from Act III of the German opera
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
Libretto: Carl Haffner
Role: Adele, Rosalinda's maid
Voice Part: soprano Fach: soubrette
Setting: A jail, Vienna, Austria, 1870.
Synopsis: Adele admits that she is not the cultured lady she is dressed up as, but she asserts that she can play any part to perfection, from country girl to queen.