Janáček's the Makropulos Case

The glamorous opera singer Emilia Marty takes a mysterious interest in a century-old property lawsuit. As lawyers and suitors are drawn into her orbit, the truth emerges: Emilia is actually Elina Makropulos, kept alive for over 300 years by an alchemical formula. Faced with the choice of renewing her immortality or accepting death, she discovers that eternal life has drained all meaning from existence. Janáček's penultimate opera is a gripping philosophical thriller about the unbearable weight of living forever.