L'Avare

A Parisian household teems with clashing desires as Harpagon, a penny‑pinching patriarch, guards his wealth with the ferocity of a dragon. His son Cléante and daughter Élise each fall for lovers—Mariane and Valère—who must navigate the stern ruler’s obsessive stinginess while plotting secret meetings. The opening scenes crackle with witty banter, revealing the tender hopes of the young couple against a backdrop of familial control and comic suspicion.

Through rapid exchanges and bustling servants, the play sketches a world where love is measured against coin, and every character wears both mask and motive. Harpagon’s relentless bargaining and the scheming intrigues of Frosine and the household staff promise a cascade of misunderstandings and farcical mishaps. Listeners will enjoy the sharp satire and lively rhythm of dialogue that expose how greed can both bind and unravel even the most intimate relationships.