from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera
Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
Libretto: Arrigo Boito
Role: Mefistofele, the Devil
Voice Part: bass Fach: heavy bass
Setting: The heights of Brocken Mountain, medieval times
Synopsis: During a series of Satanic rituals on the mountaintop, a group of witches give Mefistofele a glass globe. He sees the world in it and declares his hatred for it.