The philosopher Alidoro sets the plot into action when he tells Don Ramiro that a beautiful servant girl lives in the Baron's decrepit castle.
The first act ends with a comic interlude in which the newly appointed chief butler tastes thirty wines and then gives some pointers on cellar management. It opens with an overture borrowed from the composer's previous opera, La Gazetta, and a father waking up to recall his dream of future riches. The valet, Dandini, [*] succeeds in fooling Don Magnifico's family and this work's other key moments include the singing of the sextet "Is it You" and the overturning of a carriage. The philosopher Alidoro sets the plot into action when he tells Don Ramiro that a beautiful servant girl lives in the Baron's decrepit castle. Featuring the cavatina, "Just one hour in the Prince's palace," FTP, identify this work by Rossini whose roles include Clorinda and Thisbe, the two evil step-sisters to the title character.
The first act ends with a comic interlude in which the newly appointed chief butler tastes thirty wines and then gives some pointers on cellar management.
{Cenerentola} or {Cinderella}