Filled with beautiful folk melodies and sparkling satire, this opera is one of the greatest achievements of Slavic operatic literature, where people with genuine virtues and flaws come to life on stage. The feat of the wealthy peasant Mićo, who pretends to come from the afterlife to test the character and loyalty of his beloved, unfolds in a rich series of comical situations and twists. It is one of the rare Croatian operas performed on foreign stages, particularly in Germany.