from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera
La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli
Libretto: Giovanni Faustini
Role: Endimione, a shepherd in love with Diana
Voice Part: countertenor Fach: countertenor
Setting: the summit of Mount Latmos, Pelsgia, Peloponnese
Synopsis: Endimione sings to the moon, explaining plaintively his burning love for the goddess Diana.