Die Falkner vom Falkenhof. Erster Band.

A dazzling premiere of an unknown composer’s opera erupts in a frenzy of applause, as the enigmatic soprano Señora Dolores Falconieros commands the stage with a haunting “Teufelinnen” song. The spectacle, complete with flames, demonic costumes and an unforgettable heroine who seems to rise from the very hearth, leaves the audience spellbound and sets the tone for a world where art and myth intertwine.

Later, in the refined salon of Professor Balthasar, a small circle of painters, poets, actors and a mysterious Legationsrat gathers around a polished table. Their conversations swirl around the lingering melody, the allure of the new work, and the subtle tensions that surface among the cultured elite. As the Falkner family becomes entangled with these vibrant personalities, the novel explores the passions, ambitions and quiet intrigues that pulse beneath the glittering surface of European artistic life.