Lauretta

A music sheet of "O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my dear papa"), a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini. As the music develops, the girl's plea forms the characterl herself in the artwork. The bottom of the piece depicts the Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") a medieval stone arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy.

These are the lyrics she sings:
Oh my dear papa,
I love him, he is handsome, handsome,
I want to go to Porta Rossa
To buy the ring!

Yes, yes, I want to go there!
And if I loved him in vain,
I would go to the Ponte Vecchio,
And throw myself in the Arno!

I am anguished and tormented!
Oh God, I'd want to die!
Papa, have pity, have pity!
Papa, have pity, have pity