from Act II, Scene 2 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 plains of Erymanthus, Pelsgia, Peloponnese
Synopsis: The young shephard Endimione looks for his beloved goddess Diana. He considers himself to be the happiest man alive because he knows that she loves him.