Rossini - La Cenerentola / Valentini-Terrani · Araiza · Dara · Trimarchi · Ravaglia · Schmiege · Corbelli · Ferro [Box set]

Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Gabriele Ferro (Conductor), Cappella Coloniensis (Orchestra), Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks (Orchestra), Lucia Valentini Terrani (Performer), Francisco Araiza (Performer), Domenico Trimarchi (Performer), Emilia Ravaglia (Performer), Marilyn Schmiege (Performer), Alessandro Corbelli (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Lucia Valentini Terrani, Francisco Araiza, Domenico Trimarchi, Emilia Ravaglia, Marilyn Schmiege, et al.
• Orchestra: Cappella Coloniensis, Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
• Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
• Composer: Gioachino Rossini
• Audio CD (February 8, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Sony Classical
• ASIN: B00000279I
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,715 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Sinfonia

2. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 1. No, no, no; non v'è, non v'è (No, no, no, there is no one at all)

3. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Una volta c'era un re (Once there was a king)

4. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 1. O figlie amabili (Oh lovely daughters)

5. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Cenerentola, vien qua (Cinderella, come here!)

6. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Recitative. Cenerentola, presto (Cinderella, quickly)

7. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Cavatina. Miei rampoli (My female offspring)

8. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Recitative. Sappiate che fra poco (You should know that shortly)

9. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scenes 3 & 4. Tutto è deserto (All is deserted)

10. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Scene 5. Recitative. Non so che dir (I don't know what to say)

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Disc: 2

1. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Finale 1. Scene 11. Zitto, zitto: piano, piano (Hush, hush: softly, softly)

2. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Finale 1. Scene 12. Principino, dove siete? (Princikins, where are you?)

3. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Finale 1. Scene 13. Venga, inoltri (Come along, come inside)

4. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Finale 1. Scene 14. Ah! se velata ancor (Oh, if while still veiled)

5. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Finale 1. Scene 14. Sprezzo quei don (I scorn those gifts)

6. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Finale 1. Scene 15. Signor... Altezza (My lord... Your Highness)

7. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 1. Finale 1. Scene 15. Mi par d'essere sognando (I seem to be dreaming)

8. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2. Scenes 1 & 2. Recitative. Mi par che quei birbanti (I have a feeling that those scoundrels

9. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2. Scenes 1 & 2. Aria. Sia qualunque delle figlie (Whichever one of you, my daughters)

10. La cenerentola (Cinderella), opera: Act 2. Scenes 1 & 2. Recitative. Dìe sogni ancor (Do you still think)

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meet Prince Charming, December 15, 2000

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Burton Rhode (northport, al United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rossini - La Cenerentola / Valentini-Terrani · Araiza · Dara · Trimarchi · Ravaglia · Schmiege · Corbelli · Ferro (Audio CD)

This is one of the classic Cenerentolas. Valentini-Terrani, with her deep rich mezzo voice, is second only to Simionato in this role. Araiza is the best Prince ever, with his voice sweeter and lighter than on his later recording with Baltsa, but still strong. I've never heard a better Rossini tenor and I've never understood why he is not more popular in the U.S. The supporting cast, especially Magnifico and Dandini, are great. This is a subtler, more serious Cenerentola than the Baltsa (just listen to Magnifico's false announcement that Cinders is "moire"--not hammed at all). A lot of fine points are brought out by the singers and orchestra. It lacks some of the fun bluster of the Baltsa (the stepsisters are not as humorous as we might like) and the storm is not so exciting, but it is superior on the whole to the Baltsa and the Simionato recordings.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasure for all Time, April 4, 2006

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Eric Erwin "Opera Fanatic" (Northern Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rossini - La Cenerentola / Valentini-Terrani · Araiza · Dara · Trimarchi · Ravaglia · Schmiege · Corbelli · Ferro (Audio CD)

After hearing Barber of Seville for the first time in High School, I became infatuated with Rossini's music, and searched everywhere for recordings of his other operas. I came across a recording of Cinderella ('La Cenerentola') at my college library-- Luigi Alva in the role of the Prince. It was a terrible disappointment (the singing, and I thought at the time, the music). And then one night, I watched the film of La Cenerentola by Jean-Pierre Ponelle. Frederica von Stade sang the title role, and a young lithe tenor named Francisco Araiza singing the role of the disguised prince. Never, and I repeat NEVER, had I heard such rich vocal tone, effortless agility, and masculine confidence in a tenor! And I have not since! I rushed to find a recording of Araiza singing the role to I could listen to the music over and over... and came across this magnificent recording on LP. (Araiza has since recorded this opera a second time with Agnes Balsta-- and it is excellent as well). Valentini-Terrani has a vibrant mezzo voice, and the Rossini Maestro Singer Enzo Dara sings the role of her step-father. But best of all, you get to hear the young Araiza in all of his glory! With this recording, you can hear why he became the most sought-after Rossini and Mozart tenor in the world during the 1980s. If you have this recording, I guarantee that you will listen to it over and over... a true operatic treasure!

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Cenerentola, August 5, 2008

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Jeff M. Marsh "Jeff M. Marsh" (Gurnee, Il USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rossini - La Cenerentola / Valentini-Terrani · Araiza · Dara · Trimarchi · Ravaglia · Schmiege · Corbelli · Ferro (Audio CD)

I first acquired this set on LP from CBS Masterworks, and it dates from 1980. Lucia Valentini-Terrani is ideal as Cinderella, and Enzo Dara is her stepfather, Don Magnifico. Francisco Araiza is Prince Ramiro, and Alessabdro Corbelli is Dandini. The Cappella Coloniensis is conducted on this set by Gabriele Ferro, who also recorded "L'Italiana in Algeri" with Miss Valentini-Terrani. I love this set, as Miss Valentini0Terrni is the perfect Cinderella, and the finale of the opera, especially, ought to be on a fan's iPod as well. YOu won't go wrong buying this. One note: this recording uses original instrumentation, so you can hear for yourself what an orchestra would have sounded like in 1817.