<p>Catarina, a matchmaker, tells Zeferino, a barber, that the young Filomena would like to marry him. Zeferino is delighted and rewards the matchmaker with one hundred <em>escudos</em> to buy snuff. Filomena, singing, comes in to deliver bread. Zeferino confesses his love for her and promises to marry her and to never beat her. They both sing and dance. Zeferino wants to take advantage of Filomena’s charms and announces that she will have to work after her wedding, contrary to her hopes. He takes a stick and beats her. She runs away, and Zeferino tells the audience that other young women could suffer the same fate.</p>

Single rod marionettes

Adults

Portugal

Borba

Évora

Printed

Wedding

Money

Deception

Love

Women's condition

Matchmaker

Comical

Erotic

Portuguese

Aria

Seduction scene

Erotic scene

Blow-with-a-stick

Filomena e Zeferino