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| ] in "La Cenerentola" <br>(video tape cover)]] | ] | ||
| '''''La Cenerentola''''' is a comic ] by ]. | '''''La Cenerentola''''' is a comic ] by ]. The libretto was written by ], based on the fairy tale '']''. | ||
| The libretto was written by Jacobo Ferretti based on the fairy tale '']''. | |||
| Rossini's ''La Cenerentola'' was first performed in Rome in ]. | Rossini's ''La Cenerentola'' was first performed in Rome in ]. | ||
| Rossini composed ''La Cenerentola'' |
Rossini composed ''La Cenerentola'' when he was 25 years old. He completed the opera in three weeks, following the success of '']'' the year before. "La Cenerentola" 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 ], its popularity rivalled that of the ''Barber'', but as the ] ] 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 ] ] became rare it fell slowly out of the repertoire. | ||
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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. | ||
| ⚫ | ==About the opera== | ||
| ⚫ | Angelina (Cenerentola) has a stepfather (Don Magnifico), and the traditional Fairy Godmother is replaced by Alidoro, who is a Philosopher and former Tutor to the Prince. Don Magnifico's spoilt and vain daughters are Clorina and Tisbe, who are very selfish and self-absorbed. | ||
| ⚫ | 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. Matching bracelets replace the traditional glass slipper as the means by which the Prince finds Cenerentola. The changes from the traditional fairy tale in ''La Cenerentola'' are because Rossini did not want magic to feature in his opera. | ||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| While Ramiro is disguised as a valet, Dandini (pretending to be the Prince) offers his "valet" as a marriage partner to whichever of the two sisters (Clorinda and Tisbe) he does not marry. Both sisters haughtily reject the offer of the "valet" (Ramiro) as husband, in terms which he later quotes back to them after he has resumed his proper position as Prince. | |||
| While Ramiro and Dandini are still pretending to be each other, Cenerentola tells the "Prince" (Dandini) that she is love with his "valet" (Ramiro). | |||
| ==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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| * ''Prince Ramiro'' - ] | * ''Prince Ramiro'' - ] | ||
| * ''Dandini'' (valet to the Prince) - ] | * ''Dandini'' (valet to the Prince) - ] | ||
| * ''Alidoro'' (tutor to the Prince |
* ''Alidoro'' (philosopher and former tutor to the Prince) - baritone | ||
| * ''Don Magnifico'' (stepfather to Cenerentola) - ] | * ''Don Magnifico'' (stepfather to Cenerentola) - ] | ||
| * ''Clorinda'' (Don Magnifico's older daughter) - ] | * ''Clorinda'' (Don Magnifico's older daughter) - ] | ||
| * ''Tisbe'' (Don Magnifico's younger daughter) - |
* ''Tisbe'' (Don Magnifico's younger daughter) - mezzo-soprano | ||
| * Courtiers from Prince Ramiro's palace | * Courtiers from Prince Ramiro's palace | ||
| ⚫ | ==About the opera== | ||
| ⚫ | Angelina (Cenerentola) has a stepfather (Don Magnifico), and the traditional Fairy Godmother is replaced by Alidoro, who is a Philosopher and former Tutor to the Prince. Don Magnifico's spoilt and vain daughters are Clorina and Tisbe, who are very selfish and self-absorbed. | ||
| ⚫ | 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. Matching bracelets replace the traditional glass slipper as the means by which the Prince finds Cenerentola. | ||
| The changes from the traditional fairy tale in ''La Cenerentola'' are because Rossini did not want magic to feature in his opera. | |||
| ==Categories== | ==Categories== | ||
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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. Rossini's La Cenerentola was first performed in Rome in 1817.
Rossini composed La Cenerentola when he was 25 years old. He completed the opera in three weeks, following the success of The Barber of Seville the year before. "La Cenerentola" 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, Ewa Podles, Jennifer Larmore, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Joyce di Donato, Bernadette Cullen 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.
About the opera
Angelina (Cenerentola) has a stepfather (Don Magnifico), and the traditional Fairy Godmother is replaced by Alidoro, who is a Philosopher and former Tutor to the Prince. Don Magnifico's spoilt and vain daughters are Clorina and Tisbe, who are very selfish and self-absorbed. 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. Matching bracelets replace the traditional glass slipper as the means by which the Prince finds Cenerentola. The changes from the traditional fairy tale in La Cenerentola are because Rossini did not want magic to feature in his opera.
Trivia
While Ramiro is disguised as a valet, Dandini (pretending to be the Prince) offers his "valet" as a marriage partner to whichever of the two sisters (Clorinda and Tisbe) he does not marry. Both sisters haughtily reject the offer of the "valet" (Ramiro) as husband, in terms which he later quotes back to them after he has resumed his proper position as Prince.
While Ramiro and Dandini are still pretending to be each other, Cenerentola tells the "Prince" (Dandini) that she is love with his "valet" (Ramiro).
Characters
- Cenerentola (Cinderella) - mezzo-soprano / contralto
- Prince Ramiro - tenor
- Dandini (valet to the Prince) - baritone
- Alidoro (philosopher and former tutor to the Prince) - baritone
- Don Magnifico (stepfather to Cenerentola) - bass
- Clorinda (Don Magnifico's older daughter) - soprano
- Tisbe (Don Magnifico's younger daughter) - mezzo-soprano
- Courtiers from Prince Ramiro's palace
Categories
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