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In [[ | In [[Otto Büchstein]]’s obscure tragicomic opera ''[[La Vittoria della Forma sulla Sostanza]]''<ref>''[[The Victory of Substance over Form]]''</ref>, argumentative Venetian merchant [[Don Iolio Contrario]] is employed as an operations manager in his father [[Don Figaro Contrario]]'s struggling spice brokerage, where he meets, falls in love with an enchanting and gifted young brokeress [[Iolande Impulsivia]] . His father is obsessed with cost control, and has invested in a homunculus, a steam-powered computation machine which will take over the role of the brokers. | ||
Don Figaro, a vain and stupid man who cares mainly about his legacy and reputation, is anxious to be seen as a great financial innovator. He is exasperated at his son for his errant, romantic, impractical ways. | Don Figaro, a vain and stupid man who cares mainly about his legacy and reputation, is anxious to be seen as a great financial innovator. He is exasperated at his son for his errant, romantic, impractical ways. | ||
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{{seealso}} | {{seealso}} | ||
*[[Otto Büchstein]] | |||
*[[Substance and form]] | *[[Substance and form]] | ||
*[[Don Iolio Contrario]] | *[[Don Iolio Contrario]] |