Cenerentola: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Once upon a time in post-war Rome: 13-year old Aurora, a gifted pianist, is the daughter of Valerio, a brilliant conductor. After Aurora's mother died, Valerio hired Irene, a single mother of two girls, to run the household. To Aurora's regret he decides to marry Irene. One day, Aurora happens to meet the boys next door, Freddy and Sebastian, the sons of a wealthy Italo-Austrian family. Freddy is an easy-going chap, though sometimes a little bit arrogant. His brother Sebastian is kind and shy, with a great ability to listen to and understand people, which makes him win Aurora's heart. However, Aurora's life is shattered when her father suddenly dies. Irene, the unloved stepmother, lays hands on the family's assets and turns her late husband's villa into a hotel. Aurora is unable to claim her right to inheritance until her 21st birthday. Irene makes her give up schooling and piano playing. Instead, she has to work as a maid in the hotel. Irene's own daughters, Lucia and Teresina, never miss out on an opportunity to tantalize the poor girl. Years later, Aurora has become a young woman. She secretly plays the piano on an improvised keyboard on the windowsill. The employees of the hotel keep her company and became her surrogate family.

Series details

• Title: Cenerentola
• Format: Scripted
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2011-10-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Rai 1
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40928
• IMDb ID: tt1781790
• TVDB ID: 256424

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-10-30; final listed air date 2011-10-31; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cenerentola on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.