from Act II, Scene I of the Italian opera
Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Antonio Piazza
Role: Cuniza, sister of Ezzelino da Ramano
Voice Part: mezzo-soprano
Setting: Cuniza's chambers
Synopsis: Imelda tells Cuniza that Riccardo would like to see her, but Cuniza refuses to go to him. She has found out that Riccardo seduced Leonora before coming to Cuniza. She decides that he must go back to his original love.