from Act III, Scene 1 of the Italian opera
Agrippina by George Frideric Handel
Libretto: Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani
Role: Nerone, the son of Agrippina
Voice Part: soprano Fach: male soprano
Setting: Poppea's room, Rome, 1st century AD
Synopsis: Nerone exclaims his love for Poppea after she tells him that she loves him. Unbeknownst to him, Poppea's other love, Ottone, is hiding in the room.