from Act III scene 1 of the Italian opera
Un Ballo in Maschera by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Role: Amelia, the wife of Renato
Voice Part: soprano Fach: dramatic soprano
Setting: A room in Renato's house, Boston, late 17th century
Synopsis: Renato threatens Amelia with death so that she will atone for the sins she has committed with Riccardo. She pleads with Renato to see her son one last time before he kills her.