Awakenings

An opera in 2 acts

Libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman

Edition: Matériel d'exécution

Demande de location

Détails du produit

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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Programmation des personnes

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)

Plus d'infos

Titre:

Awakenings

An opera in 2 acts

Libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman

based on the book by Oliver Sacks

Langue:

Anglais

Edition:

Matériel d'exécution

Niveau de difficulté:

avancé

Maison d'édition:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2019

Durée:

100 ′

Première:

5 juin 2022 · St. Louis, MI (USA)
Opera Theater of Saint Louis
Musikalische Leitung: Roberto Kalb
Inszenierung: James Robinson
(scenic)

Travaux commandés :

Commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Détails techniques

Numéro du produit:

LSHM 50417