Joyce DiDonato has made a name for herself with this role. Chance has it that this happens near the castle of Don Magnifico and so he seeks refuge together with Dandini. Two days before Christmas a censor had rejected their planned subject and now Rossini, Ferretti and the impresario Barbaja sat together to choose a new subject. Nacqui all affano … non piu mesta  –  Berganza. Hectic is spreading among the sisters, and they desperately chase Cenerentola back and forth to get prepared for the evening. She is in the kitchen singing the song of the king’s son, who is looking for a woman and had the choic of three at a time. Opera: Cenerentola, La Composer: Rossini Act: 2.15-4 Type: aria,ensemble,finale Voice: contralto or mezzo Language: Italian Roles: Angelina / Ramiro / Dandini / Magnifico / Alidoro / Clorinda / Tisbe Clorinda and Tisbe finally find the prince. Synopsis: Magnifico is in his room with his daughters. Synopsis: Meanwhile Dandini gives Ramiro  a report about the sisters, whom he calls “arrogance” and “vanity”. The two look at each other and feel strangely attracted to each other. Rossini certainly had a smile on his lips when he composed this sextet. Don Magnifico claims that the third daughter died. The resonance at the beginning was moderate. Ponnelle was a workaholic and produced over 300 opera productions in 25 years. He was pleased with it.” (source: Wikipedia). After a few weeks, the success set in and in the following years it became even more successful than the Barber. Listen to the opening scene in a version by Jean-Pierre Ponelle in a stylish production which is almost in black and white. Rossinis wrote a rousing opera in just 24 days. They take their anger out on Cenerentola. But they don’t know anything better than to be bitchy in front of Dandini. His fast  sung syllables, the Presto-Sillabato, were legends. Signor … Altezza in tavola .. Mir par d’esser sognando – Abbado. Another Concertato scene. Your email address will not be published. This piece is untypical for Rossini. Meanwhile, Don Magnifico has arrived in the wine cellar, where he dreams of becoming a princely cellar master. I, for my part, asked him: Would you have the courage to compose it?’ He: ‘When can I have a draft? Dandini, his valet, has disguised himself as a prince. Magnifico returns with his daughters. Nota bene: at the time of composition we are in the post-Napolitan era and the theme of the Restoration is highly topical two years after the Congress of Vienna. As a prelude he took his old overture from the opera “La gazza ladra”, recitatives and three pieces were written by Luca Agolini. He plays with the consonants grr, trr, rr to reinforce the feeling of amazement that follows the revelation of Cinderella. Dandini appears with his court. The aria is spectacular: it is peppered with difficult runs and high Cs. Teresa Berganza stood at the beginning of the Cenerentola Revival. Synopsis: Don Magnifico appears and the valet alias Don Ramiro announces the arrival of the prince. Synopsis: Alidoro returns to Cenerentola and invites her to the castle. Dinners is served and all have eyes only for the delicacies, except Ramiro and Cenerentola which are in seventh heaven. Ramiro is desperate, none of them is eligible, although Alidoro had told him about a charming girl. The next day I sent it to Rossini. The premiere took place in Rome in 1817. You will see another excerpt from Jean Pierre Ponelle’s comedic adaptation. Rossini and Ferretti called the work a “dramma giocoso”. Rossini was the king of the Crescendi. Dandini says that decision has been made and he asks Magnifico what lifestyle the chosen one should have. Tratto dalla fiaba di Charles Perrault "Cenerentola", quest'opera sembra rifarsi al libretto di altre due opere, "Cendrillon" di Charles Guillaume Etienne e "Agatina, o la virtù premiata" di Stefano Pavesi. Dandini tells them that he can’t marry two at the same time. Nacqui all affano … non piu mesta  –  Bartoli. I drank another glass of tea, agreed to the price and ran home. Dandini identifies himself as a valet and chases Don Magnifico away, who must realize the deception. So he will find her and see who she is and where she lives. Her voice with the fast vibrato is very memorable and her interpretation is enchanting, even if her coloraturas do not come close to those of Berganza or Bartoli. The quintet begins with a canon, and then changes into a beautiful contrapuntal quintet, which is first sung out very melodiously and then becomes more and more chaotic until total confusion is taking over. Everything will turn to the best for her today. Cenerentola because in the end she is ready to forgive, and Alidoro because he helps a regent to become an enlightened monarch. Apparently effortlessly she sings her way through this aria. Rossini, who had climbed into bed to be able to think better, sat up as straight as Aligheris Farinata. Un segreto d’importanza  –  Spagnoli / Corbelli. Ramiro order to get the carriage ready so that he can start searching right away. Watch it in an funny excerpt from the Ponnelle film adaptation. The sisters want to chase him away. After the one-time sale of their work to the theater impresario, they no longer had any exploitation rights and had to write new operas on an ongoing basis to generate income. Synopsis:  The axle of the carriage Ramiros is broken. Alidoro