical-kids-storytime-common-core-standards) PLAYLIST Our telling of 'Cinderella' includes excerpts from the following works and recordings: Giacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola (instrumental excerpts) Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra Alberto Zedda, conductor Benjamin Britten (based on Rossini): Matinees Musicales: II. Nocturne Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra Okko Kamu, conductor Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. CREDITS Narrator: Lynne Warfel Tisbe: Elena See Clorinda: Lynne Warfel Cinderella: Julie Amacher Don Magnifico: Steve Seel Prince Ramiro: Scott Blankenship Alidoro: Josh Holt Dandini: Josh Holt Adapted and directed by: Lynne Warfel Producer: Valerie Kahler Illustrations: Nancy Carlson Digital producer: James Napoli Senior digital producer: Randy Salas Technical directors: Michael Osborne, Veronica Rodriguez, Evan Clark Program director: Julie Amacher