Sister Angelica (2004)
Opera in One Act
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giovacchino Forzano. English version by Amanda Holden
First performed as part of Il Trittico at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on December 14, 1918.
By arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes Company, sole agent in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for Casa Ricordi – BMG Ricordi S.p.A., Milan, Italy, a BMG Editions Company, publisher and copyright owner.
Costumes provided by Costumi D’Arte, Rome.
Dates of Performance
???
2004 Season
Carmen   Cavalleria Rusticana
Sister Angelica   The Secret Marriage
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Cast
Kelly Kaduce*
Angelica
Jennifer Powell
Monitor Sister
Kiera Duffy*
A Lay Sister
Nicole Piccolomini
Mistress of Novices
Jennifer Holloway*
A Second Lay Sister
Amy Shoremount
Sister Osmina
Donna Smith
Sister Genevieve
Elizabeth Bennett*
A Novice
Elif Ezgi Kutlu*
A Second Novice
Erin Morley*
Sister Dolcina
Laurel Cameron*
Infirmary Sister
Veronica Mitina*
First Alms Collector
Erin Kelley*
Second Alms Collector
Kendall Gladen
The Abbess
Katherine Ciesinki*
The Princess
*Company Debut
Creative Team
Stephen Lord
Conductor
Stefano Vizioli
Stage Director
Neil Patel*
Set Designer
Anna Maria Heinreich
Costume Designer
Mark McCullough
Lighting Designer
Tom Watson
Wig & Makeup Designer
Sandra Horst*
Chorus Master
Ben Malensek
English Diction Specialist
Curt Pajer
Repetiteur
Brian Clay Luedloff
Assistant Stage Director
Cody Knight
Stage Manager
Theresa Schlafly
Assistant Stage Manager
Katie Luchtfeld*
Intern Assistant Stage Manager
*Company Debut
Synopsis
In a little convent, life seems to flow peacefully; the nuns pray, perform penance, and carry out their simple tasks, even dreaming briefly of small, innocent desires. Only Sister Angelica seems profoundly restless: for seven years, ever since she arrived, she has had no news of the outside world.
Then, a visitor arrives, and Sister Angelica is summoned. The visitor is her aunt, a stern and austere aristocrat, who has come chiefly to settle a matter of inheritance. Almost casually, she informs Angelica that her child — the child of sin, and the reason why the family placed Angelica in the convent — has died.
The Princess leaves, and Angelica, crazed with grief, prepares a poisonous mixture of medicinal herbs and drinks it. Realizing her sin, she begs the Madonna to save her.
Adapted from The Puccini Companion. Edited by William Weaver and Simonetta Puccini. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1994. Reproduced with permission.
Major support has been provided by MasterCard International, Inc.
The services of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra are underwritten in part by Mr. & Mrs. William B. Firestone, Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lux, Mr. & Mrs. David W. Mesker.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Scharff, Jr., and Dr. & Mrs. Gene W. Spector.
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