from Act III of the Italian opera
Edgar by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Ferdinando Fontana
Role: Edgar, a young man in love with Fidelia
Voice Part: tenor Fach: lyric tenor
Setting: the front of a fortress, Courtray, Flanders, late 19th century
Synopsis: Edgar, disguised as the monk presiding over his own funeral, tells Fidelia not to cry when his name is denounced as a sinner and a traitor to his country.