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Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth
Composer:Jack Hamilton Beeson
Librettist:Sheldon Harnick
Synopsis
Dr. Heidegger invites four friends to his home to test one of his new experiments. The friends - Colonel Killigrew, Reuben Waterford, Rachel Lockhart, and Hannah Moody - are very old. When they inquire as to the nature of the evening's experiment, Dr. Heidegger produces a flask which, he proclaims, contains water from the Fountain of Youth. He pours some of the water onto a dried rose, and it springs back to life. Impressed, the four friends agree to drink from the flask. They are instantly more youthful; however, old feelings are rejuvenated. Rachel becomes the coquette she had been as a young woman and begins to flirt with Killigrew and Waterford, who respond as passionately as they had when they were young men. Hannah Moody, who had been in love with Waterford in her youth, finds that her feelings of unrequited love have been revived. The two men begin to fight, and they accidentally knock over the flask of water. The rose withers and the four friends age. They vow to go in search of the Fountain of Youth. Dr. Heidegger declines to accompany them, saying that he is grateful to have left the delirium of youth behind.

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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
0:42

 Number of Acts
1

 Musical Style
Starts with a twelve-tone section, moves to a tonal section, and returns to the twelve-tone style.

 Vocal & Musical Forces
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass-Baritone, Female Speaking Role

 Original Cast
Original Cast: Dr. Heidegger, Alfred Anderson; Rachel Lockhart, Carol Wilcox; Hannah Moody, Judith Christin; Reuben Waterford, Grayson Hirst; Colonel Killigrew, Robert Shiesley


 
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