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.
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Alice CooteLe Prince Charmant
Joyce DiDonatoCendrillon / LucetteEglise GutiérrezLa Fée
Jean-Philippe LafontPandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
Ewa PodleśMadame de la Haltière, stepmother of CendrillonMadeleine PierardNoémie, stepsister of Cendrillon
Kai RüütelDorothée, stepsister of CendrillonJeremy WhiteLe RoiHarry NicollLe Doyen de la FacultéDawid KimbergLe Surintendant des plaisirsJohn-Owen Miley-ReadLe Premier MinistreAdrien MastrosimoneLe HérautKeywords
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What is Cendrillon about?
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.
How long is Cendrillon?
Cendrillon has a runtime of 147 minutes.