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	KU Opera presents "Dido and Aeneas" and "The Old Maid and the Thief" \| Lawrence.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		KU Opera presents "Dido and Aeneas" and "The Old Maid and the Thief"
		Description: The Department of Music and Dance and KU Opera present two interconnected one-act operas: "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell and "The Old Maid and the Thief" by Gian Carlo Menotti, on November 9, 11, 14, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m.
		In Part Two, The Old Maid and the Thief, Miss Todd falls in love with a hobo she has taken in at the suggestion of her maid.
	mobile.lawrence.com /events/2006/nov/14/17141 (287 words)

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	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"The Old Maid and the Thief" tells the story of an aging spinster, Miss Todd, and her maid, Laetitia who are visited one evening by a drifter, Bob.
		Through a strange twist of fate, it is Miss Todd who ends up the thief and Laetitia and Bob who have the last laugh.
		Performances of "The Old Maid and the Thief" will take place in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall at 8 p.m.
	goletavalleyvoice.com /cgi-bin/entertain/readarticle.cgi?article=945 (217 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - Gian Carlo Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief
		This one act opera, divided into 14 scenes, is about an old maid, Miss Todd, who is a busybody in her small town.
		Meanwhile, Laetitia is falling in love with the wanderer and sings "Steal Me Sweet Thief" an aria of her love for him, asking him to steal her away before time ravages and withers her looks.
		Miss Pinkerton, encounters Miss Todd and warns her to "Keep all the doors locked, keep all the windows closed" because the thief is in town and has stolen from the neighbors.
	www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?item=1611687&id=79590 (635 words)

	Gian-Carlo Menotti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He wrote the libretti to two Samuel Barber operas, Vanessa and A Hand of Bridge, as well as revising the latter for Antony and Cleopatra.
		Amelia was so successful that NBC commissioned an opera for radio; The Old Maid and the Thief was the first such work ever written.
		It is in the field of opera, however, that he has made his most notable contributions to American cultural life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gian_Carlo_Menotti (590 words)

	YouTube - Gian Carlo Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief
		YouTube - Gian Carlo Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief
		An opera in deconstruction,meLê yamomo directed Gian Carlo Mennoti's The Old Maid and the Thief for the 90th Foundation Anniversary of the University of the Philippines' Music Theater Department.
		Gian Carlo Mennoti's The Old Maid and the Thief
	youtube.com /watch?v=kqP4BnaxmGA (181 words)

	WMU News - Music and theatre collaborate on comic operas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		KALAMAZOO--The one-act comic operas "Dr. Miracle" and "The Old Maid and the Thief" both explore what uninvited guests can do to a household and will be performed together for the first time in Southwest Michigan when the Western Michigan University School of Music and Department of Theatre collaborate for seven performances March 17-24.
		"Dr. Miracle" and "The Old Maid and the Thief" were written in the 19th and 20th centuries, respectively, and capture the contrasts between the romantic and the modern darker compositional styles.
		Tickets for "Dr. Miracle" and "The Old Maid and the Thief" may be purchased by calling or visiting the University Theatre Ticket Office between noon and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
	www.wmich.edu /wmu/news/2005/03/037.html (408 words)

	Louisiana College: A Private, Christian, Liberal Arts College in the Gulf South (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Louisiana College's fall Opera Theatre Production, "The Old Maid and The Thief" by Gian Carlo Menotti, will be performed Nov. 2-4 on the LC campus.
		The Old Maid (Miss Todd) will be sung by mezzo soprano Margaret Land, of Alexandria.
		Her maid, Laetitia, will be sung by soprano Melanie Turner of Bossier City.
	www.lacollege.edu /news/2000/2000-10/opera.html (381 words)

	News Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"The Old Maid and the Thief" is centered around a stranger that comes to town and is taken in briefly for a stay by an old maid and her young lady tenant.
		Unfortunately Bob is thought to be the thief because a thief has indeed escaped from the jail.
		Todd is visited by the town gossip and made aware of the danger lurking about and wants to know who the gentleman is that is staying with her.
	www.nsula.edu /news/opera22.htm (288 words)

	Details
		"The Old Maid and The Thief" by Gian Carlo Menotti.
		It was first staged in Philidelphia in 1941, and elevated the 30 year old Menotti to celebrity status.
		An often hilarious, but mostly heart-wrenching story of an old woman's propriety, a young woman's fantasy and the audacity of a criminal mind.
	www.tothamonline.co.uk /Opera/details.htm (190 words)

	Meridian Magazine : : Church Update: SVU Presents its First Opera
		The Old Maid and the Thief is about a middle-aged spinster who is persuaded by her frisky maid to allow a handsome beggar into her home.
		Their growing jealousy is complicated when they learn that the object of their affections fits the description of a thief who has recently escaped from the county jail.
		The Old Maid and the Thief was first performed during a radio broadcast in 1939.
	www.meridianmagazine.com /churchupdate/051109opera.html (395 words)

