Miller’s daughter Zuzanka Vojířová, betrothed to Ondřej Zachar, hesitates before marriage when Lord Peter Vok of Rožmberk invites her to his castle. There she bears his son Petříček, but his wife hides the child. After Vok’s death in battle, Zuzanka is expelled and lives as a beggar, reunited with her son and former fiancé, finding solace in the continuation of the Rožmberk lineage.
Cast

Magda Vášáryová
Zuzana Vojířová
Gabriela Beňačková
Zuzana Vojířová (singing voice)

Juraj Kukura
Petr Vok
Václav Zítek
Petr Vok (singing voice)

Jaroslava Adamová
Kateřina
Libuše Márová
Kateřina (singing voice)

Ivan Luťanský
Ondřej Zachar
Lubomír Havlák
Ondřej Zachar (singing voice)

Vlasta Fabianová
Grandma
Věra Soukupová
Grandma (singing voice)
René Tuček
Adam z Hradce
Antonín Švorc
Adam z Hradce (singing voice)

Vladimír Kratina
Tomáš Roh
Dalibor Jedlička
Tomáš Roh (singing voice)

Květa Fialová
Markyta
Marie Veselá
Markyta (singing voice)

Alena Kreuzmannová
Bětka
Naďa Šormová
Bětka (singing voice)

Milan Hein
Věrník
Jindřich Jindrák
Věrník (singing voice)
Václav Kaňkovský
Scholius
Karel Berman
Scholius (singing voice)

Ivo Gogál
Petr Vojíř
Miloš Ježil
Petr Vojíř (singing voice)

Jiří Hromada
Jirka
Zdeněk Švehla
Jirka (singing voice)
Vladimír Hančl
Vojtek
Vojtech Kocián
Vojtek (singing voice)

Aťka Janoušková
Barborka
Crew
Jiří Pauer
Opera, Original Music Composer
Stanislav Vaněk
Dramaturgy

Petr Weigl
Director, Screenplay
Karel Kohout
Editor
Jiří Kadaňka
Director of Photography
Karel Lier
Production Design
Milan Čorba
Costume Design
František Pilný
Makeup Artist
Pavel Jelínek
Sound
Bohumil Čipera
Music Director
Leoš Komárek
Music Arranger
Zdeněk Oves
Production Manager
Milan Malý
Conductor
František Vajnar
Conductor
Jan Bor
Theatre Play