Cendrillon
Opera by Jules Massenet
PromFest’s eleventh opera production in 2023 with the prizewinners of the Klaudia Taev Competition in the leading roles.
A co-production of PromFest, Kaunas State Musical Theatre.
The performance, including one intermission, lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Premiere on September 7th 2023 Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Lithuania
Cendrillon will be shown on the 10th and 12th of September in Theatre Endla in Pärnu, Estonia
Performed in French, subtitles in Lithuanian
A story about loneliness, human relationships, family, and longing to go where you can’t be at the moment – “there” where the grass is greener, the sky is bluer, human relationships are more beautiful and love is genuine.
Musical Director and Conductor – Erki Pehk
Stage Director and Choreographer – Jüri Nael
Set and Costume designer – Madis Nurms
Chorus master – Rasa Vaitkevičiūtė
Assistant Choreographer – Dainius Bervingis
Assistant Director – Olivier van den Hende
Lighting designer – Anton Kulagin
Video designer – Liudas Svirskas
Lucette (Cendrillon) –
Zuzanna Nalewajek (mezzo-soprano, Poland)
Madame de la Haltière –
Jomantė Šležaitė (mezzo-soprano, Lithuania)
Le Prince Charmant –
Abi Levis (mezzo-soprano, USA)
La Fée –
Eszter Zemlényi (soprano, Hungary)
Pandolfe –
Laimonas Pautienius (baritone, Lithuania)
Noémie –
Gabrielė Bukinė (soprano, Lithuania)
Dorothée –
Ieva Goleckytė (mezzo-soprano, Lithuania)
Le Roi –
Vladimiras Prudnikovas (bass, Lithuania)
The orchestra and chorus of the Kaunas State Music Theatre
Concertmaster of the orchestra – Povilas Grigas
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