from Act II, Scene 2 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 sewing room at a dressmaker's, Paris, 1900
Synopsis: After attempting to convince Louise to run away with him, Julien serenades Louise with a song about a city far away where two lovers can be together forever.