from Act I of the Italian opera
La Finta Giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Ranieri Calzabigi
Role: Roberto, servant of Violante, disguised as her brother Nardo, in love with Serpetta
Voice Part: baritone Fach: lyric baritone
Setting: the garden of Don Anchises
Synopsis: Roberto knows that Serpetta would like to marry soon and that she prefers younger men. He tries to convince her that an older man like him is better than a young one.