from Act I of the Italian opera
Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Gianbattista Varesco
Role: Electra, daughter of King Agamemnon of Argos
Voice Part: soprano Fach: dramatic coloratura
Setting: The apartments of Ilia in Idomeneo's palace
Synopsis: Jealous and angry that Idamantes loves Ilia, who Electra regards as no better than a slave, Electra vows revenge on the two lovers.