Overview
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.
Cast
Le Prince Charmant
Cendrillon / Lucette
La Fée
Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
Madame de la Haltière, stepmother of Cendrillon
Noémie, stepsister of Cendrillon
Dorothée, stepsister of Cendrillon
Le Roi
Le Doyen de la Faculté
Le Surintendant des plaisirs
Le Premier Ministre
Le Héraut
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