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Even when she was just a child on the playground in her hometown of Falls Church, Va., Annina Burns could see that some of her playmates were lacking toys, clothes and often attention. At age 15 she was still troubled by the inequity, and one day found herself turning to the section on human services in the telephone book. She began to dial. Her call to the Embry Rucker Community Shelter, a facility that houses homeless children in nearby Reston, would better not only the lives of hundreds of children but Annina's life as well...
...librettist, Menotti sets the scene in New York's Little Italy, and superimposes the sometimes gay, sometimes squalid American lives of its citizens on their Old World traditions. This time, the conflict between faith and reason is personified by Annina, the young and sickly "saint" who has visions of the Crucifixion and shows the holy stigmata on Good Fridays, and her rebellious brother Michele, who thinks religion is fanaticism. Annina yearns to become a nun, but Michele thinks her visions are delusions and tries to prevent her from taking the veil...
...excellent hand at concocting workable dramatic episodes. Moment by moment, he has his audience believing in his action, even if it is laden with stereotypes. Each of his five scenes works to a strong, stirring climax. Michele drives the gawking neighbors out of his cold-water flat after Annina's vision. During a religious parade, he is beaten and shackled to a steel fence in symbolic martyrdom. He stabs his mistress after she accuses him of incestuous love for Annina. In a bleak subway station, he curses Annina when she insists on taking the veil. And finally Annina becomes...
What does she ever do for you, except light candles for your soul?"). Virginia Copeland, steadily dramatic as Annina...
After having had its name changed innumerable times the new Friml operetta has been chirstened "Annina" and the first performance will be given tomorrow night at the Shubert. At the head of a pretentious cast is the Viennese prima donna, Mme. Jeritza, famous for her voice and blonde hair. The story holds true to the tradition of light opera both in having its setting in the lazy and carefree Vienna of Francis Joseph, and in the Cinderella motiff which is the basis of the plot. With the singing of Jeritza, the undoubted musical ability of Mr. Friml, and the elaborate...