Their maid, Lucette, Pandolfe’s daughter from his first marriage, is not invited to attend the ball.Īfter Madame de la Haltière and family leave, Lucette, sitting by the fire, is visited by her fairy godmother. Madame de la Haltière is seen with her daughters, Noémie and Dorothée, preparing to attend a lavish Royal ball that evening. The opera opens in the salon of Madame de la Haltière, an imperious countess, the wife of Pandolfe, a country gentleman now in his second marriage. This opera, renamed “Cendrillon,” includes many moments in which Massenet is at his best, where color, romance and related musical themes serve audiences of all ages. As written by the 18th century French author Charles Perrault, his tale of the Cinderella story has served as an excellent source for an opera - providing color, romance and relatable themes for audiences of all ages. Jules Massenet’s four-act opera, “Cendrillon” (Cinderella), will be the last performance of the 2017–18 season Metropolitan Opera High Definition Opera broadcasts, at the Breckenridge Colorado Mountain College campus on Saturday beginning at 10:55 a.m.įor the first time, Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Metropolitan Opera stage. at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge.
'Cendrillon' will be the final show of the 2017-18 Met Opera season.
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