Glyndebourne Festival - Cendrillon Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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CendrillonGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 |
Cendrillon gives Fiona Shaw an opportunity to take a long, hard look at the Cinderella story |
5 Nov 18 / The Observer |
Imaginative direction from Fiona Shaw even manages to avoid the tedium of the long ballet sequences in Massenet’s score |
18 Oct 18 / Express |
Cendrillon is a Glyndebourne success and a revelation in repertoire |
16 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
Cinderella entrances her gender-fluid Prince |
16 Oct 18 / The Guardian |
Massenet’s work becomes a complex modern-day fairytale |
16 Oct 18 / The Times |
Overwrought and over-thought |
15 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
The production is a delight |
15 Oct 18 / Music OMH |
A gender-fluid Cinderella concoction of sparkle and charm |
15 Oct 18 / Telegraph |
The predominantly female singers are strongly cast |
14 Oct 18 / Classical Source |
Production details
Cast
Le Saux, Pancrazi, Zwierko, Wettergreen, Melo, Bienek, Dazeley/Lhote
(c) Ward/Ridley (d) Shaw
Performance dates
13, 20, 22, 25, 28, 31 October, 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 23, 28 November, 1 December 2018 (various locations)
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