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Jordan de Souza

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Set in Manchuria, a tale of romantic intrigue unfolds between Japanese and Russian military officers and a beautiful Russian widowIn the midst of the Russo-Japanese War, Japanese officer Ito operates as a spy. Disguised as a Chinese servant, he infiltrates the Russian military headquarters in Manchuria, where he is reunited with Lydia, a widow and former socialite from St. Petersburg with whom he once swore his love. Through Lydia, Ito manages to extract a secret military code word from Russian Army Commander Kacharov, who is in love with herbut it turns out to be false information. Ito is captured; though he berates Lydia for her betrayal, he manages to escape and returns to Japan. Eventually, the war ends, and Ito visits Manchuria once more as a member of the Japanese peace delegation, where he reunites with Kacharov and Lydia, but…The operetta *Spring Storm* by Jaromr Weinbergerwho was