Glyndebourne Festival - Cendrillon Reviews
19 April 2024

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Cendrillon

Glyndebourne Festival


No. 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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