Die Försterchristl
Forester Hans Lange’s daughter Christine meets a stranger hunting in the forest and tells him what she thinks of the emperor. She is in love with Franz Földessy, who is revealed to be a deserter after striking an officer who seduced his sister. Christine goes to Vienna to seek a pardon and discovers the stranger is Emperor Joseph II; he pardons Franz, while Christine falls for the emperor. The emperor says he cannot follow his own heart and arranges Christine’s marriage to Franz, who has been made head forester. Christine makes peace with her disappointment and marries Franz.