from Act III - The Gypsy's Son, Scene 2 of the Italian opera
Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano
Role: Manrico, an officer in Prince Urgel's army and the supposed son of the gypsy woman Azucena
Voice Part: tenor Fach: spinto tenor
Setting: A room adjoining the chapel at Castellor, 1409.
Synopsis: Manrico has discovered that his mother Azucena has been captured by the Count of Luna and is about to be burned at the stake. Furious, Manrico calls together his soldiers and sings valiantly of how they will save Azucena from death.