For the first time ever, the Royal Opera presents the story of Cinderella as told in Massenet’s opera Cendrillon.

This production of Cendrillon, new to the Royal Opera House, is by Laurent Pelly, whose previous work at the Covent Garden venue has included the spectacularly successful La Fille Du Régiment, a heart-warming L’Elisir D’Amore and a stylish Manon.

Joyce DiDonato takes the title role, with Alice Coote – just like the Principal Boy familiar from British pantomime – as her Prince Charming.

Musical highlights include the fairy godmother’s airy coloratura, the orchestral dances of the ball, the March of the Princesses, and of course rapturous duets between the Prince and Cendrillon. French music specialist Bertrand de Billy is the conductor for an opera of radiance and charm.

Cendrillon is sung in French with English surtitles.

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