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Massenet: Cendrillon

0.0 142 mins Drama   Music   2018
The Metropolitan Opera  
Director(s): Laurent Pelly Gary Halvorson

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.

Casts of Massenet: Cendrillon

Joyce DiDonato

as Lucette/Cendrillon

Stephanie Blythe

as Madame de la Haltière

Laurent Naouri

as Pandolfe

Kathleen Kim

as La Fée

Alice Coote

as Le Prince Charmant

Maya Lahyani

as Dorethée

Ailyn Pérez

as Self - Host

David Leigh

as The Master of Ceremonies

Petr Nekoranec

as The Dean of the Faculty

Jeongcheol Cha

as The Prime Minister

Bradley Garvin

as The King

Yohan Belmin

as A herald

Bertrand de Billy

as Self - Conductor

MET Orchestra

as Self - Orchestra

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