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[[Don Figaro]], a vain and stupid man, is exasperated at his errant son and chides him for his romantic and impractical world-view. By way of punishment, he consigns [[Don Iolio]] to work in the boiler-room among the brokers. In the rousing<ref>Buchstein ''meant'' it to be rousing, but contemporaneous records suggest audiences found it too loud, rather tuneless and a bit repetitive.</ref> aria ''Niente malattia! Niente vacanze! Niente ora di pranzo!''<ref>“No sickness! No holidays! No lunch-hours!”</ref> Don Figaro, alone on stage, wails, “There you will see how valuable these good-for-nothing spice merchant are! They waste my money! They occupy my valuable resources! My new homunculus will not get sick! It will take no vacations! It will take no lunch-breaks!” | [[Don Figaro]], a vain and stupid man, is exasperated at his errant son and chides him for his romantic and impractical world-view. By way of punishment, he consigns [[Don Iolio]] to work in the boiler-room among the brokers. In the rousing<ref>Buchstein ''meant'' it to be rousing, but contemporaneous records suggest audiences found it too loud, rather tuneless and a bit repetitive.</ref> aria ''Niente malattia! Niente vacanze! Niente ora di pranzo!''<ref>“No sickness! No holidays! No lunch-hours!”</ref> Don Figaro, alone on stage, wails, “There you will see how valuable these good-for-nothing spice merchant are! They waste my money! They occupy my valuable resources! My new homunculus will not get sick! It will take no vacations! It will take no lunch-breaks!” | ||
Disregarding [[Don Iolio]]’s warnings, [[Don Figaro]] rushes in, impulsively, securing the homunculus, so he thinks, before his devious rival [[Don Inago Montega]] can get it. But [[Don Inago]] has tricked [[Don Figaro]] into a buying the machine, for which he takes out a long-term loan, from Don Inago, at usurious prices. [[Don Inago]] has configured it to perform badly and to cripple Don | Disregarding [[Don Iolio]]’s warnings, [[Don Figaro]] rushes in, impulsively, securing the homunculus, so he thinks, before his devious rival [[Don Inago Montega]] can get it. But [[Don Inago]] has tricked [[Don Figaro]] into a buying the machine, for which he takes out a long-term loan, from Don Inago, at usurious prices. [[Don Inago]] has configured it to perform badly and to cripple Don Figaro’s business. | ||
[[Don Iolio]] descends into the brokerage’s dungeon workhouse. There he meets and falls in love with an enchanting maiden. She tells him her name is [[Iolande Impulsivia]]. In fact, [[Iolande]] is the wayward daughter of [[Don Inago]], his father’s bitterest enemy. She has run away from her dreadful scheming father and his colossal wife, aspiring opera diva Grünhilde. | [[Don Iolio]] descends into the brokerage’s dungeon workhouse. There he meets and falls in love with an enchanting maiden. She tells him her name is [[Iolande Impulsivia]]. In fact, [[Iolande]] is the wayward daughter of [[Don Inago]], his father’s bitterest enemy. She has run away from her dreadful scheming father and his colossal wife, aspiring opera diva Grünhilde. | ||