from Act I of the Italian opera La Wally by Alfredo Catalani

Libretto: Luigi Illica

Role: Giuseppe Hagenbach, a popular hunter from Sölden, engaged to Afra

Voice Part: tenor

Setting: The main square of Hochstoff, Switzerland, 19th century

Synopsis: Hagenbach arrives in Hochstoff with a group of friends. When asked by Stromminger, he arrogantly tells the crowd how he killed a bear with one single shot to the heart.

from Act I of the Italian opera La Wally by Alfredo Catalani

Libretto: Luigi Illica

Role: Wally, a young woman, daughter of Stromminger

Voice Part: soprano       Fach: spinto soprano

Setting: The main square of Hochstoff, Switzerland, 19th century

Synopsis: Wally is in love with Hagenbach. However, her father does not like Hagenbach and wants her to marry his own friend Gellner. He gives her an ultimatum : marry Gellner or leave the house. When faced with the decision, Wally decides that she must leave. She despairs that she will never see her house again but she knows that she must be firm.

from Act III of the Italian opera La Wally by Alfredo Catalani

Libretto: Luigi Illica

Role: Wally, a young woman, daughter of Stromminger

Voice Part: soprano       Fach: spinto soprano

Setting: Wally's room, Hochstoff, Switzerland, 19th century

Synopsis: Wally is angry at Hagenbach because he has kissed her and she believes that he only kissed her to see if he could conquer her. She swears to get revenge on him, regretting that her youthful innocence was taken by this man.

from Act I of the Italian opera La Wally by Alfredo Catalani

Libretto: Luigi Illica

Role: Walter, a young man, friend of Wally

Voice Part: soprano       Fach: lyric soprano|soubrette

Setting: The main square of Hochstoff, Switzerland, 19th century

Synopsis: Walter has come to try to find Wally. He wishes to sing with her but when he cannot find her, he sings by himself. The song he sings is the song of the Edelweiss and it is composed by Wally. It tells the tale of a girl who was killed by an avalanche and lives on as a flower.