by Lucinda Ramsey
synopsis
This lighthearted Russian operetta tells the story of a wicked prince and two young lovers. Batmanova (Tamara Semina), once a serf, sets Paris aflame with her singing and now returns to the court of the Prince (Sergue Filippov) in 19th-century Russia. The Prince wants Batmanova for himself, but she loves a young nobleman who is technically still a serf because his papers have been lost. With much plotting amid comic and musical interludes, the story gets a happy ending while still making points about social classes.
characteristics
- Singer
- Prince
- Singing
- Song
- Wickedness
- Peasant
- Menace
- Homecoming
- Lover
- Love-triangle
- Malevolence
- Evil
