Miller’s daughter Zuzanka Vojířová, betrothed to Ondřej Zachar, hesitates before marriage when Lord Peter Vok of Rožmberk invites her to his castle. There she bears his son Petříček, but his wife hides the child. After Vok’s death in battle, Zuzanka is expelled and lives as a beggar, reunited with her son and former fiancé, finding solace in the continuation of the Rožmberk lineage.

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new ...

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The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Count...

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The tale of a quick-witted fox and her escape from confinement for a life in the forest.

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Politics and love leads to a love triangle between father, son and stepmother.

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This epic opera follows Virgil, beginning as the Greeks appear to have ceded the field after ten yea...

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