Jules massenet brought french wit, style, and charm to his operatic treatment of the wellknown story, and eastman opera theatre will present the. This opera by massenet was an immediate success at the time of the premiere in 1899 and enjoyed 50 performances the first year. But laurent pellys production of massenets cinderella opera, created for santa fe in 2006 and here caught in a 2011 covent garden mounting, uses an abundant measure of dry wit to balance out the sweetness. Jul 08, 2011 the performance on 5th july 2011 was the first time that cendrillon was staged there.
Laurent pellys production is a coproduction with the santa fe opera, new mexico. Left alone with cendrillon, he tells her of his feelings. Mar 14, 2017 variations of the cinderella fairy tale a poorly treated heroine or protagonist finds happiness in the endexist around the world and in many forms, from books, ballet, and opera to the movies. Joyce didonato stars in the title role, with mezzosoprano alice coote in the trouser role of prince charming, kathleen kim as the fairy godmother, and stephanie. It supports downloading torrents directly to your windows phone. Comme cendrillon 4 trouver chaussure a son pied titre original. Cendrillon is not easy to bring off in performance. Rudolf noureev propulse sa cendrillon sous les sunlights hollywoodiens. She is paired with mezzosoprano alice coote in the trouser role of prince. Welcome, buying on the opera shop means helping funding its shows. Season 202021 a rejuvenated 20202021 season at the vienna state opera. For the first time ever, massenets sumptuous take on.
Massenets sumptuous take on the cinderella story comes to the met for the first time. Cendrillon metropolitan opera au cinema pathe live. Theres only one problem with this set, and that is that some goof decided. She and her daughters noemie and dorothee bully pandolfes daughter from his first marriage, lucette known as cendrillon. Cendrillon en direct du met opera bande annonce youtube. The sound engineers occasionally move the singers away from the microphones in an overzealous attempt to recreate the ambience of the theater, so the voices are sometimes distant. Cendrillon by jules massenet operas archives lille opera. The series was cheaper when purchased directly from an amazon branch in. Massenets music is consistently elegant, and when necessary, goofy in a way that recalls the best of arthur sullivan, with some delectable ensembles. However, for several reasons, that doesnt mean than every viewer will like it and thats probably, in the main, due to massenets slant on this most popular of all fairy tales, of which there are several versions from different parts of europe. Live in hd present a broadcast of massanets cendrillon, live in select cinemas nationwide on saturday, april 28. Between the sickly sweetness of the disney studios and the cruelty of perrault or the brothers grimm, the lyrical adaptation of massenet takes on the allure of a lighthearted comedy. Glorious, raved the new york times when joyce didonato sang the title role of cendrillon at the royal opera in 2011. The production was first performed at the santa fe opera in 2006.
This reissue is part of the great operas from sony classical series, distributed from germany, in 2003. The piece itself has become relatively familiar over the cours. Variations of the cinderella fairy tale a poorly treated heroine or protagonist finds happiness in the endexist around the world and in many forms, from books, ballet, and opera to the movies. London cendrillon royal opera 7511 m assenets cendrillon made a belated debut at the royal opera house on july 5 in laurent pellys production, first seen at santa fe in 2006. Region free, worldwide joyce didonato stars as cinderella in this production of massenets cendrillon, an. Indianapolis, united states of america 20, 21, 22 march 2020. The opera is eagerly awaited since it is mounted by the new director and must prove that the stage is technically capable of entering a 20th century that will highlight scenography. If the shoe fits film comme cendrillon 4 trouver chaussure a son pied 02 august 2016.
To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. The performance on 5th july 2011 was the first time that cendrillon was staged there. Appearance of a largerthanlife fairy, spinning ballroom scene, magic slipper. Ma 4 20h, je 620h, di 9 16h, ma 11 20h, ve 14 20h, lu 17 20h octobre 2016. Cendrillon work jules massenethenri cain opera online. At the time of the premiere, massenet had announced in le figaro that cendrillon would be his last lyric work although in fact. This production was first performed at the santa fe opera. Its delicate whimsy can turn into cloying cuteness, its veins of sentiment into rivers of syrup. Met opera 201718 season massenets cendrillon at cape cinema. This 2011 royal opera house production of cendrillon is of the best. The composer began work on the score in pontdelarche, with the final touches being made in nice in 189596. Massenets cendrillon, a retelling of the cinderella story, has its firstever met. Programmation, billetterie, informations pratiques.
Please consult government travel advisories before. Buy tickets don giovanni wolfgang amadeus mozart indianapolis opera. Cendrillon is equally taken with the prince, but at the first stroke of midnight she hurries away, remembering the fairy godmothers words. This recording is excellent enough to make the opera lover wish cendrillon were seen more frequently, and in a version that reflects the original casting requirements. Verdis opera returns with a new and brilliant production by laurent pelly, where not everything is a mockery but a very serious creation. Cendrillon exhibits massenets musical wit, his mastery of orchestral writing, and his sensitivity to the text and the vocal line. Massenets cendrillon cinderella has never gotten a strong foothold in the repertoire, but its a real charmer that reveals massenet at his most inventive and highlights his gift as a comic composer. Massenets cendrillon portrays cinderellas journey from. Cendrillon is produced in association with the royal opera house, covent garden, london. Accueil film cendrillon metropolitan opera cendrillon metropolitan opera. Cendrillon is an operadescribed as a fairy talein four acts by jules massenet to a french libretto by henri cain based on perraults 1698 version of the cinderella fairy tale. Now, for the first time ever, massenets sumptuous take on the cinderella story comes to the met, with didonato starring in the title role. Met opera 201718 season massenets cendrillon at cape.
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