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Once upon a time lived a girl called Angelina. Her wicked stepfather and stepsisters treated her as a servant and called her “Cenerentola”—”Cinderella.” One day, she met a prince. He loved her and she loved him. They married and lived happily ever after.
This is the story of Cinderella, or, rather, a witty retelling of the classic fairy tale. "La Cenerentola," the 1817 opera with a few comedic twists, was composed in less than three weeks by Gioachino Rossini.
Here, there is no evil stepmother, no fairy godmother, no pumpkin, no midnight curfew, and no glass slipper. Instead, there is an evil stepfather, a philosopher, and a bracelet....