from Act I, scene 1 of the French|Italian opera
La Favorite (La Favorita) by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Alphonse Royer
Role: Fernand (Ferdinand), a young novice at the monastery of St. James of Compostella
Voice Part: tenor Fach: tenor leggiero
Setting: the monastery of St James of Compostella, Castile, Spain, 1340
Synopsis: Fernand tells Balthasar, the Father Superior of the monastery, that he would like to renounce his vows because he has fallen in love with a woman. Although he doesn't know anything about her, he does know that she is young and beautiful like an angel and that he cannot get her out of his thoughts.