La straniera

About the show

Count Arturo falls in love with Alaide, a mysterious woman living in exile, despite his engagement to Isoletta. He mistakenly believes Alaide and Valdeburgo are lovers and wounds Valdeburgo in a duel, only to learn he is Alaide’s brother; Alaide is then tried for murder. At Arturo’s wedding, Alaide reveals herself as Queen Agnes, but the news that she must return to Paris drives Arturo to suicide.