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BANFF SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS In Association with

The Department of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton Recreation and Cultural Development Branch of the Government of Alberta The Red Deer Quota Club The Department of Extension, University of Alberta, Calgary The Lethbridge Al l ied Arts Council The Community Committee of Medicine Hat

Artist ic Director, ERNESTO VINCI Producer and Stage Director, ANDREW MacM ILLAN Music Director, JAMES CRAIG Scenic Design, JOHN GRAHAM Costumes, SHIRLEY POTTER

Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd - Banff Avenue Audi tor ium Monday, August 5th - Jubilee Audi tor ium, Edmonton Tuesday, August 6th - Memorial Centre, Red Deer Wednesday, August 7th - Jubilee Audi tor ium, Calgary Thursday, August 8th - Capitol Theatre, Lethbridge Friday, August 9th - Towne Theatre, Medicine Hat

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ACT I Interior of the Church of St. Andrea Delia Valle ACT II Scarpia's room in Farnese Palace ACT III A terrace at the San Angelo castle

CAST T o s c a C o n s t a n c e F i s h e r - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o

M a r v e n e C o x - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o S c o r p i o V i c t o r B r o u n - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o

R o n a l d N e l s e n - E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t a C a v a r a d o s s i T h o m a s C l e r k e - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o

E r n e s t A t k i n s o n - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o S a c r i s t a n - R i c h a r d B r o u n - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o A n g e l o t t i C a m e r o n Ross - E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t a S p o i e t t o - G e o r g e R o b b - R i v e r s i d e , O n t a r i o S c i a r o n e R i c h a r d B o o n - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o S h e p h e r d b o y R o s a l i e B a r t e l l - K l a m a t h Fa l l s , O r e g o n

C l a r e B e w l e y - D u n d a s , O n t a r i o M a r g a r e t B l o k e w a y - V a n c o u v e r , B.C.

J a i l e r A n g e l o C a l e n d r e l l a - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o A C a r d i n o l ..- D a v i d K. H u n t l e y - St. C l o u d , M i n n e s o t a A P r i e s t - L l o y d M o n t o u r - B a n f f , A l b e r t a R o b e r t i _ D a v i d K. H u n t l e y - 'St. C l o u d , M i n n e s o t a A J u d g e L l o y d M o n t o u r - B a n f f , A l b e r t o A n O f f i c e r D o n a l d S c h u m a n - B i n g h a m t o n , N e w Y o r k S o l d i e r s R i c h a r d B l a c k h u r s t - Le G a r d e u r , P.Q.

R o n a l d G r a n e r - T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o C a m e r o n Ross - E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t a

Chorus L e o r a A c t o n - C a l g a r y , A l t a . L y n n B a r b e r - C a l g a r y , A l t a . R o s a l i e B a r t e l l - K l a m a t h Fa l l s , O r e g o n C l a r e B e w l e y - D u n d a s , O n t . M a r g a r e t B l a k e w a y - V a n c o u v e r , B.C. B e v e r l y B o o k e r - D e t r o i t , M i c h i g a n L y n n e C h r i s t o p h e r . T o r o n t o , O n t . S u s o n C u r t i s - H a m i l t o n , O n t . C a r o l D o u g h t y - L e t h b r i d g e , A l t o . M o r a H a u k - Fox V a l l e y , Sask . Susan H e n d e r s o n - T o r o n t o , O n t . L o r n a H u r l i n g - T o r o n t o , O n t . M a r g a r e t H u t c h i n s o n - D u n d a s , O n t . C o l l e e n K a u f m a n n - L e t h b r i d g e , A l t a . J e n n i f e r M a c F a r l a n e - H a m i l t o n , O n t . G e o r g i a M c F a l l - M e d i c i n e H a t , A l t a .

S h a r o n M a r s h a l l - C a l g a r y , A l t a . C a r o l M u n c a s t e r - S u d b u r y , O n t . C a r o l R o b s o n - W i n n i p e g , M a n . C a r o l R o g e r s - I r o n S p r i n g s , A l t a . L e s l i e W e r t m a n - K i r k l a n d L a k e , O n t . M a v i s W i l l i a m s - R e g i n a , Sask .

R i c h a r d B l o c k h u r s t - Le G a r d e u r , P.Q. T h o m a s B r i d g e s - C a l g a r y , A l t a . R o n a l d G r a n e r - T o r o n t o , O n t . G r e n v i l l e J o h n s o n - T o r o n t o , O n t . M i c h a e l K a u f m a n n - L e t h b r i d g e , A l t a . E d m u n d M c L e a n - V a n c o u v e r , B.C. S t a n t o n M o r r i s - C a l g a r y , A l t a . D o u g l a s N e e l y - E d m o n t o n , A l t a . C a m e r o n Ross - E d m o n t o n , A l t a . D o n a l d S c h u m a n - B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y .

