Prologue
The stage of an opera house, A village church, an apartment in Paris
Late summer, 1914
ACT 1
Scenes one-three and five: In and around a battlefield in Belgium, near the French border
Scene one December 23, late afternoon
Scene two: December 23, evening
Scene three: December 24, morning
Scene four: At the chalet of the Kronprinz December 24, early evening
Scene five: December 24, night
ACT 2
Scenes one, two, four and five: In and around the battlefield
Scene one: December 25, dawn
Scene two: December 25, late morning, early afternoon
Scene three: British, German and French Army Headquarters December 25, all day
Scene four: December 25, evening
Scene five: December 26, late morning
