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Conductor ACT I A storybook kingdom. Madame de la Haltière Bertrand de Billy refuses to let her stepdaughter, Cendrillon, attend a 2018–19 season Discover the recently ball at the palace that evening. After Cendrillon’s family Production announced 2018–19 Laurent Pelly leaves, her fairy godmother appears and conjures her Live in HD season. Set Designer a coach, a gown, and glass slippers. Cendrillon must Visit metopera.org/hd leave the festivities before midnight, and the glass for more information. Barbara de Limburg slippers will prevent her family from recognizing her. Costume Designer members get more Laurent Pelly ACT II Prince Charming is terribly unhappy with the Show your love for Lighting Designer party until Cendrillon arrives in all her finery. The two The Met: Live in HD Duane Schuler immediately fall in love, but at the stroke of midnight, by becoming a member Cendrillon hurries away. today! To join, visit CHOREOGRAPHER metopera.org/hdmember

Laura Scozzi I N T E R M I S S I O N For more information- Live in HD Director about the cinema season in ACT III Madame de la Haltière and her daughters Gary Halvorson the UK, visit return, complaining about the mysterious beauty who metliveinhd.co.uk Live in HD Host attended the ball. Alone with his daughter, Pandolfe Ailyn Pérez suggests to Cendrillon that they return to the country; the opera house however, once alone, the girl escapes into the forest. A new film by the FAIRY GODMOTHER Prince Charming and Cendrillon find each other in award-winning filmmaker Kathleen Kim the wood, and she tells him her true name, Lucette. Susan Froemke CENDRILLON They fall into an enchanted sleep. FROM 1 JULY 2018 Joyce DiDonato ACT IV Back at home, Cendrillon believes that the PRINCE CHARMING whole episode was a dream. A herald announces that Alice Coote the prince, hoping to find his beloved, is having women MADAME DE LA HALTIÈRE from all over the kingdom try on the glass slipper left Stephanie Blythe behind by the unknown beauty. Cendrillon and the PANDOLFE fairy godmother arrive at court, and the prince imme- Laurent Naouri diately recognizes Cendrillon. They declare their love, and everyone hails her as their future queen.

Cendrillon is produced in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie, Brussels; and Opéra de Lille. Original production by The Santa Fe Opera. Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund Additional funding from Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard

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