Alceste

About the show

King Admeto is gravely ill, and the oracle declares that he can be saved only if another person voluntarily dies in his place. His wife Alceste resolves to sacrifice herself. Admeto recovers, but when he learns what Alceste has done, he rushes to the temple to appeal to the gods. The gods do not revoke their decision, and Admeto decides to follow Alceste into death. Apollo appears and, in reward for their steadfast love, gives them both their lives.