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Cendrillon
is an
opera
in four acts by
Jules Massenet
to a French
libretto
by
Henri Caïn
. Based on
Charles Perrault
's 1698 version of the
Cinderella
fairy tale, it follows a young woman who meets and falls in love with a prince owing to help from her
fairy godmother
. The opera has been performed numerous times since its 1899 premiere at the
Salle Favart
, and several recordings have been produced.
Poster:
Émile Bertrand
; restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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