简介：Thelecherous,tyrannicalprinceofGuastallafallsinlovewithEmilia,thedaughterofcolonelOdoardoGalotti.HedispatcheshischamberlainMarinellitoconveyhertohimandobstructherupcomingmarriagetoCountAppiani.AfterhisattempttosendAppianiawayonadiplomaticmissionfails,Marinelliapproachesthesituationwithlesssubtletybyambushingtheweddingcoachwithbandits.Appianiisshotinthefray,andEmiliaandhermotherarebroughttotheprince'spleasurepalace.Themothercorrectlyguessestheintentionsoftheprinceandtheircorrespondingconnotationsforherdaughter.Thefather,havingjustrusheduptothepalace,learnsofthesamefromCountessOrsina,theprince'sjealousmistress.HeisbesidehimselfwithangerandwantstoimmediatelybringEmiliahome,theoneoutcomethattheprincewillsimplynotallowtooccur.WhenEmiliaisallowedtospeakwithherfatherinprivate,sheasksforhimtokillher.Thisrequeststemsnotfromherfearthatsomemanisforcinghimselfuponher,butfromhershamethatshemighteventuallysuccumbtotheprince'sseductiveadvances.Odoardothenstabshisdaughtertodeath.…