Dramatis Personae

The vampires:

The Graf of Sternendach, baritone

Amata, his Gräfin, soprano

Timoch, his retainer and bodyguard, bass

The humans:

Luzia Heller, current leader of the Heller family of vampire hunters, also called “Oma”, mezzo-soprano

Eva, her daughter-in-law, contralto

Kunigunde, Eva’s daughter, Luzia’s granddaughter, also called “Kinge”, mezzo-soprano

Galen, The Graf’s familiar and the Gräfin’s lover, tenor

Maria and Athanasius Heller, Luzia’s mother and grandfather, are gone by the time of this story, but their memories linger in the hearts of those who knew them.