from Act I of the Italian opera
La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli
Libretto: Giovanni Faustini
Role: Linfea, an old nymph and follower of Diana
Voice Part: tenor
Setting: a parched forest, Pelsgia, Peloponnese
Synopsis: Watching the internal conflict that the goddess Diana is undergoin because of her vow of chastity and her love for a mortal shepherd, Linfea decides that she doesn't want to die a virgin. Instead, she wants to find a loving man, so that she can experience the epitome of all joys.