Composer: Massenet, Jules (1842-1912)

Willy Decker's enduring production gets smart treatment in a handsome revival.

In a highly effective stage presentation, the Minnesota Opera tells Jules Massenet’s story of two personalities whose spiritual journeys are like two ships passing in the night.

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

Laurent Pelly’s staging provided some of the most memorable moments in this performance of Cendrillon. 

Maxim Vengerov and Polina Osetinskaya’s marathon of Brahms sonatas showed off the composer at his most lyrical and dramatic.