Keto and Kote (Georgian: ქეთო და კოტე, Keto da kote) is a comic opera in three acts, by the Georgian composer Victor Dolidze who also wrote the libretto based on Avksenty Tsagareli's 19th-century romantic comedy Khanuma.

[3] The story revolves around the young lovers Keto, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, and Kote, nephew of the impoverished Prince Levan.

In order to marry, the couple must overcome several obstacles, including the machinations of two rival matchmakers, one of whom is determined to arrange a marriage between Kote's uncle Levan and Keto.

[2] An immediate success at its premiere, Dolidze's opera remains a popular classic in Georgia and was made into a film in 1947 with additional music composed by Archil Kereselidze on traditional Georgian folk tunes.

[4] Act 1[5] Prince Levan returns from hunting to join a party in progress at his house.

Prince Kote, Levan's nephew, returns from a long journey and joins the festivities as everyone greets him joyously.

Prince Levan's matchmaker, Babusi, also promises to find a wife for Kote and then approaches the impoverished Levan to tell him that she has already found a wife for him, Keto, the beautiful daughter of the wealthy merchant Makar Tkuilkotriashvili.

Levan happily tells Kote that he too is planning to marry and believes that Tkuilkotriashviliwill not refuse him because of him impoverished state.

Soon Levan will arrive to meet his daughter, and Makar tells Keto to dress in her new clothes.

Keto's cousins, Sacko and Sicko, enter in a happy mood singing a merry song about wine and food.

Amidst the cousin's astonishment, Barbale produces a letter to Makar that she has allegedly found on Keto's table, saying that she is going to kill herself because she does not wish to marry a man she doesn't love.

She will dress in bridal clothes and present herself to the Prince in a most unseemly fashion, who will mistake her for Keto.

But Makar must be away from the house for this to work, so the cousins will forge a letter from the magistrate summoning him immediately.

Sacko blames Babusi, and Makar has done the right thing in summoning Barbale, who will solve the problem.

Makar quickly give her half the money and signs a letter agreeing to his daughter's marriage to Prince .........