Das Märchen von Aschenbrödel (Le Conte de Cendrillon)

Frank Martin Das Märchen von Aschenbrödel (Le Conte de Cendrillon)

The Tale of Cinderella (Das Märchen vom Aschenbrödel) is a 70-minute ballet with jazzy tones, composed by Frank Martin for a small orchestra of 32 musicians and 4 solo voices.
The libretto, written in German by Marie-Eve Kreis, is inspired by the Brothers Grimm’s version of the fairy tale. According to Frank Martin, their rendition « is closer to the true thoughts of a child – honest and cruel » compared to Perrault’s version, which he described as « written for already civilized and polite children, well-dressed and well-mannered. »
Storyteller Elodie Fondacci brings her own interpretation of the tale to the stage in French.

This concert is part of L’Odyssée Frank Martin.