Opera by Tobias Picker
Awakenings is an opera in two acts composed by Tobias Picker, with a libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman.[1][2] Based on Awakenings, Oliver Sacks' 1960's chronicle of his efforts to help the victims of an encephalitis epidemic,[3] the opera was commissioned by the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and premiered on June 5, 2022.[4][5][6] The East Coast premiere of Awakenings was performed by Odyssey Opera in partnership with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, conducted by Gil Rose and directed by James Robinson, on February 25, 2023, at the newly renovated Huntington Theater.[7][8]
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