Ricciardo e Zoraide

About the show

King Agorante of Nubia, who desires Zoraide, has defeated her father Ircano and taken her captive. Zoraide’s lover Ricciardo arrives with an emissary to plead for her release. Agorante’s jealous wife Zomira arranges Ricciardo’s capture and plots to have the lovers executed. An army of Christian knights rescues Ricciardo and Zoraide, and Ricciardo spares Agorante.