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Awakenings
An opera in 2 acts
Libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman
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Description
During the years 1916-1927 the great sleeping-sickness pandemic, Encephalitis Lethargica, swept across the globe. Although millions died, many thousands lived on, left immobile like living statues. Large institutions were built throughout the world to house and care for the survivors. After nearly half a century, most of these had died as well, and those who had survived remained locked away in hospital wards, forgotten and 'asleep'. In the late 1960s, by experimenting with the drug L-DOPA used to treat Parkinson’s Disease, Dr. Oliver Sacks began to 'awaken' these patients - men and women who had never stopped thinking or feeling - temporarily bringing them back to an active and engaged life.
Orchestral Cast
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Cast
Principle Characters:
Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist · baritone - Dr. Podsnap, medical director - Beth Abraham · bass - Mr. Rodriguez, nurse · tenor - Rose, patient · soprano - Miriam H., patient · mezzo-soprano - Leonard Lev, patient · tenor - Iris, Leonard’s mother · mezzo-soprano
Ensemble of 12 (SATB):
Ruth, social worker · soprano - Lily, Miriam’s daughter · soprano - Dr. Samuel Sacks, Sacks’ father · bass-baritone - Dr. Muriel Elsie Landau, Sacks’ mother · contralto - Miss Kohl, speech therapist · soprano - Frank, patient · tenor - Lucy, patient · mezzo-soprano - Fiancé · tenor - comprising patients, hospital administrators and staff
Supers:
Violet, Miriam’s granddaughter
Leonard (at ten years old)
Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist · baritone - Dr. Podsnap, medical director - Beth Abraham · bass - Mr. Rodriguez, nurse · tenor - Rose, patient · soprano - Miriam H., patient · mezzo-soprano - Leonard Lev, patient · tenor - Iris, Leonard’s mother · mezzo-soprano
Ensemble of 12 (SATB):
Ruth, social worker · soprano - Lily, Miriam’s daughter · soprano - Dr. Samuel Sacks, Sacks’ father · bass-baritone - Dr. Muriel Elsie Landau, Sacks’ mother · contralto - Miss Kohl, speech therapist · soprano - Frank, patient · tenor - Lucy, patient · mezzo-soprano - Fiancé · tenor - comprising patients, hospital administrators and staff
Supers:
Violet, Miriam’s granddaughter
Leonard (at ten years old)
More Information
Title:
Awakenings
An opera in 2 acts
Libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman
based on the book by Oliver Sacks
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Level of difficulty:
advanced
Publisher/Label:
Schott Helicon Music Corporation
Year of composition:
2019
Duration:
100 ′
World Premiere:
June 5, 2022 · St. Louis, MI (USA)
Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Conductor: Roberto Kalb
Original staging: James Robinson
(scenic)
Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Conductor: Roberto Kalb
Original staging: James Robinson
(scenic)
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Technical Details
Product number:
LSHM 50417
Performances
Awakenings
Conductor: Roberto Kalb
Orchestra: Opera Theater of Saint Louis
June 24, 2022 |
St. Louis, MI (United States of America) , Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Awakenings
Conductor: Roberto Kalb
Orchestra: Opera Theater of Saint Louis
June 18, 2022 |
St. Louis, MI (United States of America) , Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Awakenings
Conductor: Roberto Kalb
Orchestra: Opera Theater of Saint Louis
June 11, 2022 |
St. Louis, MI (United States of America) , Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Awakenings
Conductor: Roberto Kalb
Orchestra: Opera Theater of Saint Louis
June 9, 2022 |
St. Louis, MI (United States of America) , Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Awakenings
Conductor: Roberto Kalb
June 5, 2022 |
St. Louis, MI (United States of America) , Opera Theater of Saint Louis — World Premiere
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