a French opera re-imagining of the familiar story of Cinderella
Live Orchestra and Live Singers on stage with comic book panels!
*Catch Cendrillon on two different dates:
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Sunday, June 21, 2026
*See cast lists below for each show!
Come out for an experience that will change the face of opera forever.
In their inaugural production, Gold Dragon Media brings you Comic (book) Opera presents: Cendrillon, a French setting of the timeless Cinderella story composed by Jules Massenet. Opera in a way never seen before anywhere in the world.
Together with a team of talented artists, Juno Award winning performer Douglas Graham has taken Massenet’s beautiful opera from the stage and recreated it on the page and screen. All of the grand operatic moments, beautiful costumes and sets, choreography, etc. repackaged and enriched for your viewing pleasure.
To complete the setting, an all-Canadian cast of singers and an orchestra of Albertan musicians will be your musical guides into this brand new, magical world.
Taking you from your seats in the audience, to the performers on the stage, and finally to the screen displaying the comic pages, Comic (book) Opera presents: Cendrillon is a musical journey certain to dazzle you and leave you craving more!
Cast for Saturday, June 20
Cendrillon Marion Germain
Le Prince Charmant Alla Salakhova
La Fée Kinnon Weddall
Madame de la Haltière Ashley Schneberger
Noémie Alexandra (Ally) Brigley (Augustana alumni and past Camrose & District Music Festival adjudicator for voice)
Dorothée Olivia Mitchell
Pandolfe Max van Wyck
Le Roi Sergey Martsenyuk
Spirit 1 Vivien Illion
Spirit 2 Olivia Hančinsky-Charette
Spirit 3 Lara Secord-Haid
Spirit 4 Mairi-Irene McCormack (Augustana alumni and past voice instructor for the Augustana Campus – U of A)
Spirit 5 Sofia Durante
Spirit 6 Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber
Le Surintendant des plaisirs Mihnea Nitu
Le Premiere Ministre Hendrick Baerends
Cast for Sunday, June 21
Cendrillon Lara Secord-Haid
Le Prince Charmant Sofia Durante
La Fée Vivien Illion
Madame de la Haltière Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber
Noémie Olivia Hančinsky-Charette
Dorothée Mairi-Irene McCormack (Augustana alumni and past voice instructor for the Augustana Campus – U of A)
Pandolfe Mihnea Nitu
Le Roi Hendrick Baerends
Spirit 1 Kinnon Weddall
Spirit 2 Alexandra (Ally) Brigley (Augustana alumni and past Camrose & District Music Festival adjudicator for voice)
Spirit 3 Marion Germain
Spirit 4 Olivia Mitchell
Spirit 5 Alla Salakhova
Spirit 6 Ashley Schneberger
Le Surintendant des plaisirs Max van Wyck
Le Premiere Ministre Sergey Martsenyuk
