Weaves a plot around three archetypal figures from French baroque opera, keeping the adaptation and retouching of texts to a minimum. The action is shared by a princess in love, a witch queen--her rival--and a valiant prince: the princess, secretly in love and enduring her sufferings with resignation; the witch queen, seeing her own passion for the prince unrequited, fuming with rage and jealousy; and the prince, who proclaims his love and his valor...