from Act III of the Italian opera
Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Gianbattista Varesco
Role: Idomeneo, King of Crete
Voice Part: tenor Fach: lyric tenor|spinto
Setting: A square in front of Idomeneo's palace
Synopsis: Idomeneo summarizes his reign and says that he has found peace again in the decision to keep Idamantes alive by abdicating the throne to him.