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Synopsis
First act: In the forest, by the tower, in the evening
The prince and Rapunzel think about their lives independently of each other. It is time for the dreamy prince to find a bride. Rapunzel, locked in the tower, longs for love. In her loneliness, she has nothing to do but play with her hair. Meanwhile, a witch repeats the words several times: “Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let your hair down! "
Second act: in the morning
The prince remembers stories in which people walk up a star road to heaven, but do not dare to enter through the diamond gate, but strive all their lives to free themselves from their sins. He has just awakened from a dream in which he had left the worries and taunts of court life behind in order to search for love in the great outdoors. In this dream he had come across a tower which, despite its good condition, made him feel lonely. While he was pondering it, he saw a tall, fat woman with black hair walking towards the tower and calling out in a shrill voice: “Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let your hair down! ”He noticed a girl with long golden hair at the top of the tower who was desperately calling for help and letting her hair flow over the parapet. The witch asked if there was anyone who dared to climb this golden ladder. For the prince, dream and reality merge. The tower is real and it is no longer able to move away from it. For days he has been waiting for the golden ladder to lower.
Third act: on the tower
Rapunzel says various prayers - one she learned from her mother and several others she wrote herself. She longs for a knight with a strong, shining sword.
Fourth act: in the evening in the tower
Rapunzel and the prince were able to spend six hours together. Rapunzel fears the witch will reappear soon. Then they would be lost. When the prince asks her whether she has ever seen a dead man or a seriously wounded man, she remembers a sword duel with a fatal outcome that she once saw. The dying knight lay in the grass for days until other knights impaled him with their lances and took him away. Rapunzel begs the prince to go away with her. He tells her his name, Sebald, and remembers a song by an old singer in which Rapunzel had another name.
Fifth act: in the morning in the forest
The two fled from the tower. Rapunzel informs the prince that "Rapunzel" is actually the name of the witch. The prince sings her the old harpist's song in which she is called "Gwendolin".
Sixth Act: Later, in the palace
The prince is now wearing a royal cloak. While he and Gwendolin remember their arrival in town together, the witch calls out from Hell: “Gwendolin! Gwendolin! Give me your hair! ”. But Gwendolin doesn't want to hear any more about her old misery.
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Title Information
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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
0:53
Number of Acts
6
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