from Act I of the Italian opera
Edgar by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Ferdinando Fontana
Role: Fidelia, a young woman in love with Edgar, sister of Frank and daughter of Gualtiero
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric soprano
Setting: the main square of a Flemish village at dawn in April, late 19th century
Synopsis: Edgar is asleep in front of an inn in the square. Fidelia approaches him and wakes him. Seeing that he is unhappy, she picks a small branch off of an almond tree and gives it to him. She tells him that she hopes it will make him feel better.
