from Act II, Scene 1 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: After a mysterious beauty has arrived at the Ball, Don Magnifico and his daughters get together to discuss their plan of action. They are so confident that one of them will win the Prince that Don Magnifico believes he will be granted a high position of power in the Prince's retinue. He acts out a meeting between a female petioner and himself playing both parts.