
Cinderella 1960
Cast aside from her family…
…Cinderella dreams of a new life. After a twist of fate, she meets Prince Ramiro. Charmed by her goodness, the Prince asks her to marry. She challenges him, and if he can win, she will be his bride.
Synopsis
Act I
The opera is loosely based on the famous fairy tale. Cinderella is working as a servant in her step-father’s house, which she occupies with her two ugly step-sisters, Clorinda and Thisbe. Alidoro, a philosopher and counsellor to Prince Ramiro, enters, disguised as a beggar, and is immediately ordered out by the sisters. Cinderella, however, takes pity on him and gives him something to eat and drink. The servants of Prince Ramiro arrive to invite the sisters to a grand ball, and when Don Magnifico comes in, the sisters tell him of the invitation. He becomes excited at the opportunity of marrying one of them to the Prince. They all go off to their rooms to get dressed, and Prince Ramiro, disguised as his valet Dandini enters. He sees Cinderella and is immediately attracted to her beauty and innocence (as she is to him), but the sisters quickly call her away to help them with their finery. Dandini arrives disguised as the Prince and, although his social gaffes amuse Ramiro, Don Magnifico and his two ugly daughters are completely captivated. Cinderella begs her step-father to be allowed to go to the ball-for only an hour-but he refuses, saying she is a servant. Alidoro asks if there are not supposed to be three daughters in the house, but Magnifico says the other daughter is dead. All of them go off to the ball, and Alidoro tells Cinderella he will see to it that she goes also.
In a room in the palace Dandini and Ramiro wonder why Alidoro suggested they go to Magnifico’s house, since both the daughters are so ugly. The sisters descend on the “Prince,” each hoping to snare him, but suddenly Alidoro announces the arrival of an unknown lady of great beauty. Ramiro thinks he recognizes her voice, and the sisters exclaim on how much she looks like their servant, Cinderella, and are highly annoyed at her unwelcome intrusion.
Act II
The two sisters quarrel as to which one should get the Prince and which one he loves. Dandini meanwhile has been smitten with the beautiful unknown lady and (as the Prince) proposes to her. Cinderella, however, declines his offer, saying she is in love with his valet. Ramiro, who has been listening, is overjoyed and himself proposes, but Cinderella says he must find out who she is, and she gives him a bracelet which matches one she wears, then leaves. Magnifico comes in and asks the “Prince” if he has chosen his bride. Dandini determines exactly how much dowry Magnifico will pay and then tells him that he is not the Prince, but only a valet in disguise. Magnifico is furious.
Cinderella has returned to her duties as a servant, and Magnifico and his daughters are convinced that she could not have been the unknown lady who came to the ball. A storm arises, and Dandini (now a valet) and the Prince take refuge in Magnifico’s house. Magnifico orders Cinderella to bring the Prince a chair, and she brings it to Dandini. Magnifico corrects her, and she realizes with whom she is in love. In her embarrassment, she allows Ramiro to see the matching bracelet on her arm. Ramiro claims her as his bride, much to the discomfiture of the sisters and of Don Magnifico.
At the gala wedding ceremony Cinderella, good-hearted as always, asks that her step-father and step-sisters be forgiven, and the opera ends happily.
Artists

Helen Vanni
Mezzo-soprano
Cinderella
Helen Vanni
Hometown: Davenport, IA
SFO Debut:
Tessa, The Gondoliers, 1960
Past Seasons:
Countess Olga Sukarev, Fedora, 1977
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976 (August 24)
Hero, L’Egisto, 1976
Constance Fletcher, The Mother of Us All, 1976
Mistress Alice Ford, Falstaff, 1975
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1973
Mrs. Coyle, Owen Wingrave, 1973
Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Smeton, Anna Bolena, 1970
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1969
Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1968 (July 2 – 12)
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Rosina, The Barber of Seville, 1967
Cinderella, Cinderella, 1966
Clairon, Capriccio, 1966
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1965
Rosina, The Barber of Seville, 1965
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1963 (July 6 – 10)
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Jocasta, Oedipus Rex, 1962
St. Catherine, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, 1962
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Cinderella, Cinderella, 1960

Loren Driscoll
Tenor
Don Ramiro
Loren Driscoll
Hometown: Midwest, WY
SFO Debut:
Ferrando, Così fan tutte, 1957
Past Seasons:
Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, 1970
Fisherman, Le Rossignol, 1970 (July 17 – 29)
Dionysus, The Bassarids, 1968
Armand des Grieux, Boulevard Solitude, 1967
Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, 1962
Eumolpus, Perséphone, 1962
Shepherd, Oedipus Rex, 1962
Eumolpus, Perséphone, 1961
The Handsome Mr. Hermann, News of the Day, 1961
Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, 1960
Don Ramiro, Cinderella, 1960
Edgar Linton, Wuthering Heights, 1958
Rodolfo, La bohème, 1958
Ferrando, Così fan tutte, 1958
Flamand, Capriccio, 1958
Brighella, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957
Count Almaviva, The Barber of Seville, 1957
Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, 1957

