from Act II, Scene 3 of the Italian opera Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Rodolfo, Count Walter's son

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: dramatic tenor

Setting: the gardens in the castle of Count Walter, the Tyrol, early 17th century

Synopsis: Rodolfo has received a letter from Luisa saying that she never loved him. He is crushed and when he goes to his father with the story, he says that he should get his revenge by marrying the Duchess of Ostheim. Hearing this, Rodolfo loses all hope and sings that he cannot have happiness in life or death.