Theophano: Oper in drei Aufzügen

The libretto dramatizes the return of a young imperial heir from monastic seclusion to the imperial court, exploring tensions between spiritual solitude and worldly power. Twin siblings and a loyal companion confront memories of exile, yearning, and the daunting prospect of rulership as the action moves from a mountain monastery to the palace, where ritual, political violence, and courtly intrigue collide. Themes of familial devotion, divided identity between private affection and public duty, and the seductions and perils of regal splendor drive an operatic sequence of confrontations, ceremonies, and moral reckonings across three acts.