old. Her music touches Edna to thevery core of her being and stirs up something inside of her that makes her feel alive likenever before in her life. Edna respects Mademoiselle Reiz because she has the courage tobe different and It is Mademoiselle's music that starts to "awaken" Edna and allows her tosee the beauty and passion in life. An amazing transformation takes place in Edna throughout the course of a fewmonths and the people with whom she interacts and the culture in which she is submersedplay a significant role in her "awakening." Edna is able to break away from the restrainingworld of Adele and Leonce in which she will never find her place. Stirred by the magic andintrigue of Mademoiselle Reiz's world, she finds the strength to reach for that which is realfor her, and she allows her true being to shine....