BANFF SCHOOL OPERA ORCHESTRA C o n d u c t o r - J o m e s C r a i g

V I O L I N S : J o h n G o z s i ( C o n c e r t M o s t e r ) - T o r o n t o M o r l e n e S p i l c h e n . T o r o n t o , O n t . T h o m a s W i l l i a m s - L e t h b r i d g e , A l t a . L e o n Z o i t z e f t - C a l g a r y , A l t a .

V I O L A : C a r o l W i l k i e B a n f f , A l t a .

C E L L O S : N o r m a n A b b o t t - V i c t o r i a , B.C. M a r y M c K a y . C a l g a r y , A l t a .

S T R I N G BASS : S t e p h e n S m i t h - E d m o n t o n , A l t a .

F L U T E : E l e a n o r S m i t h - T o r o n t o , O n t .

T R U M P E T : S t e v e n P e t t e s - St. C a t h a r i n e s , O n t .

F R E N C H H O R N : J o h n H e i d e b r e c h t - St. C a t h a r i n e s

P E R C U S S I O N : D u n c a n S c o t t - E d m o n t o n , A l t o .

P I A N O : J u n e R i c h o r d s - V a n c o u v e r , B.C.

C O A C H A C C O M P A N I S T S : J e a n S t ens son - O a k v i l l e , O n t . S a n d r a A t k i n s o n - T o r o n t o , O n t .

PRODUCTION STAFF S f age M a n a g e r - K e n M c B o n c , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o

A s s i s f a n f to A n d r e w M o c M i ' l l a n - D a v i d K. H u n t l e y , St. C l o u d , M i n n e s o t a A s s i s t a n t S t a g e M a n a g e r - F red K r e s t o f f , S o c r a m e n t o , C a l i f o r n t c

L i g h t i n g - J i m A k i t t , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a ; R i c h a r d S h i e l l s , C a l g a r y . A l b e r t a ; A n n T h o m s o n , I r o q u o i s F a l l s , O n t a r i o

Sets m a d e b y S t a g e c r a f t s t u d e n t s u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e S t a g e c r a f t A s s i s t a n t s a n d p a i n t e d u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f J o h n G r a h a m , W i n n i p e g , M a n i t o b a a n d

Les l i e L. F u n t e k , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t o C o s t u m e s - S h i r l e y P o t t e r , E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t a

W a r d r o b e A s s i s t a n t s - D o r o t h y D e w c r , E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t o ; N i c o l e F i l i c t b r o u l t , C h o m b i y , B a s s i n , P.Q.; Y v o n n e G r e y , M o n t r e a l , P-Q.; J a n e t K e a t i n g , K i t c h e n e r , O n t a r i o ;

Lo i s E. Soles, C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a M a k e - u p - G e r a r d J . B o r i l , E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t a

Prope iV ies - P a t r i c i o A n n R o l f s o n , R a y m o n d , A l b e r t a ; K a t h e r i n e L i n d s e y , W i l l o w d a l c , O n t a r i o S t age C r e w - B e t t y H a m m e r , G r a n d e P r a i r i e , A l b e r t a ; K e n L a n d r y , E d m o n t o n , A l b c r t o ;

R o b e r t L e F r o y , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a ; M a r y - L o u M c D o w a l l , E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t a ; S h o r o n L e a R i c h m a n , B r o o k s , A l b e r t a ; D a n i M o q u e t t e , M o n t r e a l , Q u e b e c

T O U R S T A G E C R E W S t age M a n a g e r - K e n M c B o n e , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o

A s s i s t a n t S t a g e M a n a g e r - F r e d K r e s t o f f , S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f o r n i a L i g h t i n g - R i c h a r d S h i e l t s , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a

C r e w - R o b e r t L e F r o y , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a ; P a t r i c i a A n n R o l f s o n , R a y m o n d , A l b e r t a ; A n n o m o r y W i l l i a m s , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a

C o s t u m e s - Lo i s So les , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t o

THE STORY T h e s t o r y o f " T o s c o " t a k e s p l a c e i n R o m e , in t h e y e a r 1 8 0 0 , a t t h e t i m e w h e n t h e

t h e c i t y w o s i n t h e t h r o e s o f a s t r u g g l e b e t w e e n t h e B u o n a p o r t i s t s a n d t h e m o n a r c h y . A C T I. A n g e l o t t i , f o r m e r C o n s u l o f t h e R o m a n R e p u b l i c , a n d n o w o p o l i t i c a l p r i s o n e r ,

h a s j u s t e s c a p e d a n d h a s b e e n i n s t r u c t e d t o g o t o t h e f o o t o f t h e M a d o n n a a t t h e C h u r c h o f St. A n d r e a , w h e r e h e w i l l f i n d t h e k e y t o t h e C h a p e l o f t h e A t t o v o n t i F a m i l y w h e r e he c a n h i d e .

