from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera
Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Gaetano Donizetti
Role: Don Pasquale, a rich old bachelor
Voice Part: bass Fach: buffo bass
Setting: a room in Don Pasquale's house, Rome, early 19th century
Synopsis: After Malatesta has told Don Pasquale that he has found a beautiful young wife for him, Don Pasquale sings of how this news makes him feel young again. He can already imagine himself married to her with a half dozen children around him.