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In the substantially revised version, Vielka’s story shifts to a duke’s court and a plot of disguises, mistaken identities, and attacks on the duke. Vielka intercepts a bullet meant for him and dies, envisioning heaven in her final aria.
Margit, a young Hungarian country girl, travels to the city, where an artist seduces and abandons her. She eventually returns home and reconciles with her peasant fiancé, Pista.
In the substantially revised version, Vielka’s story shifts to a duke’s court and a plot of disguises, mistaken identities, and attacks on the duke. Vielka intercepts a bullet meant for him and dies, envisioning heaven in her final aria.
Margit, a young Hungarian country girl, travels to the city, where an artist seduces and abandons her. She eventually returns home and reconciles with her peasant fiancé, Pista.