Mithridate

In the bustling harbour of Nymphée, perched on the Bosphorus, the exiled king Mithridates watches his empire crumble under Roman pressure. Surrounded by loyal confidants like Arbate and his estranged wife Monime, he wrestles with the weight of his legacy and the fierce hatred that fuels his resistance. The stage is set with his two sons, Pharnace and Xiphare, each born of different mothers, whose ambitions already hint at inner discord. As rumors of a daring march toward Italy spread, the king's resolve teeters between glorious defiance and desperate surrender.

Monime, a figure of grace and sorrow, finds herself a captive queen far from the sunlit hills of Greece, her heart torn between love for Mithridates and the grim reality of a fortress life. Meanwhile, Pharnace’s scheming mind begins to sow seeds of mutiny among the troops, fearing their leader’s impossible ambitions. Tensions rise as loyalty, jealousy, and the looming threat of Roman conquest collide, promising a tragic clash where honor and fate hang in the balance.