A pompous character in this opera describes his dream about a donkey which grows feathers and flies to the top of a steeple in the aria "Miei rampolli femminini."
A pompous character in this opera describes his dream about a donkey which grows feathers and flies to the top of a steeple in the aria "Miei rampolli femminini." At the end of its opera, its female lead rejoices at her good fortune in the aria "Non piu mesta." Throughout this opera, its main character sings "Un volta c'era un re," a wistful aria about a king who marries a young girl like her. In its first act, Alidoro disguises himself as a beggar and is given food by its main character, who later gives its male lead one of her matching bracelets and tells him to find her. This opera is set in the house of Don Magnifico, who hopes that Prince Ramiro will marry one of his mean-spirited daughters Clorinda and Tisbe. However, the prince ends up falling in love with the title character, Angelica. For 10 points, name this Rossini opera based on a fairy tale about an oppressed woman forced to work as a maid.
A pompous character in this opera describes his dream about a donkey which grows feathers and flies to the top of a steeple in the aria "Miei rampolli femminini."
Cinderella [or La Cenerentola]