from Act I of the Italian opera
La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini
Libretto: Felice Romani
Role: Lisa, an inn-keeper who is in love with Elvino
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: The village green of a village in Switzerland, early 19th century
Synopsis: Lisa says that, while everyone around her is joyous for the marriage of Elvino and Amina, she is unhappy and jealous because she is in love with Elvino.