Schwanda the Bagpiper

About the show

A week after Švanda and Dorotka marry, the bandit Babinský persuades Švanda to leave home for adventure. At a Queen’s court, Švanda’s bagpipes break a magician’s spell, and the Queen offers to marry him. Dorotka’s arrival enrages the Queen, who imprisons the couple and condemns Švanda to death. Babinský sabotages the execution and helps them escape. When Švanda swears that he never kissed the Queen, he falls through the earth into Hell. Babinský wins a card game against the Devil and rescues him. Švanda and Dorotka reconcile, and Babinský leaves for another adventure.