 Karagin then bullies Ivan Danchenoff (Frank Morgan), Director of the Imperial Opera, into giving Lydia an audition; Danchenoff is pleasantly surprised to find that (unlike the 60 other women foisted on him by other aristocrats) she has real talent.Later, Karagin orders his usual arrangements for seduction, but falls in love instead and tries to cancel them.She understands both his former and current motives, and admits she loves him too.