1800 to the 1950s. Francesco Lanzillotta conducted the Teatro San Carlo orchestra and chorus. The opera was performed again in July 2015 at the Festival della Valle d'Itria. The performance there (with a new cast) was recorded live and released in 2016 on the Dynamic label. Roles Synopsis Setting: A village near Naples in the early 19th century Act 1 The opera opens inside Bartolaccio's inn. The road to Naples with hills in the distance can be seen through the inn's entrance. Bartolaccio's daughter Fiorina is at her spinning wheel in the dining room, while Bartolaccio and his head waiter Carletto scurry about serving the guests. Roberto, an artist staying at the inn, sits to one side of the room painting at his easel and seemingly uninterested in the goings-on. Unbeknownst to all, he is really the wealthy Count de Ridolfi in disguise. Bartolaccio accuses Fiorina of flirting with all the men present and orders her to take her spinning wheel into the kitchen. Roberto remonstrates with him for his harsh behaviour as does Fiorina. Later Fiorina and Carletto declare their love for each other. When they tell Bartolaccio, he adamantly refuses to consent to the marriage, vowing he will only allow Fiorina to marry a wealthy man. He orders Carletto out of the inn, but the young man manages to sneak into the cellar instead. At this point Don Checco Cerifoglio bursts into the inn. Poorly dressed and completely frazzled, he is on the run from a bailiff pursuing him for the many debts he owes to Count de Ridolfi. During a lengthy exchange between Don Checco and Bartolaccio who comes to take his dinner order, Bartolaccio becomes convinced that Don Checco is really Count de Ridolfi. The count is known to travel around his dominion in disguise to observe his subjects. Since Bartolaccio also owes money to the count, he treats his guest obsequiously. Don Checco allows Bartolaccio to believe he is the count, while Roberto (the real count) looks on with bemusement at this turn of events. Later Fiorina and Carletto approach Don Checco. They too are convinced that he is the count and hope he will intercede with Bartolaccio on their behalf. Fiorina begins to tell her story, but Don Checco misunderstands her and thinks she is in love with him. When she and Carletto disabuse him of this, he flies into a rage. Fiorina runs