The sistersвЂ™ weddings to their two suitors are proceeding when a military chorus in the distance signals the вЂreturnвЂ™ of Ferrando and Guglielmo from battle.Act One Two young couples are spending their summer on a Mediterranean beach, the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella and their fiancГ©s Guglielmo and Ferrando. He tries to console the two young men with his motto: вЂcos fan tutteвЂ™ (вЂall women are like thatвЂ™). Act II opens with Despina still attempting to convince the sisters to run off with the foreign men.Don Alfonso has now won his wager. Act I closes with the men drinking 'poison' in a plot to convince the sisters to fall for them. Disguised as foreigners, Ferrando and Guglielmo enter and begin their attempt at wooing the sisters, however the sisters resist their advances.

He says there is nothing that can be done to change this, and so the couples must bid one another farewell, but they swear that they will remain true to one another. Alfonso brings the news that Guglielmo and Ferrando have been suddenly summoned to serve military duty. Fiordiligi and Dorabella are happy to have two such splendid, strapping fiancГ©s. Guglielmo and Ferrando agree to the plan because they are so confident of their loversвЂ™ fidelity. But they would have to follow all of AlfonsoвЂ™s instructions during those 24 hours and promise not to reveal the plan to the sisters. Alfonso proposes a wager to Guglielmo and Ferrando: Alfonso bets 100 sequins that he could prove in just one day that Fiordiligi and Dorabella would be unfaithful.

While they wallow in heartbreak, Despina makes clear that she has no faith in the fidelity of men or soldiers. They reject DespinaвЂ™s advice not to take the temporary separation too hard. Despina encounters Dorabella and Fiordiligi in utter despair: without their betrothed life seems meaningless. Alfonso will soon again meet Guglielmo and Ferrando to give them new instructions.

Alfonso pretends he is a good friend of the two men and sings their praises to the women. In costume, Guglielmo and Ferrando now enter, declaring their respect and love to the two women. In just a moment, two strangers will appear that seek to court Fiordiligi and Dorabella.

Alfonso says not to count your chickens before they hatch. But when they are alone again with Alfonso, Guglielmo and Ferrando are in jovial spirits and think they have already won the bet. The women reject their advances. Guglielmo emphasized the advantages that he and his friend have to offer, saying that, with them, Fiordiligi and Dorabella will certainly be happy and satisfied.

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But Fiordiligi continues to reject Ferrando, saying she cannot be unfaithful to her betrothed, her thoughts are with him. Guglielmo wins over DorabellaвЂ™s affections, and after a brief time they soon give their hearts to one another. Alfonso encourages the women once again not to be standoffish and Despina supports him in this. The two young men sing a serenade to their pretend beloved. And in fact, they are slowly beginning to like the idea, but Fiordiligi prefers Ferrando and Dorabella Guglielmo, the respective other from the original couples.

Alfonso is ready to continue the game, for Guglielmo and Ferrando have to follow his wishes until the morning. Guglielmo sees that as womenвЂ™s true character, Ferrando in turn fears the mockery of Alfonso, but still feels attracted to Dorabella. While FiordiligiвЂ™s faithfulness, to GuglielmoвЂ™s satisfaction, seems unbroken, Ferrrando has to accept that Dorabella is clearly not quite as serious in her feelings.

When Guglielmo and Ferrando discover the marriage contracts and accuse the two women of betrayal, the sisters are forced to admit their unfaithfulness вЂ“ severe punishment would only be just. Despina admits to having dressed as a notary and playing along in the masquerade. The sisters are overwhelmed by the situation. Guglielmo and Ferrando, now having returned to their actual identity and form, greet their betrothed after just a day of absence. Fiordiligi and Dorabella are afraid of what will happen now.

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