La Cenerentola
The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instantly attracted to each other. When the Philosopher, Alidoro, later takes Cenerentola (dressed in magnificent clothing) to the palace, Dandini (still posing as the prince) tries to talk of love to her, but Cenerentola rejects him, saying that she is in love with his 'valet'. Ramiro, who has overheard this comment, is overjoyed, and immediately proposes to her, but Cenerentola says that he must first seek her out and then, if he still felt the same way, she would marry him. She gives him one of a matching pairs of bracelets, telling him to look for its companion on her right arm (she then leaves the palace). Ramiro ends the masquerade, and he and Dandini resume their true identities. The Prince then sets out on his quest - little realising that destiny, in the form of a violent thunderstorm, is about to take a hand in the affair.
Top Cast
Frederica von Stade
Angelina / Cenerentola
Margherita Guglielmi
Clorinda
Laura Zannini
Tisbe
Paolo Montarsolo
Don Magnifico
Francisco Araiza
Don Ramiro
Claudio Desderi
Dandini
Paul Plishka
Alidoro
Claudio Abbado
Self - Conductor
Gioachino Rossini
Self - Composer
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Self - Orchestra
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Self - Chorus
