Overview
Character Name
Abbess
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: E5
Low Note: D4
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Germany, 16th Century, 1500s, Cologne
Analysis
The Abbess is perhaps the only person in Renata’s life to ever truly have sympathy for her. As would be normal for religious beliefs of the 1500s, the Abbess is certain that whatever afflicts Renata’s mind must be the work of demons. She takes pity on Renata and lets her
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