Pauline Viardot: Cendrillon

”As Cinderella, Magdaléna Rovenská is an emotional arrow that hits the bull’s-eye! Not only is her graceful appearance ideally suited to the role, but she also gives an utterly wonderful portrayal of the downtrodden girl who refuses to remain on the sidelines. At every moment, she finds precisely the right response, gesture or inflection for the dramatic situation. Rovenská is simply a beautiful, natural Cinderella in every sense, and the audience takes to her immediately. Her brilliant singing goes hand in hand with this portrayal, never falling even a fraction behind her finely judged acting. Rovenská sings sensationally: her supple soprano is perfectly flexible, cultivated and exemplary in its clarity of diction.”