Le médecin malgré lui

Overture In a forest Sganarelle is a drunken wood-cutter who ill-treats his wife (duet "Non, je te dis que je n'en veux rien faire"). She is waiting for a chance for revenge (couplet "Toute femme tient"), when Valère and Lucas, servants of wealthy Géronte, present themselves in search of a doctor for Géronte's daughter, Lucinde who is feigning dumbness in order to avoid an unpalatable marriage. Martine, Sganarelle's wife tells Valère and Lucas that her husband is a learned doctor, but will refuse to practise his art unless he is given a thrashing. They find the oblivious wood-cutter drinking (couplet "Qu'ils sont doux"), and force him (trio "Monsieur n'est ce pas"), by blows to admit his imputed profession and go with them (chorus "Nous faisons tous"). A room in Géronte's house In the entr'acte, Léandre sings a serenade for Lucinde (Sérénade "Est-on sage"). Géronte complains to Lucinde's nurse Jacqueline's that he has got a rich husband in line for Lucinde as Léandre is too poor (couplet "D'un bout du monde"). Sganarelle puts on an act as a doctor with nonsense words and false treatments (sextet "Eh bien, charmante demoiselle"; finale "Sans nous"). Entr'acte: Géronte's house (Air "Vive la médicine") After Sganarelle has been introduced to the "patient" Lucinde, her lover Léandre obtains an interview with him, and under the disguise of an apothecary, arranges an elopement with Lucinde while the mock doctor distracts the father (scene and chorus "Sarviteur Monsieur le Docteur")…

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