After venerated German composer Richard Strauss’ longtime librettist suddenly dies, he is forced to find another collaborator, which he does in Austrian Jewish writer Stefan Zweig. At the same time, ingénue Rose Schroeder becomes involved in an illicit relationship with a fellow opera singer. When Rose takes a job as Strauss’ personal secretary, she becomes embroiled in the art and politics of composition and collaboration during the rise of the Third Reich. A sweeping historic, political and artistic play for six actors with operatic music and even more operatic consequences.