Poisoned Passion in Paris Opera Dream
In Paris, Valerie and Marquis Rinval attend De Lancy in a Gennaro role. Ailing De Lancy collapses during Lucretia, sparking talk of apoplexy or intoxication. Valerie, unmoved by the death, later sinks into brain fever as the city reels from the tragedy.
Death at Paris Opera Sparks Poison Conspiracy Rumor
Gaston de Lancy dies suddenly in Paris causing a stir as rumors spread of possible poisoning. A stranger reportedly spoke with Lucretia Borgia’s wine preparer before the death, but doctors call it apoplexy. De Lancy is buried in Rouen at his mother’s wish, and the opera season shifts with lingering resentment toward Lucretia Borgia. A month later Mademoiselle de Cevennes leaves Paris for Normandy as delirious dreams reveal a haunting past. The Caen region estate, once ruined, is restored through a Bourbon-era revival and marriage.
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de Lancy
Gennaro
Monsieur Rinval
Mademoiselle
Valerie
Gaston de Lancy
Paris
de Laney
Lucretia Borgia
Rouen
Mademoiselle de Cevennes
Bois de Boulogne
Monsieur de Blurosset
Caen
Marquis
Ormolu
Buhl & Ja Louis Quatorze
England
House of de
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Trail of the Serpent
Ladd
Maffeo Orsini
Monsieur Riival
Lucretia
Monsieur de Lancy
Madame de Vermanville
Rinval
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