Zaira

About the show

Zaira, a Christian captive, loves Orosmane, the Muslim Sultan of Jerusalem, who agrees to release French prisoners. She and the returning Nerestano discover that the condemned prisoner Lusignano is their father; Zaira’s crisis over her faith delays the wedding. After a jealous courtier manipulates a letter from Nerestano, Orosmane mistakenly believes Zaira is betraying him and kills her, then takes his own life when he learns she was his sister.