from Act IV of the Italian opera
Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte
Role: Figaro, valet to the Count of Almaviva, betrothed to Susanna
Voice Part: bass-baritone Fach: bass-baritone
Setting: The garden of Count Almaviva
Synopsis: After reading a note from Susanna to the Count, Figaro (falsely) assumes that Susanna is cheating on him. Angry, he declares that all women are roses with deadly thorns.