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: About to enter battle against the Germans, Rolando tells Arrigo that if he is killed in the impending battle, Arrigo will be in charge of his wife and child.