from Act IV (Act III in four-act version), Scene 2 of the Italian|French opera
Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Joseph Méry
Role: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Voice Part: baritone Fach: lyric baritone
Setting: The prison cell of Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 1559
Synopsis: Rodrigo has been shot but he does not fear death, for his death will save the life of Carlos and thus, Spain.