from Act III of the Italian opera
Mitridate, Rè di Ponto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi
Role: Ismene, daughter of the King of Parthia, in love with Farnace
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: the Hanging Gardens of the palace in the Macedonian port of Nymphaeum
Synopsis: Mitridate has condemned Farnace to death for treason. Ismene still loves him and still hopes that he will love her.