Cendrillon

Opera in 4 acts
Music by
Jules Massenet
Libretto by
Henri Cain
Language
French
Premiere
1897
Roles
  • Cendrillon (Cinderella)
    Soprano
    • Madame de la Haltière, stepmother of Cendrillon
      Alto
      • Contralto
    • Le Prince Charmant (Prince Charming)
      Soprano
      • Soprano de Sentiment
      • Falcon
    • La Fée (the Fairy)
      Soprano
      • Lyric Soprano
    • Noémie, stepsister of Cendrillon
      Soprano
      • Dorothée, stepsister of Cendrillon
        Mezzo-Soprano
        • Pandolfe, Cendrillon’s father
          Baritone/Bass
          • Basse Chantante
        • Le Roi (the King)
          Baritone
          • Le Doyen de la Faculté
            Tenor
            • Tenor Trial
          • Le Surintendant des plaisirs
            Baritone
            • Le Premier Ministre
              Baritone/Bass
              • Basse Chantante
            • 1st spirit
              Mezzo-Soprano
              • 2nd spirit
                Soprano
                • 3rd spirit
                  Soprano
                  • 4th spirit
                    Mezzo-Soprano
                    • 5th spirit
                      Soprano
                      • 6th spirit
                        Soprano
                        • Voice of the royal herald (off-stage)
                          Non-Singing
                          • Speaking Role