from Act II 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: apartments in the Macedonian port of Nymphaeum
Synopsis: After Farnace has been imprisoned by Mitridate for treason, Ismene tells Mitridate that he should not be so angry with Farnace.