The Young King, or, The Mistake

About the show

An oracle predicts that Orsames will become a tyrant, so his mother keeps him isolated while raising his sister Cleomena as a warrior and possible ruler. Orsames is briefly allowed to govern, acts tyrannically, and returns to confinement; Cleomena later helps restore him to the throne. She and disguised prince Thersander survive a mistaken-belief sequence and are reunited as peace is made between their peoples.