L'amore medico

• Arnolfo ( Arnulf ), a wealthy landowner ( bass)
• Lucinda ( Luzinde ), his daughter (Soprano)
• Clitandro (Tenor)
• Lisetta ( Lisette ), maid (soprano )
• A notary public (baritone )
• Four doctors (Tenor and Baritone three )
• Servants, farmers, musicians (chorus )

L' amore medico ( The Lover German as a doctor, literally about " love as a doctor ") is a comic opera in two acts by Ermanno Wolf- Ferrari. The libretto was written by Enrico Golisciani and based on the eponymous comedy ( original title L' Amour médecin ) by Molière. Premiere was on December 4, 1913, the Court Opera in Dresden in the German editor Richard Batka. The Italian was first performed in 1929 held in Turin.

Action

The pretty Luzinde is the pride of her father, the rich landowner Arnulf. Not for anything in the world he wants to lose it. Him shudder before the day is at the Luzinde tell him once that she had fallen in love with a man and intend to marry. Meanwhile, he has no idea that this event has already become true; because Luzinde raves for Clitandro. Although she has changed with him no words, but the looks that the two always throw speak volumes. As Luzinde her father gently suggests their intention he gets upset. He stays with his energetic rejection.

The maid Lisette wants to comfort her mistress. She talks a her an elaborate ruse. She should just lie in bed and imagine ill. No sooner said than done.

The worried Arnulf can call a doctor after another; but no one is able to help his daughter. Luzinde seems to have a very unusual disease. Since Lisette comes with an unidentified doctor and therefore stated that it had after a long search found the right specialist. This, however, is no other than that of Luzinde so prospective immelte Clitandro. He pretends to be a doctor of the soul and seems the seemingly ill to examine very thoroughly. The anxious father, he promises to fully heal his daughter. To achieve the goal, but she must go with him, the doctor, a sham marriage. Because Arnulf any means is justified not to lose his daughter, he can be tantamount to a notary, who put on a prenuptial agreement. As Arnolfo gradually sees his daughter is always cheerful, dwindle his worries then. Suddenly, however, he discovers that the doctor entwined leaves the house with his daughter. Now he realizes that he has been tricked.