World Premiere of the Opera Cuitláhuatzin, by Samuel Zyman and Samuel Maynez, Mexico City, Iztapalapa, Macroplaza, October 22nd, 2022
The opera celebrates the Aztec hero Cuitláhuac,victorious against the Spanish conquerors. Undefeated in war, he was ultimately a victim of plague brought by the Spaniards. The opera is sung in Nahuatl, the Aztec language of the Mexica. It is spoken by 1,5 million people in Mexico.
To see a Spanish language review of Cuitlahuatzin please click here.