	The Old Maid and the Thief
		Originally commissioned for broadcast on NBC Radio in 1939, Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief has been described as a "grotesque comedy." A work in fourteen short scenes, it will be performed as the first part of a double bill with The Bartered Bride.
		Desperate for male company, the two persuade him to stay indefinitely while they lavish him with food and comforts.
		Later, when Miss Todd learns of an escaped thief whose description fits that of Bob, she continues to shelter him.
	www.msu.edu /user/fannrobe/Thief.html (185 words)

	Dona Ana Lyric Opera to close 12th season with two one-act operas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		“Old Maid” is the story of a strait-laced spinster, Miss Todd, sung by Bree Del Campo, and her flirtatious maid, Laetitia, sung by Mary Haddad.
		The two women are smitten by Bob, but their busybody neighbor, Miss Pinkerton, sung by Juliet Trail, informs them that a dangerous criminal who resembles Bob is on the loose, creating complications and leading to a surprising conclusion.
		“Old Maid” is directed by DALO veteran Richard Rundell, who has staged the production as a radio broadcast.
	www.nmsu.edu /~ucomm/Releases/2002/February2002/da_opera.html (484 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On April 9 and 10, the Opera Workshop of WVWC will present scenes from 3 operas: TROUBLE IN TAHITI by Leonard Bernstein, THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF by Gian-Carlo Menotti, and LA BOHEME by Giacomo Puccini.
		THIEF was described as a “grotesque comedy” by its composer and presents 2 gossipy older women, a younger maid and the man who comes into their lives.
		LA BOHEME is the original RENT which tells the story of “Bohemian” (read “hippie”) life in Paris and particularly concerns 2 love stories with their ups and downs.
	www.wvwc.edu /emo/bbs/TextBody.asp?recordID=6290 (188 words)

	Folio: A Night at the Opera \| January 21, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Taught and directed by Dr. Alan Ord, the class is presenting two one-act comedic operas at the end of the month.
		Varghese describes her character in Gian-Carlo Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief as a "big, gossipy troublemaker." Varghese is joined on stage by the old maid, played by Gillian Scarlett, and the two single women take a street beggar into their house.
		The Department of Music is staging two one-act operas featuring (top row, L - R) Meera Varghese and Gillian Scarlett in The Old Maid and the Thief.
	www.ualberta.ca /~publicas/folio/42/10/back.html (439 words)

	University Relations
		The Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company will present Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Old Maid and the Thief," March 2 and 3 at 8 p.m.
		The show is set in a small town, where Miss Todd and her maid Laetita live alone in a modest house and are visited occasionally by Miss Todd's longtime friend, Miss Pinkerton.
		Miss Pinkerton arrives to bring the news that a thief and murderer has just escaped from the county jail.
	www.okcu.edu /oia/news_article.asp?article_id=120 (345 words)

	Menoti: Old Maid and the Thief, Puccini: Gianni Schicci
		Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-) The Old Maid and the Thief
		Gian Carlo Menotti was born to a prosperous family in the Italian town of Cadegliano on the picturesque Lake Lugano near the border with Switzerland.
		The work’s popularity led NBC to commission the first-ever radio opera in 1939, resulting in Old Maid and the Thief.
	kfarad.tripod.com /writing/menottipucini.htm (1540 words)

	UNC Charlotte Department of Music \| UNC Charlotte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		UNC Charlotte to present The Old Maid and The Thief
		Although the women hear reports of an escaped thief whose description fits Bob, Miss Todd and Letitia even rob a liquor store and pilfer a church to keep their guest happy.
		Originally conceived as a radio opera, The Old Maid and The Thief was written by American composer Gian-Carlo Menotti.
	www.music.uncc.edu /opera2005.asp (336 words)

	Appalachian State University News Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two women seeking love create comic interplay in the opera "The Old Maid and the Thief." Pictured are, front to back, Brandon McSwain, Alexandra Walker and Audrey Thayer.
		The comedic opera, along with Menottiís "The Old Maid and the Thief," will be presented March 21-23 by the Hayes School of Musicís Opera Workshop at Appalachian State University.
		When a handsome young beggar knocks at the door of a middle-aged spinster, both the spinster and her maid see an opportunity for love.
	www.appstate.edu /www_docs/news/releases/INFO/031202OPERA.HTML (580 words)

	The Little Opera Company - 2005 / 2006 Season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Written early in the composer’s career, The Old Maid and the Thief is one of Menotti's most popular works.
		Both Miss Todd and Laetitia fancy the young man. Laetitia seduces Bob, all the while hiding her intentions by persuading Miss Todd that Bob is actually pursuing the older woman.
		The Old Maid and the Thief - A handsome drifter is taken in by an Old Maid after some persuasion by her Maid and honest lives become corrupted.
	www.littleopera.ca /0506/season/menotti.html (762 words)

	Find in a Library: The old maid and the thief; a grotesque opera in 14 scenes.
		Find in a Library: The old maid and the thief; a grotesque opera in 14 scenes.
		The old maid and the thief; a grotesque opera in 14 scenes.
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/ade6dc8f9a9652f2.html (69 words)

