Vendetta

Set against the waning days of 1800, the story opens with a weary Italian family standing before the Tuileries, their faces marked by loss and a quiet determination. Bartolomeo di Piombo, a proud yet aged stranger, carries a dagger not as a weapon but as a symbol of a grudging promise to confront the new regime. As he insists on an audience with the young Bonaparte, the tension between personal grief and political ambition begins to shape the lives of his wife and young daughter.

Through vivid scenes of Parisian streets and the shadow of the looming palace, the narrative weaves together themes of love, honor, and the relentless pull of revenge. The characters’ interactions hint at hidden alliances, artistic passions, and the clash between old‑world loyalties and the sweeping changes of the French Revolution. Listeners are drawn into a richly textured portrait of a family poised on the edge of a dangerous decision.