Production: Barrie Kosky

Don Alfonso explains to Guglielmo and Ferrando that it is quite possible that their fiancés Dorabella and Fiordiligi could be unfaithful - as all women are. A bet is made and Don Alfonso hires Despina, Fiordiligi and Dorabella's employee, to help with the intrigue. In disguise, the men finally succeed in seducing each other's fiancée. After Don Alfonso and Despina have broken up the intrigue, it is left to the four young lovers to deal with the consequences of the story.