from Act II, Scene 4 of the English opera
The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore
Libretto: John Latouche
Role: Augusta Tabor, wife of Horace Tabor
Voice Part: mezzo-soprano Fach: dramatic mezzo
Setting: Augusta's study, 1896
Synopsis: Baby Doe's mother has come to Augusta, asking her to help her ex-husband Horace Tabor, who left her for Baby Doe. Tabor has lost all of his money and can hardly support himself. Augusta sends her away, declining to help the couple. However, after she leaves, Augusta wonders why she doesn't run to help the man that she once loved.