Synopsis
The plot is almost identical to Don Pasquale by Donizetti. Don Andronico, an old miser, wants to marry his niece Bettina to another miser. Don Procopio, because he is worried that a young man will spend all her money. Bettina is however in love with Colonel Odoardo. Assisted by her aunt Eusebia and brother Ernesto they plan to thwart the old men. Procopio is terrified that Bettina appears to be a spendthrift and grasping and tries to get out of the marriage. When she insists he abandons the contract and flees, and Andronico consents to the union of the young lovers.
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