Toledo Opera’s One-Acts Relevant in 2022
Two operas, two strong female protagonists’ stories still captivate audiences with their central human truth that transcends the hundred plus years ago the operas were written. by Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini “Suor Angelica” is the story of a woman forced into a nunnery by her wealthy family when she gives birth out of wedlock. “Cavalleria Rusticana” centers on Santuzza, a young Sicilian girl who is abandoned by her lover, and, it is implied, is pregnant. Both stories are tragic, and in their own way, empathetic to the plight of women born into southern Italian society and religion that allows women little if any agency over their bodies and their lives. Director Keturah Stickann, who is renowned for her inventive reimagining of operas, spoke with Toledo City Paper on her work with Toledo…
