DESCRIPTION:
Marco Valerio singing Don Magnifico's first aria from Rossini's La Cenerentola at Nicholas Isherwood's masterclass in Paris on April 7, 2013.

Synopsis: After being awakened by his children, Don Magnifico curses them and then goes on to tell them all about the dream he had in which he was turned into a donkey. He then goes on to interpret his dream, finishing with the idea that the dream predicts the family's rise to royalty.