from Act III, Scene 2 of the Italian opera
La Battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano
Role: Rolando, a soldier of Milan, married to Lida
Voice Part: baritone Fach: dramatic baritone
Setting: Lida's rooms in Rolando's castle, Milan, 1176
Synopsis: Rolando receives a note that has been intercepted en route between his wife Lida and his best friend Arrigo saying that she must see him once more before he enters battle in the name of their illicit love. Upon hearing this, Rolando explodes into his cabaletta of rage against the two.