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October 15, 2026
OPERA San Antonio kicks off its 2026-27 season with Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s production of Rossini’s version of the fairy tale, which features a look inspired by the films of Wes Anderson. The Orchestra San Antonio will perform the score.
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Opera San Antonio's 'Cinderella,' a comedic delight and 'a beautiful story of forgiveness'
October 15, 2026
Opera San Antonio opens their season this week with a bright and cheerful production of Gioachino Rossini’s “La Cenerentola,” a story that would be more familiar to English-speaking audiences as “Cinderella.”
Unlike the Disney movie, there are no singing mice, no glass slipper, and no Fairy Godmother, but the basic plot is the same, about a young woman forced to work as a chamber maid in her own home by her wretched stepsisters.
Ultimately, the opera is “a beautiful story of forgiveness,” according to Francesco Milioto, Music Director of Opera San Antonio.
Rossini’s “Cinderella” also breaks the stereotype of unhappy endings in opera.
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Daniela Mack to Headline Opera San Antonio’s La Cenerentola’
September 17, 2026
Set for Oct. 15 and 17, 2026 at the H-E-B Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, the production originated at Lyric Opera of Kansas City and is inspired by the visual style of filmmaker Wes Anderson. The opera will be presented in collaboration with the Orchestra San Antonio and stars mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack stars as Angelina, tenor Victor Robertson as Prince Ramiro, and baritone Will Liverman as Dandini. Other cast members include bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi as Don Magnifico, Katherine Henly as Clorinda, Lauryn Nelson as Tisbe, and Stefan Egerstrom as Alidoro.
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At OSA we showcase masterpieces of the operatic repertoire with world-class productions at the Tobin Center along with an experimental second stage series that more deeply explores the art form in venues across the great city of San Antonio.
OPERA San Antonio’s mission is to produce opera of uncompromising artistic quality and to enrich our community through educational outreach and social engagement. The company is committed to preserving and sharing opera as an art form that is relevant, inspirational, and accessible to residents and visitors of all ages and backgrounds. The civic premise of OPERA San Antonio is that the community needs, and the citizens deserve, access to the major performing arts.
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