Donna non vidi mai

"Donna non vidi mai" ("I have never seen a woman") is a tenor aria from the act 1 of Giacomo Puccini's opera, Manon Lescaut.

The aria is sung by Des Grieux to a beautiful young lady, Manon Lescaut, who is destined for a convent at the will of her father.

Des Grieux sings this aria of his feelings for her.

[1] This scene takes place at a square near to the Paris gate in Amiens, France, somewhere in the 18th century.

A dirle: "io t'amo," a nuova vita l'alma mia si desta.