from Act II of the Italian opera La Finta Giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Libretto: Ranieri Calzabigi

Role: Marchioness Violante Onesti, in disguise as a gardener named Sandrina, in love with Count Belfiore

Voice Part: soprano

Setting: a dark deserted cave

Synopsis: After trying to find a way out of the cave in which she is trapped, Violante is stricken by grief. She sings that she cannot breathe because she is crying so much. She has given up all chances to get out of this situation.