And through it all, he retains his impeccable taste for fine clothes, interior decorating, and champagne. He fights traditional vampires as well as lake monsters, giant gargoyles, werewolves, and mad scientists. Through his travels he encounters an eclectic cast of historic and literary characters, including Tsar Alexander I, the pianist Franz Liszt, courtesan Violetta Valery, the Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, and Buffalo Bill Cody. He discovers the secrets of the Paris catacombs and the vampires who live below, he explores the city of New Orleans during the first Rex parade, and crosses the suspension bridge of Niagara Falls. “Prince Orlofsky, Vampire Hunter” is a journey through Russian and European history through the eyes of a paranormal, ever-young Russian prince turned vampire hunter. An iconic character from the Strauss opera “Die Fledermaus,” he claims to be burnt out at 18: bored, depressed, and longing to be “young again.” Behavior only really warranted by a young man who is much older than he appears. The opera world has known Prince Orlofsky with his thick Russian accent, boyish appearance, and eccentric behavior for more than a hundred years.
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