The World and Its Woman

In the frosted expanses of early twentieth‑century Russia, a humble peasant girl named Anya Ivanova discovers an uncanny timbre that reverberates beyond the wooden walls of her village chapel. Her voice, at once plaintive and soaring, catches the attention of a traveling troupe, propelling her onto the stages of St. Petersburg's grand opera houses where she transforms into the celebrated diva, Katya Morozova. Amidst the glitter of silk and the echo of arias, she captures the fascination of Prince Alexei Rostov, a charismatic aristocrat whose political ambitions are as volatile as the nation’s simmering unrest. As the 1917 Revolution erupts, the couple’s love becomes a precarious alliance; they flee the crumbling czarist order, traversing the treacherous, snow‑laden steppes in a desperate bid for the promise of America. Their odyssey intertwines personal sacrifice, artistic yearning, and the stark reality of a world in upheaval, culminating in a poignant arrival on foreign shores where the echoes of their past both haunt and inspire.