When Uberto returns, Serpina (Brittany Stewart) announces that if he can take a wife, she can take a husband. She says she’s found one, but sings tearfully about how much she will miss her dear master (and Uberto is rather moved to tears himself!).
Serpina offers to introduce him to her prospective husband, Captain Tempest — who turns out to be a rather ill-disguised Vespone! “Captain Tempest” insists (through Serpina of course) that unless he gets a huge dowry from Uberto, he won’t marry her. And may carve up Uberto in the process. Unless, of course, Uberto marries Serpina! (Brittany Stewart, David Roche, Frank de Jong)
The scam works. Uberto agrees (quite happily, it seems) to marry Serpina, Vespone loses his costume (and gets into the wine) and the opera ends with a kiss. (Photo above, Brittany Stewart as Serpina, with David Roche (seated) as Vespone and Frank de Jong as Uberto. At left, Keira Grant and Frank de Jong.)