The Siege of Tekharee

The Siege of Tekharee is an opera.

Details
A garrison of elves holds Tekharee against a siege force of goblins. The elves decide they'd rather kill their wives and children and burn Tekharee to the ground than let them starve. The goblins are shocked to discover the bodies in the wreckage.

Merrem Elorezho is seemingly a goblin character, while Merrem Devatharan is seemingly an elven character, and they sing a duet together. During the performance at the Vermilion Opera, the “chorus of the goblin army was swathed in black cloaks and helmets rather than painting their faces”. There is a very large cast, in comparison to smaller productions like General Olethazh.

Iäna Pel-Thenhior put on The Siege of Tekharee at the Vermilion Opera during The Witness for the Dead, and it was still going during ''The Grief of Stones. '' Cebris Pershar was the senior tenor in one of the Vermilion Opera's performances. He sang a duet with Arveneän Shelsin. Davaro later replaced Arveneän in the role.

Trivia

 * Due to its well-known reputation, it's a sort of comfort performance for conservative crowds. Iäna called it an "old warhorse".