Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Issue 5 - Cinderella

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 22 ACT II Magnifico fears for his daughters’ chances to marry the prince. Cenerentola, tired of being pursued by Dandini, tells him that she is in love with his servant. Overhearing this, Ramiro is overjoyed and steps forward, but Cenerentola says she will return home and doesn’t want him to follow her. If he really cares for her, she says, he will find her. Meanwhile Magnifico, who still thinks that Dandini is the prince, insists that he decide which daughter he will marry. Dandini reveals that he is in fact the prince’s servant, and Magnifico is furious. Magnifico and the sisters return home in a bad mood and order Cenerentola, again in rags, to prepare supper. During a thunderstorm, Alidoro arranges for Ramiro’s carriage to break down in front of Magnifico’s castle so the prince has to take refuge inside. Cenerentola and Ramiro recognize each other, and she asks him to forgive her family. At the prince’s palace, Ramiro and Cenerentola celebrate their wedding. Magnifico tries to win the favor of the new princess, but she asks only to be acknowledged at last as his daughter. Born to misfortune, she has seen her life change and invites her family to join her, declaring that the days of sitting by the fire are over. Courtesy of San Francisco Opera Synopsis continued Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera A scene from San Francisco Opera’s 2014 production of Cinderella.