from Act I of the Italian opera
Ascanio in Alba by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Abbate Giuseppe Parini
Role: Aceste, priest of Venus
Voice Part: tenor Fach: tenor leggiero
Setting: an altar in the countryside
Synopsis: After telling his followers that Ascanio, their future ruler, will be with them soon, he tells Silvia that Ascanio will marry her. He then expresses his joy that she will be happy.