appears in his role as minister. She hands him over a bracelet and leaves the castle and asks him to look for her who is wearing the other piece of jewellery. She embraces her relatives and everyone is moved by her generosity. Juan Diego Florez is the great Rossini tenor of our time. Time stands still and the whole ensemble sings a beautifully ornamented quintet. Giacomo Ferretti took Charles Perrault’s Cendrillon as a basis (which was written 150 years before the Brother Grimm’s version) and partly changed the staff (for example, the wicked stepmother became an impoverished gentry family) and removed everything magical. In this recording you first hear the virtuoso coloraturas of Cecilia Bartoli, this great exceptional artist. Ferretti had prepared a list of 20 themes, but none of them were financially or artistically suitable. Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Land des Lächelns), Dies Bildnis ist wunderschön (Zauberflöte), Madamina, il catalogo, Catalogue Aria (Don Giovanni), Unis dès la plus tendre enfance (Iphigenia). Synopsis: Also Don Magnifico, who just comes from the wine cellar is dumbfounded. So all but Cenerentola make their way to the castle. Thus Ramiro is an enlightened prince, in contrast to the spirit of the times, which got more autocratic again. And another crescendo. Ramiro, who overhears them, rushes out overjoyed and proposes to her. Questo e un nodo avviluppato (Sestetto)  –  Abbado/Alva/Berganza. He reminds the two, whoever becomes Princess, not to forget him. Watch a hilarious staging form the paris opera. “Would you have the courage to write me a Cinderella? They invite the sisters to the castle the same evening. When Rossini wrote Cenerentola, he was 25 years old and it was already his twentieth opera. In reality it is Alidoro the wise advisor of Don Ramiro. Peter Lutz, opera-inside, the online opera guide to LA CENERENTOLA by Gioacchino Rossini. Cenerentola can’t believe her luck when she arrives at the prince’s castle. Ramiro wants to meet the daughters of the house. In his fach, Juan Diego is the best tenor in the world. Synopsis: Cinderella would also like to go to the castle in the evening and asks Don Magnifico for permission. Tutto e un deserto…un soave non so che  –  von Stade / Araiza. The singers around Teresa Berganza thus triggered a renaissance of this opera. Her duet with Don Ramiro is by Rossnian standards almost quiet. Come un’ape ne’ giorni d’aprile  –  Desderi. This aria is incredibly virtuoso and difficult. Then the beautiful quintet “nel volto estatico” (6:30) unwinds. Also this appearance of Cenerentola is calm. To present the Cenerentola as a modest girl, he lets her sing a piece completely without ornaments. This concertato, a standstill, is one of the famous passages of this opera. Magnifico explains that she is only an ordinary maid. He has the task of researching the character of those who are willing to marry. Synopsis: Magnifico wants to know from Dandini when the choice will be made. The American is doing great masterclasses. The two sisters are upset about the new competition. He wrapped himself in his blanket, stretched out his limbs and, like the gods in Homer, fell asleep peacefully. Synopsis: In the castle of Don Ramiro. Enzo Dara was a great buffo bass. Her Cenerentola of the sixties / seventies led to the rediscovery of this opera and today it belongs to the top 30 most performed operas. Alidoro is a product of the zeitgeist, he is a philosopher committed to Enlightment. He was a famous man all over Europe and his greatest success, the Barbiere di Siviglia, was not yet two years old. But Cenerentola gives him a task. He has just dreamed that his daughters will marry princes and that he will become ancestor of an illustrious family and, a desirable side effect: they would polish up his dilapidated finances. Miei rampolli femminini  –  Montarsolo/Abbado. But she rejects his advances, she is in love with his valet. Cenerentola feels pity and secretly gives him coffee. The minor key shows the sad life of the Cenerentola as domestic servant of the tyrannical sisters. Ferretti: “I got tired of making suggestions and was half asleep in the middle of yawning: Cinderella. She wants to forgive her stepfather and his sisters and offers them forgiveness. I walked back and forth in my bedroom with my arms crossed and criss-crossed, and when God willed it and I saw the picture in front of me, I wrote down the draft for La Cenerentola. When she lifts the veil, there is general amazement, one because they are delighted by the beauty and the two sisters because they believe to recognize Cenerentola. Synopsis: The sisters excoriate Cenerentola and Don Ramiro wants to remind the prince of his daughters. Dandini is still playing the prince and chatting with the sisters on behalf of Ramiro to check them for  Ramiro. He wants to chastise Cenerentola for the presumptuous request, but Ramiro and Dandini intervene. Synopsis: In the dilapidated manor of Don Magnifico. Synopsis: Their stepsister Cinderella has to do all the work. Synopsis: Don Ramiro’s envoys have arrived at the manor. This appears in the characters of Cenerentola and Alidoro. The Congress of Vienna, which ended a few years earlier, restored the prerogatives of the nobility after the French Revolution. Cinderella enters the room. He is accompanied by a mysterious, veiled woman. Watch one she has done with that aria (see further below). Synopsis: Alidoro shows up. Everyone is amazed that it is Cenerentola. LA CENERENTOLA by GIOACCHINO ROSSINI – the opera guide & sy... https://opera-inside.