Gerardo Cabrera Munoz 5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Cenerentola ever. December 4, 1999 Teresa Berganza is the finest Rossini mezzo by far. Her voluptuous, sensuous, splendid voice is one of the miracles of the Century. She is both touching and brilliant, and can run those scales without looking back. For those young enough who didn't hear her in her prime, let me tell you that no other mezzo even compares, not Bartoli, not Von Stade, simply no one except Conchita Supervia, but she died in the 30's. Everything else is sensational in this recording, including of course the magisterial conducting of the then very young Claudio Abbado. The Bartoli/Chailly recording is very good, but this one is so much better. It's one of the finest Rossini recordings ever!