IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) k^O m {./ -iT #? ^ ///„ H,^ 'V f/. 7- mt •s ■■<^ 1.0 2.8 I.I ■- _ 1.25 I— 12.0 1.8 U IIIIII.6 % r ^» A^ o % cl /f ^m 'W "V OM w /A Photographic Sciences Corporation ^ n^ ^ ;^v m <^ ->..> WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S8C (716) 872-4303 % .V 4 %^ s '%^ .^VX.; •h:- / '^ >,^° c?. o € 2 0. M > -rSI^W^ :-'?^*»*¥r!* W9 A I ^h te ^ a'^ £'iLL- ii^ne s In wJiich is s/ioivn hoiv she, who was born blind, recovered her sight through the power of love. 1 . Overture. 2. Chorus of Sicilian peasantry, who are rejoicing in the beauties of their valley. 3. They are met by Marta and Beatrice, attendants of tlie Princess, who, while joining in their song of satisfaction, lament that so much happiness is denied to their mistress by the cruelty of a wicked enchanter, the latter having caused her to be born blind. This unhappy fate can only be remedied by making his victim realize how much she has lost, and creating in her a desire for sight. It is almost impossible to effect this, as her parents' love has hitherto shielded her fiom all knowledge of her misfortune, and of the fact that she is in any way different to those about her. 4. Marta and Beatrice further relate how, while the Princess sits at her casement, the notes of a lute are oftentimes heard intermingling with those of the birds. 5. Song of the Troubadour. 6. Chorus, in wh seen the Troul)adour, him offer the Princes return the white if si would try to do so. difference in color, is ] 7. Chorus of rejc to be broken. 8. Tolanthe' mus cannot tell which is quickens her appreln Troubadour explains '. 9. Marta tells B^ to whom Tolanthe' ha« 10. Rejoicings oi their mistress. She j feels in her new acquii 1 1 . They are int( sweetness. « 12. Marta invok« and calls on those aro King. 13. Tolanthe' vov Chorus of good wis liridegroom. B>»»i»ame««.i«i