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Opera-Inside-Cenerentola-Rossini-Handlung-Synopsis..png, https://opera-inside.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/opera-inside-wp.png, LA CENERENTOLA by GIOACCHINO ROSSINI - the opera guide & synopsis, EUGEN ONEGIN by PETER TCHAIKOVSKY – the opera guide & synopsis, DIE LUSTIGE WITWE by Franz Lehar – the opera guide & synopsis, LA CENERENTOLA by GIOACCHINO ROSSINI – the opera guide & synopsis. For many Cecilia is the best Cenerentola on CD. He has a list in his hand stating that 3 daughters live in the household. Corbelli was also a master of Presto-Sillabato. This evening he wants to choose the most beautiful as  his bride, the emissaries announce that he will visit themin a few moments. The unknown beauty is found. So the other would have to marry the valet, which the two reject with indignation. In the so-called impresario system, the composers of that time were forced to write a lot. He pays the two exaggerated compliments and Don Magnifico already sees himself as the winner. Cecilia Bartoli’s interpretation sparkles with her joy of singing. Magnifico describes extreme waste. DG with Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Paolo Montarsolo under the direction of Claudio Abbado with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Scottish opera chorus. Ramiro rejects him mockingly and the three have to watch stunned as the Prince takes Cenerentola to the castle. Il melodramma giocoso di Gioachino Rossini, La Cenerentola ossia La bontà in trionfo, è un'opera lirica basata sul libretto di Jacopo Ferretti. The sisters threaten her with beatings if she doesn’t stop with the song. He chose not pride, not beauty, but the one with the good heart. Montarsolo was an outstanding actor. Rossini later added to the work and today the work is performed without Agolini’s pieces. Rossini did not set it until a year after the premiere, possibly because the singer of the premiere was not technically versed enough. His death was tragic, he fell into the orchestra pit during rehearsals and died a few weeks later of heart failure. There good mocha replaced the Jamaica tea. Synopsis: Ramiro appears. Magnifico is a classic Buffo role. Synopsis: Cinderella’s back in the house. When composing the Cenerentola, Rossini had to improvise once again due to time constraints. When Rossini wrote the Cenerentola, he was 25 years old and it was already his twentieth opera. A beggar knocks on the door. Musicologists ennobled the composer with the technical term “Rossini crescendo”. They appear and again chase Cenerentola. He may even be the best Rossini tenor since the World War II. I: ‘If I don’t fall asleep tomorrow morning.’ Rossini: “Good night! Each of the numbers of this opera is a great piece, especially the ensemble scenes are of the greatest mastery. The final stretta of the duet is sung magically by the two singers. Synopsis: Dandini is now also interested in Cenerentola. When Magnifico learns that Ramiro has shown up, he again hopes to fix a marriage with one of his daughters. See him from a live recording of the Met. Giacomo Ferretti, the librettist, wrote in his memoirs how it came to the choice of the story of Cenerentola. He was a famous man all over Europe and his greatest success, the Barbiere di Siviglia, was less than 2 years ago. Signora una parola (Quintett) – Bartoli / Dara / Corbelli / Mateuzzi. Conchita Supervia was a spaniard like Teresa Berganza and was responsible for a great revival of Rossini in the 1920s. Synopsis: The sisters wake their father. This opera, as we know it from Mozart’s Buffo operas, is about a social theme, it is a ambiguous comedy. La del ciel nell’arcano profondo  –  Pisaroni. His Don Magnifico was magnifico and the crescendo of this piece is magnifico too. No one is there. The melody with the crescendo becomes more and more tight, which triggers an enormous pull effect. A thunderstorm comes up. Nacqui all affano … non piu mesta  –  Supervia, Nacqui all affano … non piu mesta  – DiDonato. For them, Cenerentola was a comedy, but it was also supposed to hold a moral. The sisters Clorinda and Tisbe admire themselves for their irresistible charm. The prince is disguised as a simple valet. See and hear Juan Diego Flores in a legendary encore on the Met (which is rarely allowed). While Montarsolo was a formidable actor next to his good voice, Dara had the virtuoso humour in his voice. Claudio Abbado staged a groundbreaking recording of the Cenerentola in 1971 with the director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and the music historian Zedda. Cenerentola has to bring him a chair and Ramiro recognizes the bracelet on her hand. The piece begins inconspicuously and gradually gains intensity and culminates in a grand stretta. Rossini had a weakness for thunderstorm music, so you hear a lot of lightning and thunder from the orchestra pit. DECCA with Cecilia Bartoli, William Matteuzzi, Enzo Dara under the direction of Riccardo Chailly and the orchestra e coro del teatro comunale di Bologna. When Cenerentola wants to reply, Magnifico forbids her to speak.