Alessandro Stradella

About the show

Stradella and Leonore elope from her guardian Bassi, who wants her to marry him. Bassi hires two bandits to kill Stradella, but Stradella’s compassion persuades them to abandon the plan. When Bassi renews the plot, a hymn moves all three conspirators to repent, and Stradella and Leonore forgive them.