The Duenna

Duenna, The (1775), a comic opera by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Don Jerome, an irascible father, obstinately decides that his daughter Louisa will marry the unpleasant Isaac, a wealthy Jew, though she loves Antonio. The Duenna, Louisa's chaperone, acts as an intermediary between Louisa and Antonio. Isaac is tricked into marrying her, inadvertently bringing the young lovers together.