Massenet: Cendrillon (2018)

April. 28,2018

| Drama Music

The 2017–18 Live in HD season concluded with an enchanted performance of Cendrillon, Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story. This charming staging by Laurent Pelly, which bursts to life with the director’s characteristic wit and whimsy, stars American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the title outcast-turned-princess. Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote offers a touching portrayal of the pants role Prince Charming, while soprano Kathleen Kim shines as the Fairy Godmother. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, as the outlandish Madame de la Haltière, and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri, as the haggard Pandolfe, round out the principal cast. On the podium, conductor Bertrand de Billy leads a performance that is equal parts madcap comedy and heartfelt romance.

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Cast

Joyce DiDonato as Lucette/Cendrillon

[2018] Massenet: Cendrillon [2018] Maria by Callas [2017] Bellini: Norma [2014] I Capuleti e i Montecchi [2012] The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

Stephanie Blythe as Madame de la Haltière

[2022] The Metropolitan Opera: Cinderella [2019] The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment [2018] Massenet: Cendrillon [2013] The Metropolitan Opera: Das Rheingold [2011] Händel: Rodelinda [2011] Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen - Walküre

Laurent Naouri as Pandolfe

[2018] Massenet: Cendrillon [2018] The Metropolitan Opera: Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila

Reviews

Jeanskynebu

2018/04/28

the audience applauded

Cathardincu

2018/04/29

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Glimmerubro

2018/04/30

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

FuzzyTagz

2018/05/01

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.