La Cenerentola is my favourite Rossini. It has an excellent libretto that manages to make you believe in the familiar characters from the Cinderella story. This is one of Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's better opera films, maybe because it is an adaptation of a production at La Scala. As in all Ponnelle's film, the singers mime to their own recording, but at least they do it convincingly. Frederica von Stade is wonderful in the title role and she is ably supported by Francisco Ariaza as the prince

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