Stunning opera in which two famous queens are locked in dangerous power play. This reimagining of historical events sees the queens battling for survival. The double crowns of England and Scotland, along with the love of the Earl of Leicester, are at stake. Maria, the White Queen, turns the heads of Leicester and Talbot, two of Elizabeths most trusted courtiers. Elizabeth, the Red Queen, blinded by jealousy and suspicious of the White Queens motives, is enticed by her henchman, Lord Cecil, to condemn her cousin, a reigning monarch, to death.