Ep. 99: Massenet's Cendrillon with Desirée Mays
Laurent Pelly, director of the Met's premiere pro…
April 25, 20181h 0m
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Show Notes
Laurent Pelly, director of the Met's premiere production of CENDRILLON, took inspiration from the pages of a classic storybook when creating his fanciful staging. In this episode, Desirée Mays traces the history of the Cinderella fairytale, explores how Massenet's operatic version of the story reflects his musical voice and French style, and compares elements of Massenet's work with Rossini's Italian operatic version of the same story, LA CENERENTOLA.