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CendrillonMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Alice Coote was exceptional as the despairing then impassioned Prince |
 11 May 18 / Australian Book Review |
The Met’s excellent production of Massenet’s delectable Cendrillon |
| 2 May 18 / Seen and Heard |
A pleasant last première of the season at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 24 Apr 18 / Bachtrack |
French opera takes over New York |
| 24 Apr 18 / Wall Street Journal |
Laurent Pelly, Joyce DiDonato and company deliver exquisite evening of Massenet fairy tale |
| 24 Apr 18 / OperaWire |
Finally, Cendrillon gets to the Met, and it’s magical |
| 22 Apr 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Joyce DiDonato, deux fois Cendrillon |
| 20 Apr 18 / Forum Opéra |
It has taken more than a century for Cendrillon to reach the Met’s stage and its charm is a welcome addition |
| 19 Apr 18 / Classical Source |
French creampuff Cendrillon finally reaches Met with DiDonato |
| 19 Apr 18 / Broadway World |
A musical fairy tale |
| 17 Apr 18 / Opera Gazet (English) |
I want magic |
| 14 Apr 18 / parterre box |
The stepchild of Cinderella operas finally makes it to the Met |
| 14 Apr 18 / New York Times |
The Met’s ‘Cendrillon’ will make anyone love fairy tales…Yes, even ‘Frozen’ |
| 14 Apr 18 / New York Observer |
Unfractured fairy tales |
| 14 Apr 18 / Operavore | WQXR |
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Joyce DiDonato will sing the title role in the Met Opera's company premiere of “Cendrillon” — Massenet’s frothy, romantic, rarely done Cinderella adaptation.
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