from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera
Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel
Libretto: Aaron Hill
Role: Almirena, daughter of Goffredo, fiancee of Rinaldo
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: a romantic area with fountains, Jerusalem, Palestine, during the Crusades
Synopsis: As Rinaldo and Almirena sit together, she sings of her love to the breezes that float by.