Rossini’s La Cenerentola Opera DVD – Lori Landi , Oliviero de Fabritiis

This classic 1948 performance of Rossini’s retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale is performed by Fedora Barbieri with the Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Oliviero de Fabritiis.

This acclaimed film pairs the composer Gioachino Rossini’s operatic retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale with the theatrical panache & lush voice of Italian mezzo-soprano opera star Fedora Barbieri. Sung in Italian with English narration between arias, with libretto by Jacopo Feretti, La Cenerentola’s lively score is filled with opulently expressive arias performed by Rome Opera Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Oliviero de Fabritiis. Sung in Italian with English narration between arias