sˈɛt ɪn mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl dʒˈɜːməni, ðə tɹaɪˈæŋɡjʊlɚ wæɡnˈɪɹiənstˈaɪl stˈoːɹi ʌv lˈʌv ænd ɹᵻdˈɛmpʃən ɪz ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɪnstɹəl ɡˈʌntɹæm, ðɪ ˈiːvəl dˈuːk ɹˈɑːbɚt ænd hɪz sˈeɪntli wˈaɪf fɹˈeɪhɪld.
Set in medieval Germany, the triangular Wagnerian-style story of love and redemption is about the minstrel Guntram, the evil Duke Robert and his saintly wife Freihild.