Fool's Paradise (opera)

Nanny describes a place where nobody works or strains and everybody enjoys luxuries usually reserved for the righteous.

Atzel, who is due to marry the beautiful Aksah, is starting to feel resentment towards the hard work inherent in the adult life that lies before him.

Atzel's room is arranged to look like Paradise: windows shuttered, draperies tightly drawn, and candle burning day and night, with servants dressed up and playing the roles of angels.

On the eighth day, the chief of the Angel servants declare him unready for their world and announce his return to life.

A blindfolded Atzel is led through the halls of his massive home and is welcomed back to life by his family along with his fiancé Aksah.