Im Licht der Lagune

During a duck hunt, Count di Barbaro makes a strange discovery: a boat has become ensnared in the reeds of the lagoon, and inside lies a young man, naked and seemingly dead. After a long period of care, he awakens from his unconsciousness, but he cannot remember his origins. Once the Count takes him into his palace, he displays an astonishingly keen power of observation that transforms him into a brilliant painter and draftsman. The young Caterina Nardi, di Barbaro's neighbor and his secret love, also takes notice of the handsome stranger. After marrying di Barbaro's younger brother, who serves as a Venetian envoy in London, she makes him her constant companion. Thus begins a fascinating chamber play where eroticism and painting intertwine ever more intimately, culminating in a rapturous feast for the senses. In Hanns-Josef Or.