from Act III, Scene I of the Italian opera
Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano
Role: Raimondo Bidebent, chaplain at Lammermoor
Voice Part: bass Fach: heavy bass
Setting: The hall of Lammermoor Castle
Synopsis: After the wedding takes place and all are rejoicing, Raimondo returns to tell them all that Lucia has killed Arturo in their wedding chamber.