- 1899 
- This opera by Massenet was an immediate success at the time of the premiere in 1899 and enjoyed 50 performances the first year.
Chez Madame de la Haltière
In the hope of attracting the Prince’s attention, Madame de la Haltière and her daughters dress and leave for the ball. Pandolfe bitterly regrets his remarriage but nevertheless accompanies his wife, heartbroken though he is to leave Cinderella to her miserable lot. The girl unenthusiastically returns to her chores but soon falls asleep. While Cinderella is sleeping, the Fairy Godmother uses the opportunity to dress the girl in a magnificent gown, putting a glass slipper on her foot so that she will not be recognized. Cinderella promises to return at midnight and leaves for the ball.
Act 2
Chez le Roi
The guests try unsuccessfully to entertain the melancholy Prince. Ballet. Cinderella’s entrance attracts great attention. The young Prince and the girl fall in love at first sight, but soon midnight strikes and Cinderella must leave.
Act 3
Scene 1: Le Retour du Bal
In her haste, Cinderella loses her slipper. Returning home, Madame de la Haltière expresses her delight at the Prince’s seeming coolness which caused the unknown girl to flee from the ball. Cinderella is overcome with emotion. Regaining her senses, she evokes her dead mother and, weary of life, rushes beneath the Fairies’ oak to die.
Scene 2: Au Chéne des Fées
Unable to see each other, the lovers recognize one another by their voices. They implore the Fairy Godmother to remove the bush which she had placed between them. The Prince and Cinderella fall asleep in each other’s arms.
Act 4
Scene 1: La Terrasse de Cendrillon
Pandolfe emotionally witnesses his daughter’s convalescence. It is announced that the Prince is seeking the owner of the mysterious slipper. Cinderella regains hope.
Scene 2: Chez le Roi — La Cour d’Honneur
March of the Princesses. The Prince recognizes Cinderella and his love of life is renewed. Madame de la Haltière falls into Cinderella’s arms. “A happy ending is here for all,” concludes Pandolfe.
| Cendrillon | Soprano | F-H | |
| Madame de la Haltière | Mezzosoprano | F-M | Stepmother of Cendrillon |
| Le Prince Charmant | Soprano | F-H | Prince Charming |
| La Fée | Soprano | F-H | The Fairy |
| Noémie | Soprano | F-H | Stepsister of Cendrillon |
| Dorothée | Mezzosoprano | F-M | Stepsister of Cendrillon |
| Pandolfe | Bass | M-VL | Father of Cendrillon |
| Le Roi | Baritone | M-L | The King |
| Le Doyen de la Faculté | Tenor | M-M | |
| Le Surintendant des plaisirs | Baritone | M-L | |
| Prime minister | Baritone | M-L | |
| 1st spirit | Mezzosoprano | F-M | |
| 2nd spirit | Soprano | F-H | |
| 3rd spirit | Soprano | F-H | |
| 4th spirit | Mezzosoprano | F-M | |
| 5th spirit | Soprano | F-H | |
| 6th spirit | Soprano | F-H |