Maria Louisa Monologue from L'Aiglon

From L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand

female · anguished · 1:16 min

I weep. (THERESA: That title was his greatest glory.) One cannot know at first all one has lost; And I lost all when General Neipperg died. (THERESA: Neipperg?) I came to Baden for distraction. It's nice. So near Vienna.--Ah, my dear, My nerves are troublesome; they say I'm thinner-- And growing very like Madame de Berry. 'Twas Vitrolles said so. Now I do my hair Like her. Why did not Heaven take me too? This villa's small, of course; but 'tisn't bad; Metternich is our guest in passing. (She points to the door on the left.) There. He leaves to-night. The life at Baden's gay. We have the Sandors and the pianist Thalberg, And Montenegro sings to us in Spanish. Fontana howls an air from Figaro. The wife of the Ambassador of England And the Archduchess come; we go for drives-- But nothing soothes my grief!--Ah, could the General--! Of course you're coming to the ball to-night?

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