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Composition history. According to the account given by librettist Jacopo Ferretti, the genesis of this work – whose literary and musical aspects were both created with surprising speed – began in December 1816. Rossini was in Rome and tasked with writing a new opera for the Teatro Valle, to be staged on Saint Stephen's Day.
La Cenerentola, ossia la Bontà in Trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) premieres on January 25 at the Teatro Valle. History repeats itself: As with Il Barbiere di Siviglia , the opera is initially given a frosty reception but soon becomes one of Rossini’s most beloved works.
Inspired by the fairy tale, Cendrillon, Cenerentola follows the story of a young woman who is forced to act as a servant to her mean stepfather and ungrateful stepsisters. Prince Ramiro is going house to house to find the most beautiful woman for his wife.
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Feb 12, 2023 · Young girl being forced to serve as a maid in her own home. Her family is cruel and treats her like a servant. But along comes a Prince and with the help of a fairy (…in Rossini’s opera he’s an old philosopher) she wins his heart.
La Cenerentola. A kind young owman forced to sweep the fireplace, a ludicrous pair of stepsisters hoping to marry a prince, and a happily-ever-after ending enabled by a certain iconic accessory: the opera La Cenerentola is instantly recognizable as the fairy tale “Cinderella.”
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La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cinderella. The opera was first performed in Rome's Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817.
An opera in two acts, sung in Italian. Music by Gioachino Rossini; libretto by Jacopo Ferretti, after Charles Perrault’s Cendrillon and librettos by Charles-Guillaume Etienne and Francesco Fiorini. Included in the 2013-14 season of HD Live in Schools. View guide.
La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini. Throughout the land, word has spread like wildfire—Prince Ramiro is searching for a bride! Despite the plotting of her wicked sisters, Angelina’s kindness and inner beauty win the day. There are no glass slippers in Rossini’s masterful take on Cinderella, just true love at its finest, set to a dazzling ...
Mar 17, 2017 · Gioachino Rossini's take on the classic fairy tale, Cinderella, his opera, La Cenerentola, is considered to be one of his greatest operatic achievements. The opera premiered on January 25, 1817, at the Teatro Valle in Rome, Italy and is set in late 18th century Italy.
