Theatrical magic may be hard to define, but don’t tell that to last evening’s audience at Knoxville Opera’s production of Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon, an adaptation of the Cinderella fairy tale.
This Weekend: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Cendrillon’ by Pauline Viardot
It’s almost as if someone waved a magic wand…and just like that, the story of Cinderella was everywhere. This weekend, Knoxville Opera is taking on a lesser-known, but charmingly attractive ‘Cendrillon’ by Pauline Viardot.
Preview: UT Opera Theatre Offers Four Performances of ‘Cinderella’ This Weekend
Although the 17th Century French author Charles Perrault did not coin the phrase “fairy tale”—that honor goes to Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d’Aulno—he certainly gets credit for creating the genre. Late in life, Perrault turned his attention to…