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Schwab, Sebastian
Skaterherz
()Youth opera in a prologue and 15 scenes
Duration: 95 minutes
English
Deutsch
Music Text
Libretto by Kai Weßler after the novel by von Brenda Heijnis (G)
Scoring
CT,2S,M,T,Bar(=gtr),BBar,speaking role,silent role; children’s chorus;
1(=picc).1.1.1-1.1.1.1-perc(1):vib/glsp/crot/t.bells/SD7BD/tam-t/tgl/cym/tom-t/rainmaker/whip-harp-pft-strings(1.1.1.1.1)
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Publisher
Bote & Bock
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
20/02/2027Bockenheimer Depot, Frankfurt a.M.
Max Koch, director
Conductor: Lukas Rommelspacher
Company: Oper Frankfurt
Roles
| Elias Heuziger, a boy with a heart condition, aged 13 | Countertenor |
| Boyd Bruckmann, a skater and deceased heart donor, aged 14 | Tenor |
| Mathilde Heuziger, Elias’s mother | Soprano |
| Bernhard Heuziger, Elias’s father | silent role |
| Doctor Pilas, cardiologist | speaking role |
| Suzanne, rehabilitation nurse | Mezzo-soprano |
| Puck, a girl with heart disease, aged 14 | Soprano |
| Abe, Boyd’s grandfather | Bass Baritone |
| Bram, a socially committed singer-songwriter | Baritone and guitarist (possible doubling Dr Pilas) |
| Hospital viruses, patients, skaters | children’s choir |
Moods
Dramatic
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