Contents -- Abbreviations -- A Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- 1. "Illustrious Sienese Women Worthy of Remembrance": Nuns and Convent Life in Siena, 1550-1700 -- 2. Gl'angeli mettano una corona alla monaca che canta: Musical Activities in the Early Modern Sienese Convent -- 3. Veni, veni soror nostra: Clothing, Profession, and Consecration Ceremonies in Sienese Convents -- 4. Foolish Virgins: Music in Sienese Convent Theatrical Productions during the Seventeenth Century -- 5. Divas in the Convent: The Role of Music in the vite of Sienese Holy Women -- 6. Alla città ritorna: The Chigi, the Convent, and Opera in Siena, 1669-1686 -- 7. Weeping and Rejoicing: Lamentations and Motets for Nuns in Seventeenth-Century Siena -- Appendix 1: Documents -- Appendix 2: Spiritual Autobiography of Maria Francesca Piccolomini -- Appendix 3: Spiritual Biography of Maria Francesca Piccolomini -- Glossary -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- I -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z.