from Act I of the French opera
Roméo et Juliette by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto: Jules Barbier
Role: Juliet, daughter of Capulet
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: The Capulet's ballroom, Verona, Italy, 14th century
Synopsis: When others speak of marriage to her, Juliet sings that she would like to live inside her dream where it is eternally spring.