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At a theatre in Avignon, the French director Casanova claims to love Italian music although he cannot speak Italian and is musically illiterate. After dismissing his French musicians, he auditions supposed Italian singers who are the same performers in disguise. The theatre’s singing director also poses as Italian while courting Casanova’s daughter; the disguises are exposed, and the company agrees to draw on both French and Italian traditions.
Cliton, a teenager intent on appearing wise, wants to arrange a marriage between his libertine father Merval and the sensible Rose, while he plans to marry Rose’s prudish aunt Élise. Rose is secretly in love with Cliton, so Merval persuades his son to marry her while he takes Élise; after comic confusion, Élise accepts the arrangement.
Dugravier leaves his country home to arrange marriages for Reine and Louise. While he is away, each young woman plans to meet her lover, and Julie favors Jasmin over Bertrand. When Dugravier returns unexpectedly, the three young men hide, then pretend to be the wealthy suitors’ sons and win approval for all three marriages.
At Corinth, Dircé prepares to marry Jason, who had taken the Golden Fleece with Médée’s help before abandoning her. Médée returns and demands that Jason return to her; he refuses, and she vows vengeance. Ordered to leave Corinth, she asks for one more day with her children and sends wedding gifts to Dircé. One gift poisons Dircé. Médée, Néris and the children take refuge in a temple; Médée emerges with a bloodied knife after killing her children, curses Jason and disappears as the temple burns.
At a theatre in Avignon, the French director Casanova claims to love Italian music although he cannot speak Italian and is musically illiterate. After dismissing his French musicians, he auditions supposed Italian singers who are the same performers in disguise. The theatre’s singing director also poses as Italian while courting Casanova’s daughter; the disguises are exposed, and the company agrees to draw on both French and Italian traditions.
Cliton, a teenager intent on appearing wise, wants to arrange a marriage between his libertine father Merval and the sensible Rose, while he plans to marry Rose’s prudish aunt Élise. Rose is secretly in love with Cliton, so Merval persuades his son to marry her while he takes Élise; after comic confusion, Élise accepts the arrangement.
Dugravier leaves his country home to arrange marriages for Reine and Louise. While he is away, each young woman plans to meet her lover, and Julie favors Jasmin over Bertrand. When Dugravier returns unexpectedly, the three young men hide, then pretend to be the wealthy suitors’ sons and win approval for all three marriages.
At Corinth, Dircé prepares to marry Jason, who had taken the Golden Fleece with Médée’s help before abandoning her. Médée returns and demands that Jason return to her; he refuses, and she vows vengeance. Ordered to leave Corinth, she asks for one more day with her children and sends wedding gifts to Dircé. One gift poisons Dircé. Médée, Néris and the children take refuge in a temple; Médée emerges with a bloodied knife after killing her children, curses Jason and disappears as the temple burns.