An opera troupe travels to Monte Carlo where they have been engaged to perform Tosca. During the trip Mario, the tenor, finds a stowaway girl hidden in his cabin and helps her get a passage.
Is this thing worth a watch? If you're into old-school operatic musicals, you'll probably have a decent time. If you get bored by people bursting into song every ten minutes, you might want to skip this one. It feels a bit like watching Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, but with more tuxedos and less farm equipment. The plo...
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"Is this thing worth a watch? If you're into old-school operatic musicals, you'll probably have a decent time. If you get bored by people bursting into song every ten minutes, you might want to skip this one. It feels a bit like watching Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, but with more tuxedos and less farm equipment. The plot is exactly as thin as it sounds. Mario is a tenor, he finds a girl in his cabin, and then everything gets messy in Monte Carlo. The owner of the opera house is just the worst kin..."
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