We were so glad to welcome you to Lyric Opera for Cinderella, presented September 28–October 5, 2025 at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts! Check out this exclusive media gallery to relive the most iconic moments of the show.
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World-Premiere Creative Team
This was a world-premiere production of Cinderella, created here in Kansas City. Lyric Opera created brand-new sets, costumes, props, wigs, makeup, lighting, and sound design.
Conductor
Director
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Wig and Makeup Designer
Assistant Director
ADULT CHORUS MASTER Piotr Wiśniewski
REHEARSAL ACCOMPANISTS Piotr Wiśniewski, Inkyo Hong
MUSIC LIBRARIAN Elena Lence-Talley
PROPS SUPERVISOR Gavin Merrill
PROPS ASSISTANT Amaka Maduabuchi
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Selena Gonzalez-Lopez
COSTUME COORDINATOR Nancy Robinson
WIG AND MAKEUP ASSISTANT Oran Wongpandid
TITLES OPERATOR Sarah Zsohar
STAGE MANAGER Alayna Powell
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Zoe Steenwyk, Jess Tibboles
SCENIC ARTISTS Kelli Herrod, Shawnna Journagan, Tress Katzenmeier, Gavin Merrill, Ethan Shaffer
HEAD CARPENTER Kyle Deckman
HEAD PROPSMAN Stephen Cochran
HEAD ELECTRICIAN Dan McMahan
HEAD FLYMAN Evan Suellentrop
HEAD SOUND ENGINEER Grant Conrad
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Desiree Baird Story
WARDROBE ASSISTANT Amanda McCarty
SCENIC CARPENTERS Stephen Cochran, Kyle Deckman, Julian Garcia, James Hare, Dale Klamm, Melvin McClenahan, Miles Mosher, Eli Yaffe
CONSTRUCTION DRAFTERS Selena Gonzalez-Lopez, Rafael Toribio
Additional Media
Digital Program
Lyric Opera Blog
Check out the Lyric Opera Blog for some notes from the conductor and director about Cinderella!
Reviews
See the press and reviews for Turandot.
- Fairbank, Stan. “Opera: Giacomo Puccini / Turandot,” S. Fairbank, May 3, 2025.
- Horsley, Paul. “REVIEW: Lyric revives production first seen when Kauffman Center was brand-new,” The Independent, May 19 2025.
- Stroh, Hilary. “A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City,” Bachtrack, May 4, 2025.
Join us for Madame Butterfly
Next at Lyric Opera, we present Puccini's Madame Butterfly. Through a heartless marriage of convenience, American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton ensnares young Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly), leading her to a tragic and profoundly unjust fate. A masterpiece of Italian opera, Madame Butterfly‘s lush score and timeless exploration of love, betrayal, and cultural clash soars with operatic grandeur.
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2025–2026 SEASON SPONSORS
With public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
Additional sponsorship for Cinderella:
This project is supported, in part, by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund. This production is made possible, in part, by generous support from The Sunderland Foundation.
This production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola) was presented by Lyric Opera of Kansas City, September 28–October 5, 2025, at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. This production and designs for Cinderella were originally created by Lyric Opera of Kansas City, premiering on September 28, 2025. For more information about the production, view the digital program guide.
