An opera in three acts
(sung in German)
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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The action takes place in Vienna in the 18th century during the reign of Maria Theresa.
Act I
The boudoir of the Feldmarschallin

Mosco Carner writes on page 6

by Magnus Pyke , Ph.D., F.R.S.E.
Dried firefly lanterns are available at £ 2 10s. od. a hundred ... How such an advertisement, smacking of necromancy, fits into a sober scheme of scientific research is the subject of Dr. Pyke's latest reflections.

Act 2
The hall in the house of Faninal

by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Translated by Hanns Hammelmann
Read by Leslie Stokes

ACT 3
A private room at an inn