Cinderella (Met Opera)

The Met’s abridged, English-language version of Massenet’s enchanting fairy-tale opera returns to theaters! Previously recorded live, this performance stars mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the rags-to-riches title character alongside mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as the lovestruck Prince Charming, with Emmanuel Villaume on the podium.

Jules Massenet (1842–1912), a French composer wildly popular in his day, was noted for his operas, songs, and oratorios. The libretto for the opera’s original French version, Cendrillon, was fashioned by Henri Cain (1857–1937), a dramatist known for providing libretti for operas, including several by Massenet. The Cinderella story was written by the French author Charles Perrault (1628–1703), who, beyond crafting a number of famous fairy tales, was a noted academic of his time. Kelley Rourke, who created the new English translation for this season’s presentation, is a librettist, translator, and dramaturg whose work has also appeared at English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Washington National Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and the Glimmerglass Festival, among others.

You may also like the following events from Orcas Center:

• This Saturday, 17th January, 07:00 pm, Wolfchild In Concert in Eastsound
• Next Friday, 23rd January, 07:00 pm, Hamlet (NT Live) in Eastsound
• Next Saturday, 24th January, 07:00 pm, Hiroya Tsukamoto: A Journey Through Strings and Stories in Eastsound

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