New, Family-Friendly Adaptation Of Massenet’s Cinderella Appears Live In Cinemas Worldwide Jan. 1, 2022

A scene from Massenet’s ‘Cinderella’. Courtesy/Jonathan Tichler/Met Opera

METOPERA News:

NEW YORK — Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Opera premiered a new installment in its series of abridged, English-language opera adaptations for family audiences: Massenet’s Cinderella.

The opera will be presented live New Year’s Day 2022 from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Laurent Pelly’s whimsical storybook staging of Cendrillon, which first premiered at the Met in the 2017-18 season, is presented in a 90-minute abridged version with an English translation by librettist and dramaturg Kelley Rourke.

Conductor Emmanuel Villaume leads Massenet’s elegant music from the podium, with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard starring in the title role and mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Prince Charming.

The cast also features soprano Jessica Pratt as the Fairy Godmother, with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as Madame de la Haltière and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri as Pandolfe, Cinderella’s feuding guardians. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo hosts the live cinema transmission.

For more information about Cinderella, click here.

Visit local theater websites for up-to-date information related to health and safety measures.

The Stars Of Cinderella: 

  • Emmanuel Villaume, conductor; Hometown: Strasbourg, France
  • Isabel Leonard, Cinderella (mezzo-soprano); Hometown: New York, New York
  • Emily D’Angelo, Prince Charming (mezzo-soprano); Hometown: Toronto, Canada
  • Jessica Pratt, Fairy Godmother (soprano); Hometown: Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Stephanie Blythe, Madame de la Haltière (mezzo-soprano); Hometown: Mongaup Valley, New York
  • Laurent Naouri, Pandolfe (bass-baritone); Hometown: Paris, France
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