A Czech landlord dreams of a journey to the moon where the inhabitants recite poetry all day. He then finds himself in 15th-century Prague about to be burnt at the stake!
These drunken adventures of Mr Broucek form the plot of Janacek's only comic opera. Fifty years after the composer's death, the English National Opera have staged a new production of the work at the Coliseum. Michael Oliver discusses the project with conductor Charles Mackerras, producer Colin Graham, and the singers, who literally have to fly.

(The opera can be heard on Radio 3 next Tuesday; more Janacek this Thurs 2.0 Radio 3)

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