A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.
as Taddeo Ferrari
as Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
as Sandro
as Filippo, the Cripple
as The Judge
as The Judge's Companion
as Worker / In Crowd
as In Crowd
as In Crowd
as Worker
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