Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella

Soloists:

Francoise Joullié (Cendrillon), Dominique Lainé (Stepmother), Jayne Plaisted, Danièle Pater (Sisters)

Orchestra, choir:

Lyon National Opera Ballet and Orchestra

Conductor:

Yakov Kreisberg

Director:

Mans Reuterswärd

Choreographer:

Maguy Marin

Venue:

Lyon National Opera, Lyon

Maguy Marin's highly original and magical version of the Cinderella story was an unparalleled success throughout its world tour. Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times said that Marin's "vision reaches into the universal experiences of childhood—the pains and joys resonate with touching depth." In her beautifully childlike ballet version, the characters are living dolls onto which real human emotions are projected in a way that children identify with their own toys. The story unfolds in a dollhouse setting – the fairy godmother resembles a robot, Cinderella goes to the ball on a toy carriage, and the prince sets off in search of his new love on a rocking horse... The Lyon National Opera production features Françoise Joullié, Dominique Lainé, Jayne Playsted, Danièle Pater, and the magnificent Lyon National Opera Ballet. Yakov Kreisberg conducts the Lyon National Opera Orchestra.