Dates:
28 September 2020 at 19:00
29 September 2020 at 19:00
14 October 2020 at 19:00

At the centre of attention of the many guests at the spa town is the poet Dr. Suda, who is there with his friends, Konečný and Lhotský, and a young lady named Míla. A new guest arrives, the composer Živný. The group is surprised to find that Živný and Míla have met before. New people appear on the scene: the singing teacher Miss Stuhlá, along with some young people who are looking forward to a scouting excursion with Dr. Suda. Most of the people then leave, and only Živný and Míla stay behind. Their previous love affair had been put to an end by Míla´s mother, for whom the prospect of her daughter living with a composer was comparable to a beggar´s existence. Živný has been composing an opera about his unfortunate fate ever since. Only now does he find out that he had wrongly suspected Míla of infidelity: her son Doubek is actually his son. The two lovers agree that they will live together, Míla´s mother notwithstanding.

Artistic profiles:
Conductor: Marko Ivanović
Director: Robert Carsen
Dramaturgy: Ian Burton
Set Design: Radu Boruzescu
Costume Design: Annemarie Woods
Lighting Design: Peter van Praet a Robert Carsen
Choirmaster: Pavel Koňárek
Assistant Stage Director: Gilles Rico

Cast:
Míla Válková: Alžběta Poláčková
Míla’s mother: Szilvia Rálik