from Act I of the Italian opera
Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Felice Romani
Role: Alfonso d'Este, the Duke of Ferrara, fourth husband of Lucrezia Borgia
Voice Part: baritone Fach: lyric bass|heavy bass
Setting: a public place in Ferrara, Italy, early 1500's
Synopsis: Duke Alfonso has found that his wife is the lover of a young nobleman named Gennaro. He vows vengeance upon Gennaro and expresses his fury at the audacity of Lucrezia.