By special request of Our Own DeCaffarrelli, and courtesy of Mike Richter, here’s a treat: a 1969 performance of La Cenerentola starring the delectable Teresa Berganza.

Rossini: La Cenerentola
San Francisco Opera
16 November 1969

Cenerentola: Teresa Berganza
Don Ramiro: Pietro Bottazzo
Don Magnifico: Paolo Montarsolo
Dandini: Renato Capecchi
Alidoro: Clifford Grant
Clorinda: Sheila Marks
Tisbe: Sona Cervena

Conductor: Charles Mackerras