from Act II of the Italian opera
La Finta Giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Ranieri Calzabigi
Role: Marchioness Violante Onesti, in disguise as a gardener named Sandrina, in love with Count Belfiore
Voice Part: soprano
Setting: a dark deserted cave
Synopsis: Violante has been abducted and left in a dark cave alone. In her aria, she expresses her fear and anger at being left alone. She asks the gods to help her.