Pelagio

About the show

Set in Gijón and Asturias in the eighth century, the opera centers on Asturian king Pelagio and his daughter Bianca, who was raised by Giralda after her father was believed dead. Bianca loves Abdel-Aor, Moorish governor of Gijón, and Pelagio curses her. Abdel-Aor ultimately kills Bianca after believing she is betraying him to help her father.