from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera
Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Role: Maria Boccanegra (Amelia), Simon Boccanegra's illegitimate daughter, goes by the name Amelia
Voice Part: soprano Fach: spinto soprano
Setting: the chamber of the council in the palace of the Doge, Genoa, mid 14th century
Synopsis: Amelia tells a story of how she was captured and taken aboard a ship. She fainted and, when she awoke, she was in a house. She threatened her abductor, saying that she would expose him to the Doge. He was frightened and let her go, but told her that he was not the real abductor.
