Don Magnifico

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Don Magnifico is the vain, greedy stepfather and comic antagonist in Gioachino Rossini’s opera "La Cenerentola," a buffa reimagining of the Cinderella story.

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Don Magnifico canonical 6
abusive stepfather Don Magnifico 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic antagonist
fictional character
opera character
alignment villainous
appearsIn La Cenerentola
appearsInGenre opera buffa
appearsInLanguage Italian
associatedWithTheme greed
social climbing
vanity
basedOn Cinderella’s stepfamily figure
createdBy Gioachino Rossini
Jacopo Ferretti
fictionalUniverse La Cenerentola
firstPerformanceLocationOfWork Teatro Valle, Rome
firstPerformanceOfWork 1817
gender male
hasRelative Angelina
Clorinda
Tisbe
hasSocialStatus impoverished nobility
hasTrait boastful
comic
greedy
self‑important
vain
inspiredBy Cinderella fairy tale
isParentOf Clorinda
Tisbe
isStepfatherOf Angelina
isStepparentOf Angelina
librettoBy Jacopo Ferretti
medium stage
musicBy Gioachino Rossini
narrativeFunction comic relief
obstacle to Angelina’s happiness
nationalityInFiction Italian
notableMusicalNumber Miei rampolli femminini
Sia qualunque delle figlie
notableScene wine cellar dream monologue
occupation minor nobleman
roleInWork antagonist in La Cenerentola
stepfather of Angelina in La Cenerentola
seeks social advancement through his daughters
title Don
treatsCharacter Angelina poorly
workBasedOn La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Cenerentola character Don Magnifico
La Cenerentola character Don Magnifico
Angelina treatedBy abusive stepfather Don Magnifico
linked to: Don Magnifico
Angelina forgives Don Magnifico
Dandini associatedWithCharacter Don Magnifico
Tisbe hasRelative Don Magnifico
Tisbe hasParent Don Magnifico