The Captive’s Tale is a musical theatrical production which was created and performed by Quatricinia after a script composed by Idoia Bengoa, together with actors of the theatre company Theatrum and under the direction of May Sánchez. The story is taken from chapters 39 to 41 of Miguel de Cervantes’ The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, where Captain Ruy Pérez de Viedma tells Don Quixotte and Sancho Panza about his voyages through Europe, the naval battles of Lepanto and La Goulette and his imprisonment in Algiers. Part of his narration is based on Cervantes’ own life.
But it’s really the music of Cervantes’ time which leads the show. Throughout the spectacle, Quatricinia guides the audience through the story with music from the Spanish, Italian and French Renaissance, as well as traditional music from the Mediterranean area.
This project came to life 2016 in Luxembourg at the Salle Robert Krieps of the Abbaye de Neumunster. It was chosen as part of the official programme celebrating the 4th centenary of Miguel de Cervantes’ death.