Characters include a mediocre opera company which is sold into  slavery by its disgruntled impresario; the pedantic tutor who is  eaten by a group of starving castaways; and Catherine the Great,  who 
Characters include a mediocre opera company which is sold into  slavery by its disgruntled impresario; the pedantic tutor who is  eaten by a group of starving castaways; and Catherine the Great,  who becomes the lover of the title character. It also features a  mysterious ghost, but in this version of the story, the ghost does  not kill the hero, since it is really a woman in disguise who is  trying to seduce him. FTP, name this satirical epic by Lord Byron.
Characters include a mediocre opera company which is sold into  slavery by its disgruntled impresario; the pedantic tutor who is  eaten by a group of starving castaways; and Catherine the Great,  who becomes the lover of the title character.