T h e S a c r i s t a n e n t e r s , f o l l o w e d s o o n a f t e r b y a n a r t i s t , M o r i o C a v a r a d o s s i , w h o r e s u m e s w o r k o n t h e p a i n t i n g o f T h e M a g d a l e n e . H e has b e e n u s i n g t h e f a c e o f an u n k n o w n l a d y w h o c o m e s t o t h e C h u r c h as a m o d e l . A f t e r t h e S a c r i s t a n l e a v e s , A n g e l o t t i c o m e s o u t f r o m h i d i n g a n d r e c o g n i z i n g M a r i o , he a s k s h i m f o r a s s i s t a n c e a n d f o o d , b u t t h e v o i c e o f T o s c o ( a f a m o u s o p e r a s t a r a n d C a v a r o d o s s l ' s f i a n c e e ) is h e a r d c a l l i n g f o r M a r i o . H e g i v e s A n g e ­l o t t i t h e b a s k e t o f f o o d , w h i c h t h e S a c r i s t a n has l e f t , a n d h i d e s A n g e l o t t i i n t h e C h a p e l a g a i n .

T o s c a e n t e r s , s u s p i c i o u s t h a t M a r i o h a s b e e n i n t h e c o m p a n y o f a n o t h e r w o m a n , a n d h e r j e a l o u s y is f u r t h e r a r o u s e d w h e n she sees t h e p a i n t i n g o f t h e M a g d a l e n e a n d she r e c o g ­n i z e s t h e C o u n t e s s A f f a v o n t i . C a v a r a d o s s i s u c c e e d s i n c o l m i n g h e r a n d she l eaves . A n g e ­l o t t i e m e r g e s f r o m h i d i n g a n d t h e y h e a r t h e s h o t f r o m t h e c a n n o n o f t h e f o r t r e s s w h i c h s i g ­n a l s t h e e s c a p e o f a p r i s o n e r . C a v a r a d o s s i t a k e s A n g e l o t t i t o a sec re t h i d i n g p l a c e n e a r h i s v i l l a .

T h e S a c r i s t a n a n d t h e c h o i r e n t e r r e j o i c i n g o v e r t h e d e f e a t o f N a p o l e o n ( w h i c h t u r n s o u t t o be f a l s e n e w s ) . I n t h e m i d s t o f t h e r e j o i c i n g , S c o r p i o a n d h i s p o l i c e a r r i v e , s e a r c h i n g f o r A n g e l o t t i , w h o has b e e n t r a c k e d t o t h e c h u r c h . T h e f r i g h t e n e d S a c r i s t a n f i n d s t h e e m p t y b a s k e t o f f o o d , a n d S c a r p i o d i s c o v e r s a f a n i n t h e C h a p e l ( p o r t o f t h e d i s g u i s e l e f t f o r A n ­g e l o t t i b y h i s s i s t e r ) . S c o r p i o c o n c l u d e s t h a t C a v a r a d o s s i m u s t h a v e a i d e d A n g e l o t t i .

T o s c a r e t u r n s t o t e l l M a r i o t h a t she m u s t s i n g a t t h e v i c t o r y c e l e b r a t i o n s t h a t e v e n i n g , a n d S c a r p i o rouses h e r j e a l o u s y a g a i n b y s h o w i n g h e r t h e f a n t h a t he f o u n d . A f t e r T o s c o l e a v e s , t h e C h o i r c h a n t s o T e D e u m , d u r i n g w h i c h S c o r p i o v o w s t h a t he w i l l possess T o s c a .

A C T I I . S c o r p i o is h a v i n g d i n n e r , w a i t i n g fc»' n e w s o f A n g e l o t t i a n d C a v a r a d o s s i . H e h e a r s T o s c a s i n g i n g f o r a p a r t y t h e q u e e n is h o l d i n g o n t h e t e r r a c e b e l o w , a n d he sends w o r d t h a t he has n e w s o f h e r M a r i o . S p o l e t t a e n t e r s a n d t e l l s S c o r p i o t h a t he c o u l d n o t f i n d A n g e l o t t i . S c o r p i o f l i e s i n t o a r a g e u n t i l he l e a r n s t h a t C a v a r o d o s s i has b e e n a r r e s t e d a n d b r o u g h t In f o r q u e s t i o n i n g . T o s c a e n t e r s j u s t as h e r l o v e r is b e i n g sen t t o t h e t o r t u r e c h a m b e r . W h i l e S c o r p i o t a l k s t o T o s c o h e d e s c r i b e s w h a t is h a p p e n i n g t o h e r l o v e r . She c a n n o t e n d u r e t h e s o u n d o f M a r i o ' s a g o n y , a n d she t e l l s w h e r e A n g e l o t t i is h i d d e n .

