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After Genghis Khan's conquest of China, the mandarin Zamti hides the last imperial heir and offers his own son in the child's place. Zamti's wife Idamé reveals the substitution; Genghis's love for her conflicts with his demand for the orphan's death, until the couple's courage changes his decision.
James Fenton adapts the Zhao family revenge tragedy for the stage, in an RSC production that includes four additional songs written by Fenton.
After Genghis Khan's conquest of China, the mandarin Zamti hides the last imperial heir and offers his own son in the child's place. Zamti's wife Idamé reveals the substitution; Genghis's love for her conflicts with his demand for the orphan's death, until the couple's courage changes his decision.
James Fenton adapts the Zhao family revenge tragedy for the stage, in an RSC production that includes four additional songs written by Fenton.