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.