from Act I, Scene 3 of the English opera
The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky
Libretto: W.H. Auden
Role: Anne, daughter of Trulove, in love with Tom Rakewell
Voice Part: soprano Fach: dramatic coloratura
Setting: the garden of Trulove's home in the country, England, 18th century
Synopsis: Anne has been waiting for her beloved Tom's return from the city where he traveled with Nick Shadow to claim an inherited fortune. She is worried about him because she has not heard anything from him since arrived there. Torn between going after him and caring for her father, she finally decides that her love for him is too overwhelming to ignore and, thus, she must go to him.