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Carlo becomes an assassin in the service of Venice to save his father's life. Ordered to kill Teodora, he recognizes his former wife, whom he once tried to kill after mistakenly believing she betrayed him. Foscari loves Teodora and later her daughter Violetta, who loves the exiled patrician Pisani. The lovers escape. Teodora kills herself in an attempt to save Carlo's father, but Carlo discovers that his father is already dead.
In Venice, opera troupe members seek a wealthy Turkish merchant’s support for a tour. Vittoria and Emilio fall in love, while the troupe’s director Gregorio and his wife Dorotea become entangled in misunderstandings over a masked-ball invitation. At the ball everyone appears in disguise; Abdalà awards contracts to the troupe, but Vittoria and Emilio stay in Venice.
Carlo becomes an assassin in the service of Venice to save his father's life. Ordered to kill Teodora, he recognizes his former wife, whom he once tried to kill after mistakenly believing she betrayed him. Foscari loves Teodora and later her daughter Violetta, who loves the exiled patrician Pisani. The lovers escape. Teodora kills herself in an attempt to save Carlo's father, but Carlo discovers that his father is already dead.
In Venice, opera troupe members seek a wealthy Turkish merchant’s support for a tour. Vittoria and Emilio fall in love, while the troupe’s director Gregorio and his wife Dorotea become entangled in misunderstandings over a masked-ball invitation. At the ball everyone appears in disguise; Abdalà awards contracts to the troupe, but Vittoria and Emilio stay in Venice.