THE PROMISE

A new unforeseen breaks the plans. Despite having sworn eternal love to Nikiya, the Rajah decides to reward Solor’s bravery by giving him the hand of his daughter Gamzatti, who is deeply in love with him. But how to disobey his desires? How to challenge the Great Maharajah? What to do? To accept? Succumb to his orders? Or put his promise to safe death? (Act I, scene II)