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Overview
Character Name
Madame de Croissy (La Prieure)
Gender
Female
Elderly
Supporting
Non Dancer
Voice
Contralto
High Note
A5
Low Note
G#3/Ab3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
French Revolution, 1789, Paris, Compiegne
Analysis
Madame de Croissy is the old Prioress of the Carmélites, who is seriously ill. She has been a nun for nearly 40 years and has almost forgotten her life before. One of the young novices, Constance, remarks that she must be 59 or older.
When Blanche wants to become a nun,
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