In January of 1996 Rossini's madcap
La Cenerentola returned to Seattle Opera in a lively production directed by Linda Brovsky and featuring the Seattle debut of conductor Yves Abel. Sally Wolf sang Clorinda--the first of three high soprano roles in Rossini comedies she would perform in Seattle.

Laura Polvarelli (Cenerentola) and Gregory Kunde (Don Ramiro) in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 1996 © Gary Smith

Julian Patrick (Don Magnifico) in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 1996 © Gary Smith

Julian Patrick (Don Magnifico) in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 1996 © Gary Smith

Sally Wolf (Clorinda), Louise Marley (Tisbe), Robert Orth (Dandini) in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 1996 © Gary Smith

Sally Wolf (Clorinda), Laura Polvarelli (Cenerentola), and Louise Marley (Tisbe) in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 1996 © Gary Smith

Julian Patrick (Don Magnifico), Laura Polvarelli (Cenerentola), Gregory Kunde (Don Ramiro), Louise Marley (Tisbe), and Robert Orth (Dandini) in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 1996 © Gary Smith