from Act III of the Italian opera La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini

Libretto: Giuseppe Adami

Role: Ruggero, a young man in love with Magda

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: lyric tenor

Setting: Outside of Magda and Ruggero's small house close to the ocean

Synopsis: After asking her to marry him, Ruggero urges Magda to accept his offer, saying that they will have a happy life together and that one day, they may even have a child.