ève ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Don iz etti ▁Festival , ▁Berg amo , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁opera ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁concert ▁by ▁Opera ▁R ara , ▁London , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁by ▁Washington ▁Con cert ▁Opera ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁Maria ▁Di ▁R oh an ▁is ▁both ▁simple ▁( the ▁classic ▁love ▁triangle ) ▁and ▁complicated . ▁ ▁Chal ais ▁lov es ▁Maria , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁secret ly ▁marry ▁Che vre use . ▁ ▁Che vre use ▁is ▁in ▁deep ▁trouble , ▁because ▁he ▁has ▁killed ▁a ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Rich el ieu . ▁ ▁Time : ▁Early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁Place : ▁Paris ▁ ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁Maria ▁see ks ▁Chal ais ’ ▁help . ▁Chal ais ▁offers ▁it , ▁hoping ▁that ▁Maria ▁will ▁join ▁him , ▁obviously ▁not ▁knowing ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁already ▁married ▁to ▁Che vre use . ▁ ▁Chal ais ▁succeed s ▁and ▁Che vre use ▁is ▁p ardon ed . ▁G ond i ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁and ▁ins ult s ▁Maria . ▁Chal ais ▁challeng es ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁du el , ▁and ▁Che vre use ▁offers ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁second . ▁ ▁Rich el ieu ▁is ▁suddenly ▁ou sted ▁from ▁the ▁court , ▁and ▁Chal ais ▁is ▁offered ▁his ▁post . ▁ ▁Everything ▁looks ▁great ▁for ▁him , ▁but ▁Maria ▁is ▁ter rib ly