 When he is tricked into believing that he is a lord, his life improves, but upon learning it is a ruse, he mistakenly concludes the woman he loves (Dolly) only told him she loved him as part of the ruse.In despair, he kills himself by cutting his wrists, with Dolly arriving too late to save him.Starring Aureliano Pertile and Mercedes Llopart, it was first performed at La Scala in Milan.