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In a quiet garden near Versailles, Margaret Donne informs her devoted suitor Edmund Lushington of her desire to sing professionally. Lushington, bound by strict standards of respectable society, reacts with dismay at the thought of a gentlewoman on stage. Margaret insists that talent and art override traditional expectations.
Margaret travels to Paris to audition before the legendary prima donna Madame Bonanni. The temperamental diva demands absolute sincerity and tests Margaret's vocal range without mercy. Hearing a voice of rare power and purity, Bonanni acknowledges that Margaret possesses true genius rather than mere polite technique.
The extravagant Greek financier Konstantin Logotheti encounters Margaret during her musical preparations in Paris. Mesmerized by her voice and composure, Logotheti offers his vast fortune and influence to launch her career. Margaret guards her independence, wary of accepting favors that bind her to a patron's personal designs.
Edmund Lushington continues to plead against Margaret's operatic debut under the stage name Margarita Cordova. His genuine devotion contrasts sharply with Logotheti's aggressive, theatrical pursuit. Margaret resolves to risk public scrutiny and personal isolation for the sake of her artistic vocation.
A talented young singer navigates romance, patron ambition, and Victorian propriety while seeking an operatic career in Paris.