The Duke of Gandia

Set against the bustling streets and vaulted chambers of late‑15th‑century Rome, the story opens in the Vatican’s shadowed corridors where the Borgia family wrestles with ambition, faith, and rivalry. Caesar Borgia, a newly appointed cardinal, clashes with his mother Vannozza over loyalty to his father the Pope and his own yearning for power, while his brother Francesco eyes the same lofty positions. Their sister Lucrezia, already famed for beauty and intrigue, watches the family’s tangled loyalties from the periphery, hinting at the dangerous games that swirl around the papal throne.

Through sharp dialogue and vivid scenes—ranging from whispered conspiracies to public displays of authority—the narrative captures the volatile mix of religious devotion and personal desire that defined the era. Listeners will be drawn into the tense atmosphere of intrigue, where every promise of absolution may mask a darker scheme, and where the line between sanctity and ambition blurs beneath the marble arches of the Vatican.