Cendrillon: Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona

About the Event

Jules Massenet's fairy tale Cendrillon will be performed this season at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona's famous Opera House. Enjoy a star‐studded cast including world renowned mezzo‐soprano Joyce DiDonato.

Jules Massenet's score makes it perfectly clear: Cendrillon is a fairy tale. This evocative haven of sound accompanies a mise en scène reminiscent of the sumptuousness of French operetta and the sense of magic and surprise of a Disney classic. Touches of irony avert the danger of sugariness and there are well‐aimed nods to comics. The production – Pelly's tribute to Perrault and his immortal tale – is a book of fairy tales that come to life, in which literature, music and drama combine to conjure up an entrancing and delectable world.

Conductor:
Andrew Davis

Stage director:
Laurent Pelly

Scenography:

Barbara de Limburg

Costume:

Laurent Pelly

In collaboration with Jean‐Jacques Delmotte

Lighting:

Duane Schuler

Choreography:
Laura Scozzi

New co‐production:

Gran Teatre del Liceu / Royal Opera House Covent Garden (London) / Théâtre
 Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels) / Opéra de Lille

Cast:
Joyce DiDonato, Annick Massis, Alice Coote, Ewa Podlés, Laurent Naouri, Cristina Obregon, Marisa Martins, Luis Cansino and others.
(20, 23, 27 and 30 December 2013; 2 and 5 January 2014)

Karine Deshayes, Eglise Gutiérrez, Michèle Losier, Doris Lamprecht, Marc Barrard and others.
(22 and 28 December 2013; 3 and 7 January 2014)

Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

In some areas of the Gran Teatre del Liceu it is possible to be seated with a partially obstructed view of the stage. The Gran Teatre del Liceu recommends Zone 2 for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance. The stage is not visable from seats starting in row 2 of Zone 8. A monitor is provided for following the performance in this section. Only available for operas.