Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen

How terrible must life be if one cannot laugh? Sergei Prokofiev's opera The Love for Three Oranges is about a king who wants to help his sick son. For the potential heir there is only one remedy to restore new life force: laughter. While the doctors try their luck, a quarrel breaks out between Truffaldino and Fata Morgana, and the latter falls unfortunately.