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Gernika and her lover Gogor discover armed visitors, and the King of the North offers the Basques protection while promising to respect their laws and freedom. Podio tries to possess Gernika and later demands aid for the King, provoking division among the Basques; he also attempts to kill the King. The opera represents the 1937 bombing of Gernika, then shows Podio killing Gernika and burning the town, while Gogor is restrained from revenge and the King promises punishment.
Fairies foretell a Norman invasion and betrayal by Zunbeltz, while promising that Sancho Garcés will lead the Basques. Zunbeltz tries to seize the crown and fails to kill the infant Sancho; later, he accuses Sancho of political and romantic betrayal. As San León promises deliverance, the Normans are defeated, and Zunbeltz’s remorse and violence culminate in his fatally wounding his daughter Lore.
Gernika and her lover Gogor discover armed visitors, and the King of the North offers the Basques protection while promising to respect their laws and freedom. Podio tries to possess Gernika and later demands aid for the King, provoking division among the Basques; he also attempts to kill the King. The opera represents the 1937 bombing of Gernika, then shows Podio killing Gernika and burning the town, while Gogor is restrained from revenge and the King promises punishment.
Fairies foretell a Norman invasion and betrayal by Zunbeltz, while promising that Sancho Garcés will lead the Basques. Zunbeltz tries to seize the crown and fails to kill the infant Sancho; later, he accuses Sancho of political and romantic betrayal. As San León promises deliverance, the Normans are defeated, and Zunbeltz’s remorse and violence culminate in his fatally wounding his daughter Lore.