Cendrillon (2011)

Massenet composed his opera about Cenerentola nearly 80 years after Rossini did his. And if you are looking for the outburst of the non-stop hilarity and the musical jokes of Rossini, you won't find it here. Also, while the Cendrillon was highly successful and popular in its time, it does not reach up to the artistic and musical levels offered by Massenet's other operas, like Manon, or Thais or Werther. Nevertheless, this is a delightful opera and it is well presented by The Royal Opera. Laurent Pelly created a ingenious setting with movable walls which are covered [in French] with the story of Cinderella, and which open and close book-like.

Directing:
  • Laurent Pelly
  • Olivier Simonnet

Writing:
  • Charles Perrault
  • Henri Cain

Stars:
Release Date: 2011-07-05
  • Country: GB
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 147
Joyce DiDonato
Joyce DiDonat...
Cendrillon / Lucette
Alice Coote
Alice Coote
Le Prince Charmant
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Jean-Philippe...
Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
Ewa Podleś
Ewa Podleś
Madame de la Haltière, stepmother of Cendrillon
Kai Rüütel
Kai Rüütel
Dorothée, stepsister of Cendrillon
Bertrand de Billy
Bertrand de B...
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