from Act I of the French opera
Louise by Gustave Charpentier
Libretto: Gustave Charpentier
Role: Julien, a young artist in love with Louise
Voice Part: tenor
Setting: a room in the apartment of Louise's parents facing the terrace of Julien's studio, Paris, 1900
Synopsis: As they sit in Julien's apartment, Louise asks Julien to tell her again how they fell in love. He tells her the story from the time he moved next door to the time he met her on the staircase and fell in love with her.