▁Washington ▁University . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁German ▁premi ere ▁at ▁D ess au , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Carl berg ▁in ▁a ▁production ▁by ▁Roman ▁H oven b itzer ▁and ▁Angel ina ▁R uz za f ante ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role . ▁ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁medieval ▁legend ▁and ▁revol ves ▁around ▁Es cl arm onde , ▁an ▁em press ▁and ▁sor cer ess ▁of ▁By z ant ium . ▁ ▁Se quest ered ▁by ▁her ▁em peror ▁father , ▁Ph or cas , ▁who ▁has ▁recently ▁ab dic ated ▁the ▁throne ▁to ▁her , ▁she ▁bem o ans ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁Roland , ▁a ▁kn ight ▁and ▁Count ▁of ▁Blo is , ▁bel ieving ▁she ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁suggestion ▁from ▁her ▁sister , ▁Par s é ï s , ▁Es cl arm onde ▁uses ▁her ▁magic ▁powers ▁to ▁transfer ▁Roland ▁to ▁the ▁magic ▁island ▁where ▁she ▁joins ▁him ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁on ▁a ▁night ly ▁basis ▁and , ▁hiding ▁behind ▁a ▁ve il , ▁never ▁reve als ▁her ▁identity . ▁She ▁reve als ▁to ▁him ▁also ▁that ▁his ▁country ▁is ▁in ▁danger , ▁attacked ▁and ▁bes ie ged ▁by ▁the ▁Sar ac ens , ▁and ▁gr ants ▁him ▁a ▁magic ▁sword ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁capable ▁of ▁defe ating ▁the ▁enemy . ▁It ▁will ▁serve ▁him ▁well ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁will ▁remain ▁faithful ▁to ▁her