Cendrillon (2011)

Cendrillon (2011)

2011-07-05 United Kingdom 147 Min. PG-13
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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

Alice Coote is Le Prince Charmant
Le Prince Charmant
Joyce DiDonato is Cendrillon / Lucette
Cendrillon / Lucette
Jean-Philippe Lafont is Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
Ewa Podleś is Madame de la Haltière, stepmother of Cendrillon
Madame de la Haltière, stepmother of Cendrillon
Madeleine Pierard is Noémie, stepsister of Cendrillon
Noémie, stepsister of Cendrillon
Kai Rüütel is Dorothée, stepsister of Cendrillon
Dorothée, stepsister of Cendrillon
Jeremy White is Le Roi
Harry Nicoll is Le Doyen de la Faculté
Le Doyen de la Faculté
Dawid Kimberg is Le Surintendant des plaisirs
Le Surintendant des plaisirs
John-Owen Miley-Read is Le Premier Ministre
Le Premier Ministre