La Cenerentola

La Cenerentola is a comic opera by Gioacchino Rossini.

Synopsis

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.

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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.

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The changes from the traditional fairy tale in La Cenerentola are because Rossini did not want magic to feature in his opera.

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