Lucio Silla

About the show

Roman dictator Lucio Silla seeks to marry Giunia, whose father, Gaius Marius, was his enemy. Giunia loves the exiled senator Cecilio, whom Silla has falsely reported dead. Silla threatens Giunia and imprisons Cecilio, but his sister Celia and Giunia’s friend Cinna work to protect the couple. At a public assembly, Silla surprises Rome by freeing Cecilio and allowing him to marry Giunia. He also pardons Cinna, arranges Cinna’s marriage to Celia, and relinquishes his dictatorship to restore liberty to Rome.