from Act I, Scene 2 (sometimes performed at the beginning of the second act) of the Italian opera
La Cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto: Jacopo Ferretti
Role: Don Magnifico, baron of Monte Fiascone, father of Clorinda and Tisbe
Voice Part: bass Fach: buffo bass
Setting: The palace of the Prince
Synopsis: Don Magnifico has amazed others with his drinking capacity to the point that he has been pronounced the Prince's new steward. He decides that his first act of duty will be to write a proclamation banning the mixing of water and wine.