Updating can work nicely in opera, provided that pieces of the concept look organic, rather than imposed, throughout the work. New York City Opera's new production of Massenet's "Cendrillon" (1899), ...
Cendrillon, Jules Massenet’s French opera version of “Cinderella,” premiered in Paris in 1899 but is just now making its debut at Lyric Opera. What took so long? Changing taste in opera, with a turn ...