The prince of Quebec tenors, Marc Hervieux, heads a cast made up entirely of Canadians for this masterpiece by Johann Strauss II, the undisputed master of Viennese operetta. Oriol Tomas transposes the setting to Montreal in the 1930s… Chic Westmount mansions, nightclubs, a surprise appearance by a star… Sentenced to spend a few days in jail, Eisenstein decides to postpone his punishment by first stopping in at Prince Orlovsky’s ball. At the party, he makes eyes at a mysterious Hungarian countess, who is actually his own wife in disguise. Everyone lies, everyone dances… but no matter, as there is only one guilty party: the champagne!
