from Act III of the Italian opera
Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Marco Praga
Role: Il Cavaliere Renato des Grieux, a student and young nobleman
Voice Part: tenor Fach: spinto tenor
Setting: a square in Le Havre, France, 18th century
Synopsis: Manon is to be deported to a prison in Louisiana. As she marches by, Des Grieux grabs her and says that no one can take Manon away from him. When the captain of the ship comes to see what the commotion is, Des Grieux begs for mercy and the captain agrees to take him on the ship along with Manon.