from Act 1, Scene 1 of the English opera Little Women by Mark Adamo

Libretto: Mark Adamo

Role: Jo March, One of the March daughters. Loved by Laurie, later loved by Bhaer. Against change, wishes things could remain "perfect as they are".

Voice Part: mezzo-soprano       Fach: lyric mezzo

Setting: The attic of the March house.

Synopsis: Laurie has just told Jo that John Brooke has Meg's missing glove. The implication that Jo may lose Meg to marriage upsets Jo. In this aria, she alternates between reviewing the draft of her potboiler and arguing against change with a now absent Laurie.