1. Characters
   

2. Adonai: Mezzo-soprano
   

3.     The transcendent God of Jews and Christians.
   

4. Franziska: Soprano
   

5.      Widow of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian Christian peasant farmer and conscientious objector beheaded by the Nazis.
   

6. Dives: Bass
   

7.     A citizen of the world, preoccupied with his own well-being, who was blind and deaf to the slaughter of the Jews.
   

8. Adam: Tenor
   

9.     A repentant Everyman, who acknowledges his share of responsibility for the Holocaust and begs Adonai for mercy.
   

10. Reba or Jacob: Soprano
    

11.     A frightened Jewish child.
    

12. Hebrew Chorus: SATB
    

13.     People of faith who draw on the Hebrew scriptures to comment on world events.
    

14. Angel Choir: SSA or TTB Gregorian Chant choir
    

15.     Messengers of Adonai who pray for the dead and console the mourners.
    

16. Repentant Nations: TTBB
    

17.     Peoples of the world who acknowledge their share of responsibility for the Holocaust and beg Adonai for mercy.
    

18. Rivka: Actor
    

19.     A dramatic teller of stories from written accounts of Holocaust survivors.
    

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