Il burbero di buon cuore

About the show

Ferramondo, a wealthy and bad-tempered old man, lives with his niece Angelica and nephew Giocondo. Angelica loves Valerio, but Giocondo’s wife Lucilla has spent the money needed for Angelica’s dowry. Giocondo proposes that Angelica enter a convent, while Ferramondo considers arranging her marriage to his friend Dorval. Misunderstandings about Angelica and Valerio fuel Ferramondo’s suspicions. Eventually Giocondo admits that Lucilla’s spending depleted their funds, and Ferramondo agrees to pay the dowry, let Lucilla stay in the household, and allow Angelica to marry Valerio.