The show was an elaborate opera; while there were only a few actors, thanks to illusions and appearance changes, a cast of five seemed to be a cast of hundreds, and Ulwei played the starring role, in nearly every song. Unsurprisingly, it was a tragic love story, between a beautiful, albeit monstrous, maiden, and the hero set out to defeat her invading brethren. It stirred the heartstrings, and many in the crowd were openly weeping, even before the intermission.