He says that all will end badly, desecrating the burial chambers of the Incas like Tutankhamen's – five members of the expedition have already been mysteriously struck down.

Haddock introduces their old friend Trifonius Zonnebloem (Professor Calculus), and then tries to show Kuifje a magic trick to turn water into whisky, which fails.

Angry at not being able to do it, he takes Kuifje to the music hall to see Bruno the magician perform the trick.

That evening at the music hall, Kuifje and Haddock watch a performance by the opera singer Bianca Castafiore, which Bobbie turns into an impromptu duet.

Mevrouw Heining leaves the show with her daughter, Fleur, when she receives a message that her husband is indeed ill.

Bergamot reveals the mummy of Rascar Capac, and Kuifje reads the prophecy that the expedition found in his tomb.

A storm comes, a ball of lightning comes down the chimney, destroys the mummy, and Bergamot realises that the prophecy is true.

Haddock and Kuifje manage to escape and head to the docks, where they discover that Zonnebloem has been spotted on the ship Pachacamac and is going to Peru.

They mistake the indications given by the pendulum, and travel to the North Pole and meet an Eskimo, to the Far East, and to Scotland.

The show boasts an orchestral score composed by Dirk Brossé with lyrics by Seth Gaaikema and performed by Het Nationaal Orkest Van België (the National Orchestra of Belgium).

Most songs were present in their full versions as heard in the show, in the correct chronological order.

However, four songs were omitted completely – one, Wandelen in de zon met Zonnebloem takes place in the garden of Bergamot's villa; two others are sung by Castafiore and are heard at Molensloot in the first act De Milanese Nachtegaal, and in her dressing room in the second act Het leven is als een Opera.

A third CD released in 2002 contained a thirteen-minute orchestral suite based on some of the songs appearing in the show.

[citation needed] It has never seen a repeat broadcast or a commercial release, although personal recordings circulate amongst fans.

In 2007 the musical came to stage again this time with Jelle Cleymans as Kuifje, first in Het nieuwe Luxor in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from May 22 until June 17, and then from July 8 until August 19 in Oostende, Belgium.

It was also scheduled to be performed in Paris at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil on 8 November 2003, but was cancelled due to production difficulties.

Packaged in a jewel case with 24-page booklet containing full lyrics and cast photographs.

Radio tracks Packaged in a jewel case with 24-page booklet containing full lyrics and cast photographs.