from Act I 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: a square in the Macedonian port of Nymphaeum
Synopsis: After she sees her beloved for the first time in a while, Ismene knows that she should be happy. However, she fears that something will go wrong.