“Glorious,”
raved the New York Times when Joyce DiDonato sang the title role
of Cendrillon at the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her
performance was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the first time ever,
Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, with
DiDonato starring in the title role. She is paired with mezzo-soprano Alice
Coote in the trouser role of Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother,
and Stephanie Blythe as the imperious Madame de la Haltière. Bertrand de Billy
conducts Laurent Pelly’s imaginative storybook production.