James, fiances of young Effie, is drowsing near a fireplace, ³ Sylphide appears, she lightly floats around James and awakes him with her kiss. James tries to catch Sylphide, but she suddenly disappears. The youth is deep in thought in a vision of fantasy.
The sorceress Medzh, who came to predict the future for the young pair, prophesies that James will not marry Effie. The young man chases the sorceress out. She leaves, bearing a grudge. Sylphide appears again during the wedding party, but only James sees her. Sylphide steels the young man's wedding ring and disappears. James follows her, leaving Effie..
Act II
A bewitched forest. The sorceress is casting spells, bent over a boiling pot. James arrives deathly tired, but he is not able to find Sylphide. And suddenly she again is before him. James tries to catch her, but Sylphide is unreachable. The sorceress offers James a magic scarf, which he can use to capture Sylphide, who was difficult to catch. James throws the scarf over Sylphide's shoulders, but this touch means death for her. Her wings fall off, and life escapes her together with her wings. Sylphide's friends take away the body of the dead. The young man's grief is inconsolable. A wedding party appeared momentarily in a distance: Jame's bride is marrying Gurne...
