Der Schatzgräber

About the show

The minstrel Elis is enlisted to recover the queen’s lost jewels. Innkeeper’s daughter Els, desperate to escape a forced marriage, arranges the murder of her suitor and sends Elis to find the jewels; after he is accused, she helps secure his release. The fool saves Els from execution by claiming her as his promised wife, but a year later she dies, consoled by Elis’s song.