- Pietro Mascagni. Commedia lirica in three acts. 1891.
- Libretto by P. Suardon, after the story L’ami Fritz of Erckmann- Chatrian.
- First performance at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome, on 31st October 1891.
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| Fritz Kobus, a land-owner | tenor |
| David, rabbi and match-maker | baritone |
| Suzel, daughter of steward to Fritz Kobus | soprano |
| Beppe, a gypsy | mezzo-soprano |
| Hanezò, a friend of Fritz Kobus | bass |
| Federico, a friend of Fritz Kobus | tenor |
| Caterina, housekeeper to Fritz Kobus | soprano |
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Fritz, a prosperous landowner and confirmed bachelor, leads a happy life,
until his friend, the rabbi and matchmaker David, tricks him out of his single
lifestyle and marries him to Suzel (soprano), the attractive daughter of the
steward of his estate.