The Finnish National Opera is trying to persevere in exceptional circumstances. On stage, Wagner singers have been preparing to perform Die Walküre as planned. Most of the management has been laid off, so the situation is monitored by the interface manager, who switches the production to a satirical adaptation of Così fan tutte. Both Mozart’s music and the storyline that lampoons the Finnish reaction to the coronavirus outbreak is a new departure for the Wagnerians.
The star soprano arrives a little late. Her international tour has been cancelled. The Finnish National Opera unexpectedly offers her a job. Soon, however, the singers tire of the temporary project. The soprano and tenor experiment with workplace romance, but the social distancing measures and the interface master disrupt their intentions. The interface manager has found a doctor, who will test a vaccine he has developed on the singers.
Suddenly, the personification of Covid begins to appear to everyone. No one knows whether the sight is true, an illusion, or a symptom of a disease. Only the star singer remains sane and leaves for Paris after receiving a flight ticket. Finally, a better future is sung, a time when the economy has recovered and Wagner can be sung in the opera at last.
