By William Shakespeare / A storm casts an illustrious group ashore on an unknown island, among them the current Duke of Milan, the King of Naples, and his son. Despite the raging elements, all mysteriously survive unharmed, for the ruler of the island, Prospero, endowed with magical powers has conjured the storm according to a plan: deprived of the Duchy of Milan by his brother, he now seeks revenge. Like a director, with the help of the airy spirit Ariel, he scatters the shipwrecked across the island and subjects them to entirely different situations: the King’s son Ferdinand encounters Prospero’s daughter Miranda, and the two fall in love at first sight. Within the circle of the powerful, murderous intrigues unfold. Meanwhile, Caliban, who once ruled the island before Prospero and is now forced to serve him, plots rebellion. Yet Prospero’s plan aims at reconciliation rather than revenge. In what is likely William Shakespeare’s final play, genres intertwine: first performed in 1611, the work begins dramatically, its intrigues reminiscent of tragedy, its wordplay and characters borrowed from comedy, all suffused with the poetic atmosphere of a fairytale.