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| At the first performance, the opera was received by hostility, but it soon became popular throughout Italy and beyond; it reached London in 1820 and New York in 1826. Through most of the ], its popularity rivalled that of the ''Barber'', but as the coloratura ] became rare it fell slowly out of the repertoire. | At the first performance, the opera was received by hostility, but it soon became popular throughout Italy and beyond; it reached London in 1820 and New York in 1826. Through most of the ], its popularity rivalled that of the ''Barber'', but as the coloratura ] became rare it fell slowly out of the repertoire. | ||
| However, from the 1970s onward, as Rossini enjoyed a renaissance, a new generation of Rossini ]s such as ] |
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| ''La Cenerentola'' is part of the ]. | ''La Cenerentola'' is part of the ]. | ||
| There are a number of recordings of it, and it is regularly performed. | There are a number of recordings of it, and it is regularly performed. | ||
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| In the opera version, Cenerentola (Cinderella) has a Step-Father (Don Magnifico), instead of the traditional Step-Mother, and the traditional Fairy Godfather is replaced by Alidoro (Philosopher and Tutor of the Prince). Prince Ramiro and his valet, Dandini, change places so that the Prince can find a bride who will love him for himself, and not for who he is. | |||
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La Cenerentola is a comic opera by Gioacchino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacobo Ferretti based on the fairy tale Cinderella. It was first performed in Rome in 1817.
Rossini composed La Cenerentola at age 25 in some three weeks, following the success of The Barber of Seville the year before. It is considered to have some of his finest writing for solo voice and ensembles.
At the first performance, the opera was received by hostility, but it soon became popular throughout Italy and beyond; it reached London in 1820 and New York in 1826. Through most of the 19th century, its popularity rivalled that of the Barber, but as the coloratura contralto became rare it fell slowly out of the repertoire. However, from the 1970s onward, as Rossini enjoyed a renaissance, a new generation of Rossini mezzo-sopranos such as Cecilia Bartoli, Jennifer Larmore, Kathleen Kuhlmann and Ann Murray ensured the renewed popularity of the work.
La Cenerentola is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a number of recordings of it, and it is regularly performed.
Synopsis
In the opera version, Cenerentola (Cinderella) has a Step-Father (Don Magnifico), instead of the traditional Step-Mother, and the traditional Fairy Godfather is replaced by Alidoro (Philosopher and Tutor of the Prince). Prince Ramiro and his valet, Dandini, change places so that the Prince can find a bride who will love him for himself, and not for who he is.
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