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.
Directors: Laurent Pelly, Olivier Simonnet.
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Alice Coote as Le Prince Charmant |
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Joyce DiDonato as Cendrillon / Lucette |
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Eglise Gutiérrez as La Fée |
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Jean-Philippe Lafont as Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father |
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Ewa Podleś as Madame de la Haltière, stepmother of Cendrillon |
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Madeleine Pierard as Noémie, stepsister of Cendrillon |
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Kai Rüütel as Dorothée, stepsister of Cendrillon |
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Jeremy White as Le Roi |
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Harry Nicoll as Le Doyen de la Faculté |
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Dawid Kimberg as Le Surintendant des plaisirs |
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John-Owen Miley-Read as Le Premier Ministre |
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Adrien Mastrosimone as Le Héraut |
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Bertrand de Billy as Self - Conductor |
| Sound | Jules Massenet | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Henri Cain | Writer |
| Directing | Laurent Pelly | Director |
| Writing | Charles Perrault | Original Story |
| Directing | Olivier Simonnet | Director |
| Crew | Karine Girard | Choreographer |
| Art | Barbara de Limburg | Set Designer |
| Crew | Laura Scozzi | Choreographer |
| Sound | Renato Balsadonna | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurent Pelly | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Duane Schuler | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Jacques Delmotte | Assistant Costume Designer |
