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In Bergamo, Arlecchino seduces Annunziata while her husband Matteo reads Dante, then invents a war to send Matteo away. Arlecchino returns dressed as a soldier, later escapes his wife Colombina, and provokes a theatrical duel with Leandro. After the townspeople’s comic procession, Arlecchino and Annunziata depart together, while Matteo continues waiting for his wife.
Artist Edmund loves Albertine but faces several rivals, including the revenant Manasse, his son Baron Bensch, and bureaucrat Thusman. A trial involving three caskets finally decides the bridal choice in Edmund’s favor.
Faust summons Mephistopheles and bargains away his soul for power. After seducing the Duchess of Parma and abandoning her, he confronts the consequences of his choices and tries to redeem himself by giving his life to her child, while Mephistopheles claims his body.
Kalaf, an exiled prince in disguise, decides to seek Turandot’s hand after finding a portrait left by a suitor who was executed. Turandot’s father, Emperor Altoum, laments her refusal to marry. Kalaf answers Turandot’s three riddles correctly and challenges her to discover his name and parentage; if she succeeds, he will leave. Adelma, Turandot’s confidante, knows Kalaf’s identity and offers to reveal it in exchange for her freedom. Turandot announces Kalaf’s name, and he prepares to depart, but she stops him and confesses that he has awakened her heart. The opera ends with an ensemble declaring that love rules all people.
In Bergamo, Arlecchino seduces Annunziata while her husband Matteo reads Dante, then invents a war to send Matteo away. Arlecchino returns dressed as a soldier, later escapes his wife Colombina, and provokes a theatrical duel with Leandro. After the townspeople’s comic procession, Arlecchino and Annunziata depart together, while Matteo continues waiting for his wife.
Artist Edmund loves Albertine but faces several rivals, including the revenant Manasse, his son Baron Bensch, and bureaucrat Thusman. A trial involving three caskets finally decides the bridal choice in Edmund’s favor.
Faust summons Mephistopheles and bargains away his soul for power. After seducing the Duchess of Parma and abandoning her, he confronts the consequences of his choices and tries to redeem himself by giving his life to her child, while Mephistopheles claims his body.
Kalaf, an exiled prince in disguise, decides to seek Turandot’s hand after finding a portrait left by a suitor who was executed. Turandot’s father, Emperor Altoum, laments her refusal to marry. Kalaf answers Turandot’s three riddles correctly and challenges her to discover his name and parentage; if she succeeds, he will leave. Adelma, Turandot’s confidante, knows Kalaf’s identity and offers to reveal it in exchange for her freedom. Turandot announces Kalaf’s name, and he prepares to depart, but she stops him and confesses that he has awakened her heart. The opera ends with an ensemble declaring that love rules all people.