Idéale audience
Cendrillon
Pandolfe, a country gentleman, has married Madame de la Haltière, an imperious countess. She and her daughters Noémie and Dorothée bully Pandolfe’s daughter from his first marriage, Lucette (know as Cendrillon), Pandolfe loves Cendrillon but is too frightened of his wife to help her. Thanks to her fairy godmother, Cendrillon goes to the ball and meets the prince who falls in love with her ... but at midnight….
Director :
Olivier Simonnet
Producer :
Co-production : Arte France, Royal Opera House
With the participation of : France Televisions, Mezzo
Produced by : Françoise Gazio
Running time :
2h 29
Format :
HDCAM
Year of production :
2011
Distributor(s) / Sales Agent(s) :
EuroArts Music International (TV)
www.euroarts.com
DVD : Virgin Classics
Composer(s) :
Jules Massenet
Work(s) :
Cendrillon
booklet by:
Henri Cain, from the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault
Cast :
Solists:
Joyce DiDonato (Cendrillon)
Alise Coote (Le Prince Charmant)
Eglise Gutierrez (La Fée)
Ewa Podles (Madame de la Haltière)
Jean-Philippe Lafont (Pandolfe)
Bertrand Le Billy, Artistic Director
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Royal Opera House Choir
Laurent Pelly, stage director
Date and shoot location :
Royal Opera House, London, 2011
Festivals / Awards :
Diapason d'Or, June 2012
Diapason Year 2012
Photo credits :
© Cooper 2011