The world is still in order in St. Wolfgang on Lake Wolfgang – or so it appears, with the shimmering waves on the lake, the snow-covered mountains in the distance and the jubilant cows dancing in the stall carried away by sheer impulse. But the people living in St. Wolfgang have no time to appreciate the idyll. They are too preoccupied with themselves and their longings: the head waiter is desperately in love with the owner of the inn, the landlady fancies a regular guest, the lawyer flirts with his adversary’s daughter, the professor only has eyes for his research, the virtuous lass strives for good behaviour, while her suitor prefers the contrary, and the ill-tempered factory owner wants to return to Berlin. The Emperor himself has to travel to St. Wolfgang to ensure a happy end to this convoluted affair…