The Deceiver Deceived

About the show

Venetian senator Melito Bondi pretends to be blind to avoid the cost of becoming President of Dalmatia, but must maintain the deception as his family exploits it. Widow Lady Temptyouth helps Bondi's wife Olivia and daughter Ariana meet their lovers and seeks a wealthy husband for Lucinda, the illegitimate girl she raised. Bondi considers poisoning Olivia, then relents and permits Ariana to marry the penniless Fidelio.