Cinderella [Cendrillon]

By "Royal Opera House".

Thursday, 29 December 2011

Abstract : Presents Opera Room international in London, in England.

For the first time ever, The Royal Opera presents the story of Cinderella as told in Massenet’s opera Cendrillon.

Extract : "The production, new to the Royal Opera House, is by Laurent Pelly, whose previous work here has included the spectacularly successful La Fille du régiment, a heart-warming L’elisir d’amore and last Season’s stylish new Manon. Pelly brings his characteristic lightness of touch, wit and elegance to Massenet’s delightfully tuneful score against sets and costumes of fairytale charm. Joyce DiDonato takes the title role, with Alice Coote – just like the Principal Boy familiar from British pantomime – as her Prince Charming. And there has of course to be a fairy godmother, played by Eglise Gutiérrez, in this version of a tale that gained particular popularity from the published fairytales of Frenchman Charles Perrault. Musical highlights include the fairy godmother’s airy coloratura, the orchestral dances of the ball, the March of the Princesses, and of course rapturous duets between the Prince and Cendrillon. French music specialist Bertrand de Billy is the conductor for an opera of radiance and charm." 

Cast

• Cendrillon Joyce DiDonato
• Prince Charming Alice Coote
• Fairy Godmother Eglise Gutiérrez
• Madam de la Haltère Ewa Podles
• Pandolfe Jean-Philippe Lafont
• Noémie Madeleine Pierard
• Dorothée Kai Rüütel
• The king Jeremy White

Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes

Venue: Royal opera house, 41 Covent Garden PiazzaLondon, WC2E 8RF.

Index terms : Cinderella, Joyce DiDonato, London, operas, Royal opera house.

Found with : Newsletter "Royal opera house"

URL : http://cinema.roh.org.uk/content/cinderella-cendrillon

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