The Adventures of Pinocchio (opera) Teatr Sats, Moscow on November 18, 2011 with Giulia Macariants as Pinocchio. The work was recorded live at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, on 29 February & 1 March 2008, and was released on the Opus Arte label on Feb.1, 2009 in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. Original cast The Adventures of Pinocchio (opera) The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 2007 opera in two acts by Jonathan Dove with a libretto by Alasdair Middleton based on the Italian novel of the same name by Carlo Collodi. It tells of the creation of the wooden puppet "Pinocchio" and some of his adventures
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night and James Earl Jones, but felt the plot was mostly "Saturday-morning rehash" and also urged readers to watch the Disney movie instead. "The Morning Call"'s reviewer was more favorable, opining that "it does dazzle and sparkle in all the right places", adding "there is much to recommend the new film". M. J. Simpson praised the "engaging story, likeable characters... genuine tension and horror, reasonable songs and... terrific animation" and gave it a B+ rating. "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night" was described as a "thinly veiled sequel" to Disney's 1940 classic "Pinocchio"; one reviewer noted its many similarities to