M a r i o is r e l e a s e d a n d b r o u g h t i n t o t h e r o o m . T h e s cene is i n t e r r u p t e d b y t h e n e w s t h a t N a p o l e o n h a s d e f e a t e d t h e I t a l i a n t r o o p s . M o r i o r e j o i c e s a n d g i v e s a s h o u t o f v i c t o r y . S c a r p i o i n a f u r y o r d e r s C a v a r a d o s s i t o be h a n g e d .

A f t e r C a v a r a d o s s i has b e e n t o k e n a w a y , S c o r p i o b a r g a i n s w i t h T o s c o f o r h e r l o v e r ' s l i f e . T h e p r i c e ? She m u s t y i e l d t o S c o r p i o a n d in r e t u r n she w i l l r e c e i v e M a r i o ' s l i f e a n d f r e e c o n d u c t t o l e a ve t h e C i t y t o r b o t h o f t h e m . She a g r e e s t o t h e t e r m s , b u t w h i l e S c o r p i o is w r i t i n g t h e d o c u m e n t she sees a d a g g e r l y i n g o n t h e t a b l e a n d p i c k s i t u p . W h e n he a d v a n c e s t o t a k e T o s c a i n t o h i s a r m s , she k i l l s h i m .

A C T I I I . C a v a r a d o s s i is b r o u g h t f r o m h i s c e l l a n d t o l d t h a t he bos o n l y o n e h o u r t o l i v e . H e b r i b e s t h e J a i l e r t o a l l o w h i m t o w r i t e o f a r e w e l l n o t e t o T o s c a .

T o s c a a r r i v e s a n d t e l l s h i m h o w she h a s w o n t h e i r f r e e d o m a n d t h a t she has m u r d e r e d S c o r p i o . She e x p l a i n s t h a t t h e r e is t o be a m o c k e x e c u t i o n . B u t she does n-ot k n o w t h e f u l l e x t e n t o f S c o r p i o ' s v i l l o n y . H e h a s o r d e r e d o r e a l e x e c u t i o n .

T h e f i r i n g s q u a d a r r i v e s a n d T o s c a w a t c h e s i n a m u s e m e n t as t h e y p e r f o r m t h e i r d u t y . T h e y l e a ve a n d she r u s h e s t o M a r i o a n d c o l l s t o h i m t o r i se . H e d o e s n o t a n s w e r , e n d she d i s c o v e r s t h a t he is d e a d . I n t h e m e a n t i m e S p o l e t t a has d i s c o v e r e d S c o r p i o ' s b o d y a n d c o m e s t o a r r e s t h e r . B e f o r e t h e y c a n se i ze he r , T o s c o c l i m b s t o a p a r a p e t a n d l e a p s t o h e r d e a t h .

In Edmonton: P A T R O N S

The Hon. J. Percy Page, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and Mrs. Page The Hon. E. C. Manning and Mrs. Manning His Worship Mayor Elmer Roper end Mrs. Roper The Hon. Ambrose Hoiowoch The Hon. Anders Aolborg and Mrs. Aalborg Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Johns Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Campbell Dr. and Mrs. John Gilles

In Calgary: The Hon. J. Percy Page, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and Mrs. Page His Worship Mayor J. W. Grant MocEwon and Mrs. MacEwan Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Harvie Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Nickle Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Taylor Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Finn

In Lethbridge: The Hon. J. Percy Page, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and Mrs. Page His Worship Mayor Frank Sherring and Mrs. Sherring Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Weintroub

In Red Deer: The Hon. J. Percy Page, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and Mrs. Page His Worship Mayor E. Newman and Mrs. Newman Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Parsons Mrs. Robert Wi lk ins Dr. and Mrs. F. P. Golbroith Alderman Mrs. Ethel Taylor

In Banff: The Hon. J. Percy Page, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and Mrs. Page Mr. and Mrs. G. H. L. Dempster Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Coombs

The Hon. Senator Donald Cameron and Mrs. Cameron

In Medicine Haf: The Hon. J. Percy Page, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and Mrs. Page His Worship Mayor Horry Veiner Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Olsen Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Leinweber

Acknowledgements The Banff School of Fine Arts, wishes to acknowledge;

The luncheon tendered the Opera Company by the City of Red Deer;

The bus which the City of Calgary so kindly put at the disposal of the Company during their stay in Calgary,

The cooperation of the Edmonton Musicians' Protective Association. Local 390 , A.E. of M. and the Calgary Musicians' Protective Association, Local 547, A.F. of M.;

The arrangements made by the T. Eaton Co. to supply the piano used in Red Deer, and by the Glenbow Foundation, Calgary, to loon the rifles used in the th i rd act;

And f inal ly the help of our local sponsors without whose cooperation these pre­sentations would not hove been possible.

Costumes - Malabar, Toronto