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3 days ago · The broadcasts debuted on Dec. 25, 1931, with Humperdinck’s "Hansel and Gretel," and are now the longest-running classical music series in American broadcast history. The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues with Cinderella, Massenet’s gorgeous setting of the classic fairy tale.
6 days ago · Trending Video. NEWBURYPORT — The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues with “Cinderella,” Massenet’s gorgeous setting of the classic fairy tale.
May 28, 2024 · Cinderella vs Cinderella . ... One of the oldest musically-inspired adaptations of the classic tale is Jules Massenet’s 1899 French opera Cendrillon. Although it is not a musical, ...
May 9, 2024 · Jules Massenet (born May 12, 1842, Montaud, near Saint-Étienne, France—died August 13, 1912, Paris) was a leading French opera composer, whose music is admired for its lyricism, sensuality, occasional sentimentality, and theatrical aptness. The son of an ironmaster, Massenet entered the Paris Conservatoire at age 11, subsequently studying ...
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May 26, 2024 · This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows Stephanie Blythe, center, as the wicked stepmother Mme. de la Haltiere in Massenet's "Cendrillon," with Maya Lahyani, left, and Ying Fang as her ...
3 days ago · jules massenet - composer: matthew anchel - bass: stephanie blythe - mezzo-soprano: elizabeth brooks - mezzo-soprano: david chan - violin: lianne coble-dispensa
5 days ago · In 1888, Massenet orchestrated the work afresh, because the score and parts had been destroyed in a theater fire. He took the opportunity to make substantial revisions. The recording presents the opera in a version as complete as possible, giving us the 1888 version plus several short numbers from the 1872 original version that were ...
