In 2002 the Young Artists presented Rossini’s lively comedy on Cinderella in Bellevue’s small Meydenbauer Theatre. Lawrence Brownlee and Sarah Coburn would go on to major careers on Seattle Opera’s mainstage.

Sarah Kleeman (Tisbe), Adriana Zabala (Cenerentola), and Sarah Coburn (Clorinda) in the Young Artists production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 2002 © Chris Bennion

Lawrence Brownlee (Don Ramiro) and Adriana Zabala (Cenerentola) in the Young Artists production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 2002 © Chris Bennion

Sarah Coburn (Clorinda) and Sarah Kleeman (Tisbe) in the Young Artists production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 2002 © Chris Bennion

Sarah Kleeman (Tisbe), Tom Dickinson (Don Magnifico), and Sarah Coburn (Clorinda) in the Young Artists production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 2002 © Chris Bennion

Matthew Curran (Don Magnifico), Andrew Gangestad (Alidoro), Karen Friedman (Cenerentola), Mark Calvert (Don Ramiro), Sarah Kleeman (Tisbe), Keith Harris (Dandini), Angela Baade (Clorinda) in the Young Artists production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 2002 © Chris Bennion

Keith Harris (Dandini), Sarah Kleeman (Tisbe), and Angela Baade (Clorinda) in the Young Artists production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 2002 © Chris Bennion