Il paria

About the show

In Benares, Idamore, a warrior leader who is secretly a Pariah, loves Neala, daughter of Brahmin high priest Akebare. Idamore plans to marry Neala and flee, but his father Zarete arrives and demands equality for Pariahs. When Idamore reveals his origins, Akebare sentences both men to death; Neala joins them, while Akebare rejoices at the prospect of taking the empire.