For the first time in opera, a sitar narrates a tale of passion, rivalry and murder

The distraught Emperor Shah Jahan is mourning his wife. The transformative power of their love is captured for eternity in the white marble of the Taj Mahal – a teardrop on the cheek of time.

Composer and virtuoso sitar-player Nishat Khan presents an astonishing Mughal odyssey of jewels, enthronements and an elephant fight.

Sung in English with English surtitles