Based on a story by Nikolai Leskov (he of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District), the opera’s plot is less about unfolding narrative than establishing a series of curious situations and conceits. These ...
A MECHANICAL flea, given to his dead brother during a visit to England, years later catches the attention of Russia’s tsar Nicholas I. He’s particularly intrigued by the gift because not only can it ...
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