Gismonda

About the show

In fifteenth-century Athens, Duchess Gismonda rules as regent for her young son Francesco. When a courtier’s plot sends the child into a tiger pit, commoner Almerio rescues him, prompting Gismonda to vow marriage. She resists the promise until political danger and her growing love force her to confront the conspirators and accept Almerio as husband and co-ruler.