from Act II of the English opera A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten

Libretto: Benjamin Britten

Role: Oberon, the King of the Fairies

Voice Part: counter-tenor|contralto       Fach: male contralto

Setting: the wood at twilight, near Athens, Greece

Synopsis: As he squeezes it into the eyes of Demetrius, Oberon sings of the magic flower that causes a person to love the next creature they see.