The main action of the rock opera “Herod” takes the viewer back two thousand years, even before
the birth of Christ. The whole action takes place in Jerusalem, where the cruel king of Judea, who
rules the country, is building his temple.
The people groan under the yoke of the tyrant, but remain silent.
Everything changes when love comes to Herod for the first time in the form of young Mariamna. The
king becomes softer, his soul gradually becomes warmer. But this is exactly what scares the tyrant.
He realizes that he is losing his power, that love turns him into a simple person. And then he makes
the most terrible decision – he orders to kill Mariamna, and in her face also his love for her. It seems
to him that in this way he will return his power, return to the usual life of the executioner and
usurper. But it does not work out. The internal struggle in his soul is so exhausting that he loses his
mind. In this state, he becomes even more cruel. Everything and everyone around him seems to be
his enemies, nothing brings joy, life turns into hell. In the end, Herod dies. In complete darkness and
alone. Actually, this is the natural end of a tyrant.