Program for Sister Angelica

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SISTER ANG^ClCXis a one act opera by Eticc^iJii, set in a
17th Cen-t^nry convent. The hour and sire ofNperformance
intend to portray the inner courtyaVd of a>convent at
sunset/in early spYing. In this c/nlm setting the religions and. trivitol life of a c/oister are expressed
musically. Breaking through in /sharp contrast is the
passionate conflict ^between Sij/ter Angelica qnd her
nobjte  aunt.
Thk opera opens with tfte sisters at evening servicfe. As
th(ey leave the Monitre|s adraoni^es those who have/been
tartly, forgetful, orCfrivolous iand dismisses thQm for
recpreation before   retipring.   One jsister  suddenly announ
ces   that   their     fountain
rqys   of  the   setting  sun,
p<fsed  to herald  a  miracle  by  t?
sters   to express   thei:r  fondej
fdcuses  on Angelica's  d
for  the   sisters  know  that   day end  night   she     longs
word  from  the   family who banisl
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Diversions  are  created
Argelica   for     an herb
turning with  the   day's
of   a   coach at  the   gate
agitation.     She   is   soon
who then withdraws     lea\
aunt  alone.  The aris
an3  straightway     demand
inheritance     to   increase
answering  this  demand,
er  of a   child,     now  seve
news   of him  she   longs.
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br*ws a poisonous potion
habitation at soon seeing
realizes she has coram
own life. Desperately
don and in fulfillment
fountain, the Virgin anc
coift  her  as  she  succumbs
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the
Attention
ed her 7 years before.
ing sister who implores
two  alms sisters re-
They also bring word
ives Angelica to extreme
by the Mother Superior
ica  to confront her
woman shows no emorion
Angelica relinguish her
sister's dowry.   In
reveals she is the moth-
old and that it is for
mercilessly announces
reli
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and
her s
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of  the
Angeli
drinks
on
she
in|guishment,  the aunt
Angelica gathers
Her mystical
turns to horror as
aortal sin in taking
on the Virgin for
promise  of the go
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SISTER ANGELI
by  the  Trebjrt
the  Music
idvperformed
Coksort and
kers.
Angelica,
Aunt ,,.,.>!
.Sue Sf
,Mary
MotherSaperior.Donna Paulsen
Monitrecs June Swanspn
Mistres/s of the Novices*.
..Frances Kirchndr
LucillaJ • .Muriel Scjvik
Genevieve•••••.Marie Sathrum
rector
Di
Piano
Organ,
Lydia Quanbetak
• • • . • Judy Borid
OsminaH
Dolcina,••.*•
Infirmpress• •
,Mary Jane HaIvorsin
Alms S|isterSo • Joan Halvorson
Anna Lee Lars em
Lay Sijsters, • • ,Ragna Evenson
Deaun Peterson
Noviceb • • • Myrna Johnson
Bea Fous
Child,.,..,..Nathan Quanbeck
Virgin,. •,..,Rebecca Schmidt
•••••••.Jeanne Narum
..••Charlotte Dunham
• • o , a.aTheo W<»e
Dramat|ic Advisor..
•. Myrna Johns < >n
Prograjm... .David M. Thompson
Special thanks to Carleton
College, Enid Woodward, Burr
[cWilliams, Hiley's Gree i-
house, Harold Hortop, Schi L-
linq Nuseum, Starr Printing,
and members of the cast for
costuires, publicity, etc.
Arts t*;u
A free-will offering will oe
received to help defer expenses for the performance »