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In 16th-century Spain, Don Carlos loves Elisabeth, who has married his father, King Philip II. Carlos and his friend Rodrigue oppose the oppression of Flanders; their actions bring them into conflict with the King and the Grand Inquisitor. Princess Eboli’s jealousy and a court scandal deepen the crisis. Rodrigue is killed while protecting Carlos, who ultimately confronts the King and the Inquisitor at the monastery of Yuste.
During Venice’s Carnival, Duke Urbino plans to meet Senator Delacqua’s wife Barbara, but her foster sister Annina takes her place in the gondola, while Barbara meets her lover Enrico. The Duke mistakes Annina for Barbara, and the cook Ciboletta is presented to him as a second Barbara. Through the disguises and mistaken identities, Pappacoda and Ciboletta and Caramello and Annina gain the Duke’s favor and marry. The Duke makes Caramello his steward, while Delacqua is reunited with Barbara.
French officer Gaston falls in love with Hélène, an Englishwoman whose fiancé Littlepool has been arrested as a spy. After both officers face execution amid the conflict, Littlepool releases Hélène to Gaston, who chooses to remain with her rather than escape.
In a French village during the 1704 Cévennes conflict, Rose Friquet and Sylvain secretly aid Protestant refugees while dragoons search the mountains. Rose uses the hermit's bell to protect Georgette from the corporal Belamy, then helps the refugees escape by a hidden path. When Sylvain wrongly suspects Rose of betraying them, she proves their safe passage; Belamy's superior arrives before the corporal can retaliate, and Rose and Sylvain marry.
Pearl fishers Zurga and Nadir renew their vow of friendship, unaware that Leïla, the priestess who arrives to pray for their safety, is the woman they once loved. When Nadir and Leïla reunite, Zurga’s jealousy condemns them, but he recognizes Leïla as the child who once saved his life and frees the pair during a fire. Later productions altered the ending, sometimes having Zurga killed.
Robinson leaves his family home in Bristol to seek his fortune at sea. Six years later, shipwrecked on an island near the Orinoco, he lives with Vendredi, whom he rescued from a cannibal tribe. Robinson’s fiancée Edwige, Suzanne, and Toby arrive on the island but are captured by the cannibals, along with their former Bristol neighbor Jim Cocks. Vendredi rescues them. Robinson tricks the pirates into leaving their ship, and the group sails back to England, with Robinson and Edwige married at sea.
In 16th-century Spain, Don Carlos loves Elisabeth, who has married his father, King Philip II. Carlos and his friend Rodrigue oppose the oppression of Flanders; their actions bring them into conflict with the King and the Grand Inquisitor. Princess Eboli’s jealousy and a court scandal deepen the crisis. Rodrigue is killed while protecting Carlos, who ultimately confronts the King and the Inquisitor at the monastery of Yuste.
During Venice’s Carnival, Duke Urbino plans to meet Senator Delacqua’s wife Barbara, but her foster sister Annina takes her place in the gondola, while Barbara meets her lover Enrico. The Duke mistakes Annina for Barbara, and the cook Ciboletta is presented to him as a second Barbara. Through the disguises and mistaken identities, Pappacoda and Ciboletta and Caramello and Annina gain the Duke’s favor and marry. The Duke makes Caramello his steward, while Delacqua is reunited with Barbara.
French officer Gaston falls in love with Hélène, an Englishwoman whose fiancé Littlepool has been arrested as a spy. After both officers face execution amid the conflict, Littlepool releases Hélène to Gaston, who chooses to remain with her rather than escape.
In a French village during the 1704 Cévennes conflict, Rose Friquet and Sylvain secretly aid Protestant refugees while dragoons search the mountains. Rose uses the hermit's bell to protect Georgette from the corporal Belamy, then helps the refugees escape by a hidden path. When Sylvain wrongly suspects Rose of betraying them, she proves their safe passage; Belamy's superior arrives before the corporal can retaliate, and Rose and Sylvain marry.
Pearl fishers Zurga and Nadir renew their vow of friendship, unaware that Leïla, the priestess who arrives to pray for their safety, is the woman they once loved. When Nadir and Leïla reunite, Zurga’s jealousy condemns them, but he recognizes Leïla as the child who once saved his life and frees the pair during a fire. Later productions altered the ending, sometimes having Zurga killed.
Robinson leaves his family home in Bristol to seek his fortune at sea. Six years later, shipwrecked on an island near the Orinoco, he lives with Vendredi, whom he rescued from a cannibal tribe. Robinson’s fiancée Edwige, Suzanne, and Toby arrive on the island but are captured by the cannibals, along with their former Bristol neighbor Jim Cocks. Vendredi rescues them. Robinson tricks the pirates into leaving their ship, and the group sails back to England, with Robinson and Edwige married at sea.