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During Rome’s war with Alba Longa, Sabina of the Curiatii is married to Marcus Horatius, and their daughter Horatia is betrothed to Curiatius, leader of the Alban family. The kings agree to settle the conflict through a fight between three Horatii and three Curiatii. Horatia and Sabina delay the contest to consult Apollo’s oracle, which orders it to proceed. Marcus Horatius wins, killing Curiatius; when Horatia curses Rome for his death, her brother kills her.
Two-act Italian opera based on Pierre Corneille’s play Le Cid.
During Rome’s war with Alba Longa, Sabina of the Curiatii is married to Marcus Horatius, and their daughter Horatia is betrothed to Curiatius, leader of the Alban family. The kings agree to settle the conflict through a fight between three Horatii and three Curiatii. Horatia and Sabina delay the contest to consult Apollo’s oracle, which orders it to proceed. Marcus Horatius wins, killing Curiatius; when Horatia curses Rome for his death, her brother kills her.
Two-act Italian opera based on Pierre Corneille’s play Le Cid.