Die Königin von Saba

About the show

Assad returns from a diplomatic mission in love with a mysterious woman who proves to be the Queen of Sheba. Though he is betrothed to Sulamith, the queen continues to treat him as a stranger; in despair, Assad blasphemes and is banished to the desert. He rejects the queen’s attempt to take him away, then dies in a sandstorm after Sulamith forgives him.