For years now I’ve wondered about the appeal of Frozen, the movie and, most recently, “the musical.” What is it about this piece that so galvanizes tween girls and 20-something gay guys—that is, ...

In the soft glow of dim lights, the first note of the chamber orchestra called together a group of frazzled young women to center stage. It was impossible not to feel dropped into the middle of a ...

NEW YORK—Jules Massenet’s 1899 fairy tale opera “Cendrillon” (Cinderella) finally arrived at the Metropolitan Opera. It was clearly ladies’ night on stage with the glorious mezzo-soprano Joyce ...

A swarm of princesses totter on stage, got up like topiary on legs in every shade of scarlet, crimson, cerise, cochineal, each foolishly imagining Prince Charming must choose her as his red queen. At ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

Renri has been playing the Pokemon series as far back as Ruby/Sapphire and as such, her primary topics for strategy guides and lists usually involve Pokemon. She's also an avid Legend of Zelda fan, ...

UC College-Conservatory of Music's 2025-26 theatre season continues with fairy tale opera Cendrillon, playing Nov. 13-15, 2025 in Patricia Corbett Theater. Jules Massenet’s elegant score brings wit ...

Fiona Shaw stages Massenet’s flawed yet astonishingly beautiful opera as a surreal, modern-dress phantasmagoria The centrepiece of this year’s Glyndebourne tour is a new production by Fiona Shaw of ...

The story of Cinderella courses through the arts, but rarely more bewitchingly than in Jules Massenet’s opera “Cendrillon.” Its elves, sprites and Fairy Godmother weave their spells through the magic ...