Peter Binder
Baritone
Dandini
Peter Binder
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
SFO Debut:
Prince Yamadori, Madame Butterfly, 1957
Past Seasons:
Dandini, Cinderella, 1960
Germont, La traviata, 1960 (July 20 – 30)
Giuseppe Palmiere, The Gondoliers, 1960
Figaro, The Barber of Seville, 1959 (July 22 – 24)
Prince Yamadori, Madame Butterfly, 1959
Rochford, Anna Bolena, 1959
Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, 1959
Dandini, Cinderella, 1958
Ford, Falstaff, 1958
Guglielmo, Così fan tutte, 1958
Harlequin, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957
Joash, The Tower, 1957
Figaro, The Barber of Seville, 1957
Guglielmo, Così fan tutte, 1957

Andrew Foldi
Bass-baritone
Don Magnifico
Andrew Foldi
Hometown: Budapest, Hungary
SFO Debut:
Doctor Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 1957
Past Seasons:
Speaker, The Magic Flute, 1980
A Struggling Soul, Die Jakobsleiter, 1980
Schigolch, Lulu, 1979
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976
Schigolch, Lulu, 1974
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
Director, La bohėme, 1964
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1963
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
Benoit, La bohème, 1961
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Baron d’Houdoux, News of the Day, 1961
Don Magnifico, Cinderella, 1960
Master Spinelleccio, Gianni Schicci, 1960
Tiresias, Oedipus Rex, 1960
Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Henry VIII, Anna Bolena, 1959
Osmin, Abduction from the Seraglio, 1959
Doctor Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 1959
Benoit/Alcindoro, La bohème, 1958
Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, 1958
Pistol, Falstaff, 1958
Don Magnifico, Cinderella, 1958
Uberto, La serva padrona, 1957
Truffaldin. Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957

Jeanette Scovotti
Soprano
Clorinda
Jeanette Scovotti
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Gianetta, The Gondoliers, 1960
Past Seasons:
Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute, 1969
Nightingale, Le Rossignol, 1969
Gilda, Rigoletto, 1966
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
Gilda, Rigoletto, 1964 (August 26 – 29)
Nightingale, Le Rossignol, 1962
Clorinda, Cinderella, 1960
Lauretta, Gianni Schicchi, 1960

Elaine Bonazzi
Mezzo-soprano
Thisbe
Elaine Bonazzi
SFO Debut:
Mrs. Linton, Wuthering Heights, 1958
Past Seasons:
Mrs. Peachum, The Beggar’s Opera, 1992
Herodias, Salome, 1976
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1976 (August 12 – 18)
Old Woman, Yerma, 1971
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1971
Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1971
Herodias, Salome, 1967
Baba the Turk, The Rake’s Progress, 1966
Countess Geschwitz, Lulu, 1964
La Chatte\ La tasse Chinoise\ La Libellule, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
Zita, Gianni Schicci, 1964
Carmen, Carmen, 1964 (July 18 – 25)
Countess Geschwitz, Lulu, 1963
La Chatte\ La tasse Chinoise\ La Libellule, L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Death, Le Rossignol, 1963
St. Catherine, Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Herodias, Salome, 1962
Baba the Turk, The Rake’s Progress, 1962
Mother, Mavra, 1962
Death, Le Rossignol, 1962
Mrs. Pick, News of the Day, 1961
Baba the Turk, The Rake’s Progress, 1960
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Duchess of Plaza-Toro, The Gondoliers, 1960
Zita, Gianni Schicci, 1960
Thisbe, Cinderella, 1960
Regina Giddens, Regina, 1959 (July 29 – 31)
Prince Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus, 1959 (August 7 – 18)
Smeaton, Anna Bolena, 1959
Thisbe, Cinderella, 1958

Norman Riggins
Bass
Alidoro
Norman Riggins
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1960, 1961
Past Seasons:
Bouncer/ Denver Politician, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Marquis d’Obigny, La traviata, 1960
Alidoro, Cinderella, 1960

Edith Jerell
Dancer
Premiere Danseuse
Edith Jerell
SFO Debut:
Premiere Danseuse, The Gondoliers, 1960
Past Seasons:
Premiere Danseuse, La traviata, 1960
Premiere Danseuse, Cinderella, 1960
Premiere Danseuse, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960

