The operas 'La Cenerentola' by Rossini and 'Cendrillon' by Massenet are based on the fairy tale Cinderella by whom?
Cendrillon (Isouard) Cendrillon (Isouard) Cendrillon ("Cinderella") is a French opera in three acts by the Maltese-born composer Nicolas Isouard. It takes the form of an "opéra comique" with spoken dialogue between the musical numbers, although its authors designated it an "opéra féerie". The libretto, by Charles Guillaume Etienne, is based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Cinderella". The work was first performed by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Feydeau in Paris on 22 February 1810. "Cendrillon" was a success throughout Europe until its popularity was eclipsed by that of Rossini's opera on the Cinderella theme, "La Cenerentola" (1817). Cendrillon is the stepdaughter of
Cendrillon Cendrillon Cendrillon ("Cinderella") is an opera—described as a "fairy tale"—in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Caïn based on Perrault's 1698 version of the Cinderella fairy tale. It was given its premiere performance on 24 May 1899 in Paris. The "New Grove Dictionary of Opera" notes that Massenet's sense of humour and wit is more evident in this work, and the use of recurrent motifs is more discreet, while the love music "reminds us how well Massenet knew his Wagner". Albert Carré (director of the Opéra-Comique and producer of the first staging) persuaded the composer