"Join us for a spellbinding screening of Massenet’s fairy-tale opera Cinderella – perfect summer entertainment for the whole family
This August, as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s MET: Live in HD 2022 series, we invite you and your family to a matinee screening of Massenet’s fairy-tale opera Cinderella (Cendrillon). The abridged English-language adaptation of Laurent Pelly’s delightful staging unfolds in a storybook setting with fun, whimsical costumes, and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the rags-to-riches princess Cinderella. Conductor maestro Emmanuel Villaume leads an acclaimed cast, with mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Prince Charming, soprano Jessica Pratt as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri as her feuding guardians.
Artistic Team:
Composer: Massenet
Director: Laurent Pelly
Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume
Main Cast: Isabel Leonard, Emily D’Angelo, Jessica Pratt
Co-presented with: Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia
"The production is a delight" ── New York Times
"Whimsical and comical" ── New York Classical Review
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