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Gorgibus is forcing his daughter Célie to marry the wealthy Valère, but she is in love with Léon and he with her. However, A series of mistaken assumptions and quarrelling ensues after Célie faints in the town square and loses her locket with a portrait of Léon inside. Signor Deluso tries to revive her, leading his wife Clara to suspect they are lovers. When Signor Deluso finds Clara looking at the portrait in Célie's lost locket, he immediately assumes that the young man depicted is Clara's lover. In turn, Célie assumes that Léon has been unfaithful to her with Clara, and Léon assumes that Célie has been unfaithful to him with Signor Deluso. The maid Rosine arrives to sort everything out with the announcement that Valère has been secretly married to his maid for three months. Célie and Léon are now free to marry, and the various misunderstandings between the couples are cleared up. In the final lines of the opera, Signor Deluso addresses the audience: Have you ever seen such confusion? It seems conclusive evidence can lead to very wrong conclusions. So go home now and remember: Don't believe everything you see![2]
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