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ThesettingisViennain1914beforetheoutbreakofwar.ThearistocraticandsomewhatjadedPrinceNicki,pursuedbyalltheladies,beginsaflirtationwithMitzi,acrippledharpistwhoworksinasuburbanwine-garden,andwhoisinturnidolizedbySchani,anuncouthandviolentlyjealousbutcher.TheirfirstencountersignificantlytakesplaceinfrontofSt.Stephen'sCathedralonCorpusChristiday,withNickiamongtheemperor'scavalryregiment.Later,intherefractedlightoffallingappleblossomsinthewine-garden--scenesofadistilled,etherealbeauty--Nickigraduallywinsherfaithandlove.Meanwhile,amidstthesumptuousandcorruptmilieuofthefamilypalace,Nickiisdrawnintocomplicityagainsthiswill,ashisunscrupulousmotherinformshimhemustmarryCecelia,thedaughterofawealthycommoner,inordertorevivethefamilyfortune.MitzihasavisionofTheIronMan(asymbolofthedecliningpowerandpositionoftheHapsburgdynasty)andfallsbeforethecrucifixinfearbutherloveremainssteadfast,andsheprotestsherfaiththoughabusedbyhermotherandSchani.Infuriatedbyherrejection,SchanithreatenstokillNickionhisweddingdayunlessMitziagreestomarryhim.Followingtheprocessionalsplendorofthecathedralwedding,Schaniappearstocarryouthisthreat,butMitziarrivesintimetostophimandthroughthedownpouringrainNickisadlygazesonhistrueloveinthecrowdashedrivesawaywithhisbrideddd
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