from Act II of the Italian opera La Finta Giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Libretto: Ranieri Calzabigi

Role: Marchioness Violante Onesti, in disguise as a gardener named Sandrina, in love with Count Belfiore

Voice Part: soprano

Setting: a dark deserted cave

Synopsis: Violante has been abducted and left in a dark cave alone. In her aria, she expresses her fear and anger at being left alone. She asks the gods to help her.