	Opera Lyra Ottawa - Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Just wait until you see the powerful women who are visiting OLO during this season – the fragile Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, the scheming Miss Todd and her maid Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief, the talkative Lucy in The Telephone and the enigmatic women from Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
		The Telephone and The Old Maid and the Thief.
		Here is a personal message from the conniving Miss Todd, Julie Nesrallah: “The first time I saw The Old Maid and the Thief, I remember thinking that it would be amusing to create the role of Miss Todd.
	www.operalyra.ca /news/2004/240204_e.htm (742 words)

	Love, betrayal ignite in the “Old Maid and the Thief” at UNC Charlotte tomorrow - Printer Friendly Page - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The hilarious and heart-wrenching one-act comedy, “The Old Maid and the Thief” will be performed at 7:30 p.m.
		The opera workshop presented by the Department of Music, tells the story of Miss Todd, the old maid, and her servant Letitia.
		The women harbor and protect a handsome young beggar named Bob, but a funny turn of mistaken identity and role reversal leaves Miss Todd in for the shock of her life.
	www.lincolntribune.com /modules/news/print.php?storyid=833 (185 words)

	The Leader Online : 02-26-2001 : Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The three selected operas this year are The Old Maid and the Thief, by Gian Carlo Menotti, The Stoned Guest, by P.D.Q. Bach, and Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell.
		The third opera that is being shown is the Old Maid and the Thief, directed by Robert Wells, voice faculty.
		When Miss Todd and her maid, Leticia, learn that there is an escaped criminal in town, they assume that it is their new tenant.
	www.fredonia.edu /leader/2001/02262001/arts.html (1772 words)

	Five classic operas are combined in presentation of 'Opera Intermezzo'
		He falls in love with her instantly, but shortly afterward he encounters his old girlfriend Micaela, to whom he is engaged.
		The Old Maid and a Thief, by Menotti, is the story of an old maid who lets a handsome young beggar into her house.
		Because of this, the townspeople cannot figure out who the thief is. In the end, the beggar runs away with another woman and robs the old maid of everything.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/2003/04/04-10-03tdc/04-10-03darts-09.asp (611 words)

	Towson University College of Fine Arts and Communications
		At the Johns Hopkins University Tournament students Robin McClave qualified for the prestigious National Forensics Association (NFA) national tournament in Communication Analysis; Katherine Caudle qualified for nationals in After Dinner Speaking and Kate Jones received her 100th award in intercollegiate competition.
		02/24/05 - Towson University presents The Wandering Scholar by Gustav Holst, and The Old Maid and the Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti this weekend in Stephens Hall Theatre.
		A sneak peak at The Wandering Scholar, and The Old Maid and the Thief (with sound)
	wwwnew.towson.edu /cofac/february05_archive.html (584 words)

	Charleston Area Convention & Visitor Bureau - Charleston, SC
		Recently they earned excellent notices from the Lake Arrowhead News which wrote, “Kathleen and Joseph Szalay mastered the skill of combining comedy with a brilliant opera performance in The Telephone.” Kathleen most was most lately seen as Olympia at the Shaker Mountain Festival performance of Tales of Hoffmann.
		Her other roles include Latisha in Old Maid and the Thief, Ms.
		This year Joseph performed Salvatore in The Saint of Bleecker Street, and Ben in The Telephone with Capital City Opera where he has already been seen as Rigoletto in Talk Opera and Bob in The Old Maid and the Thief.
	www.charlestoncvb.com /visitors/events.html?event_id=1853 (660 words)

	Public Relations Article - Culver-Stockton College
		The workshop performance will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday, Feb. 21, in Merillat Recital Hall, located in Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center on campus in Canton, Mo. The event is free and open to the public.
		The play involves two spinsters and a maid who reminisce about love affairs, wondering if they are real or not.
		Not wanting to live out the rest of their days lonely and unfulfilled, they take in a man who is a wandering idealist, hoping to fulfill their need of happiness.
	www.culver.edu /publicrelations/article.asp?print=true&id=2156 (391 words)

	Opera Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		You will be enchanted by selections from Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, The Abduction from the Seraglio, and of course, the beautiful Requiem.
		Written early in the Composer's careers, these operas clearly established then as men of the theatre.
		produced as the first-ever radio opera in 1939, The Old Maid and the Thief elevated Menotti to celebrity status when it was later staged in Philadelphia, and tells the tale of twisted morals and the power of an "evil" woman.
	www.operaillinois.com (322 words)

	Amahl and the Night Visitors - Indian Hill Music
		Last year I was lucky enough to be in The Old Maid and the Thief.
		While I was neither the Old Maid, nor the Thief, I did manage to be both.
		Susan studies voice with Monique Phinney and has sung the roles of Miss Todd in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief at Indian Hill and Cherubino in a Forty Minute Marriage of Figaro with the Westford Chorus.
	teaching.cs.uml.edu /Amahl/cast.jsp (1777 words)

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