Massenet: Cendrillon / De Billy, DiDonato, Coote, Podles, Lafont [DVD]
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy | Composer(s): Jules Massenet | Director: Laurent Pelly | Performer(s): Jean-Philippe Lafont, Eglise Gutierrez, Joyce DiDonato, Ewa Podles | Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus | Label: Virgin Classics | DVD9 | Picture format: 16:9 | Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 |
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Language(s): French | Subtitle(s): English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy | Composer(s): Jules Massenet | Director: Laurent Pelly | Performer(s): Jean-Philippe Lafont, Eglise Gutierrez, Joyce DiDonato, Ewa Podles | Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus | Label: Virgin Classics | DVD9 | Picture format: 16:9 | Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 |
File host: Share-online.biz | 5% recovery record | Run time: 165 minutes | 11.14 GB
Language(s): French | Subtitle(s): English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Recent Grammy award-winner Joyce DiDonato stars as Cinderella in the debut Covent Garden production of Massenet's Centrillon. DiDonato captures all hearts- not just Prince Charming's- in this enchanting, sophisticated retelling of the classical fairy tale. The charming production is by the famed French opera director Laurent Pelly. The Cinderella fairy tale as seen through the eyes of the belle epoque, Massenet's Cendrillon was first performed at the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1899 and its gorgeous score embraces pathos, pastiche, broad humor, subtle eroticism and sheer magic. In Summer 2011, its debut at London's Royal Opera House was built around mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who first took on the title role at the Santa Fe festival in 2006.
