World Premiere of Awakenings Announced

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The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced that the World Premiere of Awakenings, Tobias Picker’s latest opera, will be June 5th, 2022 at The Sally S. Levy Opera Center.

Based on the true story of Dr. Oliver Sacks, Awakenings is a moving story of memories, loss, and life rediscovered. For more than forty years, thousands succumbed to a mysterious sleeping sickness, rendering them as immobile and voiceless as living statues. Decades later, a brilliant young doctor discovered a revolutionary treatment to bring his patients back to life...but with the challenge of finding their place in a now-unfamiliar world.

The run time for Awakenings is approximately two and a half hours, with one 20-minute intermission. Awakenings is performed in English with English supertitles, accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

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