Robert Baustian
Conductor
Robert Baustian
Hometown: Storm Lake, IA
SFO Debut:
The Barber of Seville, 1957
Past Seasons:
Die Jakobsleiter, 1980
Pelléas et Mélisande, 1977
The Marriage of Figaro, 1976
The Cunning Little Vixen, 1975
Così fan tutte, 1975 (July 30)
La vida breve, 1975
L’Enfant et les sortilèges, 1975
The Magic Flute, 1974
Le Rossignol, 1973
L’Enfant et les sortilèges, 1973
The Marriage of Figaro, 1973
Pelléas et Mélisande, 1972
The Marriage of Figaro, 1971
The Magic Flute, 1971
The Marriage of Figaro, 1970
Le Rossignol, 1970
Le Rossignol, 1969
The Magic Flute, 1969
Die Jakobsleiter, 1968
Perséphone, 1968
The Elixir of Love, 1968
The Magic Flute, 1968
The Marriage of Figaro, 1967
Boulevard Solitude, 1967
The Barber of Seville, 1967
Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1966
Don Giovanni, 1966
Cinderella, 1966
The Marriage of Figaro, 1965
The Stag King, 1965
Lucia di Lammermoor, 1965
The Marriage of Figaro, 1964
L’Enfant et les sortilèges, 1964
L’Enfant et les sortilèges, 1963
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963
Don Giovanni, 1963
Mavra, 1962
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962
La traviata, 1962
Così fan tutte, 1962
The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
The Marriage of Figaro, 1960
Cinderella, 1960
The Barber of Seville, 1959
Abduction from the Seraglio, 1959
Cinderella, 1958
Falstaff, 1958
Così fan tutte, 1958
The Tower, 1957

Henry Butler
Director
Henry Butler
Hometown: Eureka, KS
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1957
Past Seasons:
Die Fledermaus, 1963
Madame Butterfly, 1963
Tosca, 1962
The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Carmen, 1961
La traviata, 1960
Cinderella, 1960
The Barber of Seville, 1957

Henry Heymann
Designer
Scenery
Henry Heymann
SFO Debut:
The Barber of Seville, 1959 (Scenic Designer)
Past Seasons:
Salome, 1967 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1967 (Costume Designer)
Don Giovanni, 1966 (Costume Designer)
Rigoletto, 1966 (Costume Designer)
La traviata, 1965 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1965 (Costume Designer)
La bohème, 1964 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Daphne, 1964 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Gianni Schicchi, 1964 (Costume Designer)
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1964 (Scenic Designer)
Carmen, 1964 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1964 (Costume Designer)
Rigoletto, 1964 (Costume Designer)
L’enfant et les sortilèges, 1963 (Scenic Designer)
Le Rossignol, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Don Giovanni, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Die Fledermaus, 1963 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Rake’s Progress, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Tosca, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Perséphone, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Oedipus Rex, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Renard, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Mavra, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Le Rossignol, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
La traviata, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Salome, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
News of the Day, 1961 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1961 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
La bohème, 1961 (Scenic Designer)
Carmen, 1961 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Perséphone, 1961 (Scenic Designer)
Oedipus Rex, 1961 (Scenic Designer)
The Marriage of Figaro, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Tosca, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Rake’s Progress, 1960 (Scenic Designer)
Oedipus Rex, 1960 (Scenic Designer)
Gianni Schicchi, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Cinderella, 1960 (Scenic Designer)
La traviata, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
The Gondoliers, 1960 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Regina, 1959 (Scenic Designer)

Patton Campbell
Costume Designer
Patton Campbell
Hometown: Omaha, NE
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1957 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 1969
Così fan tutte, 1969
Der Rosenkavalier, 1968
The Barber of Seville, 1967
The Rake’s Progress, 1966
The Barber of Seville, 1965
Così fan tutte, 1962 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
La bohème, 1961
The Rake’s Progress, 1960
Cinderella, 1960
Regina, 1959
The Barber of Seville, 1959
Abduction From the Seraglio, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Madame Butterfly, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Anna Bolena, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Die Fledermaus, 1959 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Capriccio, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Cinderella, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Wuthering Heights, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Falstaff, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Così fan tutte, 1958 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
La bohème, 1958 (Scenic & Costume Designer)
Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
The Tower, 1957 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
La serva padrona, 1957 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
The Barber of Seville, 1957 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
The Rake’s Progress, 1957 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)
Così fan tutte, 1957 (Scenic, Costume & Lighting Designer)

Thomas Andrew
Director/ Choreographer
Thomas Andrew
SFO Debut:
Choreographer/ Premier Danseur, The Gondoliers, 1960
Past Seasons:
Choreographer, Renard, 1962
Director/ Mercury, Perséphone, 1962
Choreographer, News of the Day, 1961
Choreographer, The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
Choreographer, Perséphone, 1961
Choreographer, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Premier Danseur, Carmen, 1961
Choreographer/ Premier Danseur, La traviata, 1960
Choreographer, Cinderella, 1960
Choreographer/ Premier Danseur, The Marriage of Figaro, 1960

Robert L. Benson
Lighting Designer
Robert L. Benson
Hometown: Abilene, TX
SFO Debut:
La bohėme, 1958
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 1961
Der Rosenkavalier, 1961
La bohėme, 1961
The Marriage of Figaro, 1961
News of the Day, 1961
Oedipus Rex, 1961
Perséphone, 1961
The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1961
Cinderella, 1960
Gianni Schicchi, 1960
The Gondoliers, 1960
La traviata, 1960
Oedipus Rex, 1960
The Rake’s Progress, 1960
The Barber of Seville, 1959
Regina, 1959
Cinderella 1960
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