from Act II 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: a hall in Anchises's palace
Synopsis: Serpetta says that, if Roberto will sing her a love song, she will love him. He sings her this multi-lingual aria which includes phrases of love in Italian, French, and English in his attempt to impress her. She is not impressed though and he becomes frustrated.