For their major lyrical production of the year, the students of the Conservatoire de musique turn into princes, princesses, godmothers and stepmothers in this adaptation by Jules Massenet of Charles Perreault’s tale. Up there with Werther and Manon among the composer’s greatest successes, Cendrillon seduces with its lyricism, its emblematic tunes (“Que mes soeurs sont heureuses”, “Ah! douce enfant”, and “Enfin, je suis ici”), its sparkling colours and its streak of humour treated with delicacy and elegance in music by the composer. This musical fairy tale is presented three evenings with two distinct casts.
ARTISTS AND PROGRAM
L’Atelier d’opéra du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal in collaboration with l’Orchestre du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
Jacques Lacombe, musical director
Romain Pollet, leader and director
Isabeau Proulx-Lemire, production designer
Jules Massenet: Cendrillon
