Mitridate, re di Ponto

About the show

After a defeat, Mitridate is presumed dead, and his sons Farnace and Sifare both desire Aspasia. When he returns with Princess Ismene, he learns Farnace is pursuing Aspasia and plotting with the Romans. Mitridate arrests Farnace and discovers Sifare’s love for Aspasia. As Rome attacks, Sifare joins his father in battle. Defeated, Mitridate takes his own life after blessing Sifare and Aspasia and forgiving Farnace, who agrees to marry Ismene.