Die Opferung des Gefangenen
1926 opera-ballet by Egon Wellesz / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Die Opferung des Gefangenen (The Sacrifice of the Prisoner) is a 1926 opera-ballet by Egon Wellesz based on a scenario by Eduard Stucken after the Mayan play Rabinal Achi which relates through drama and dance the story of conflict between Quiché and Rabinal in the early fifteenth century.[1] The premiere was 2 April 1926, Cologne under the baton of Eugen Szenkar.[2]