The Indian queen (2016)/ Henry Purcell

This is the second creative project bringing together conductor Teodor Currentzis and director Peter Sellars and also the first collective production of three opera companies the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Spanish Teatro Real and the English National Opera. The action is set in Central America. Spanish colonialists are at war with the native Mayan people. In the face of the armed forces the locals appear armed with bows and arrows, but they are mere children. Blood runs like a river. The Mayans resort to trickery in order to infiltrate the enemy, the daughter of the Mayan chief becomes a concubine to the commander of the Spanish army. (...) The scenery recreates the symbolic and colourful decoration of the Mayan tribes and the Zapatista Army a modern national liberation movement in Mexico. The music is performed by an international ensemble of soloists, choir and the orchestra musicAeterna. (bron: Sony Music)