John Adams: Doctor Atomic

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John Adams: Doctor Atomic (2007)

Directed by Peter Sellars

Drama, Music · 3h 51m

The European premiere of the opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars, in a co-production of the San Francisco Opera (where the work premiered), the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and De Nederlandse Opera. The plot focuses on the great stress and anxiety experienced by those at Los Alamos while the test of the first atomic bomb (the "Trinity" test) was being prepared.

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Cast

Gerald Finley J. Robert Oppenheimer Jessica Rivera Kitty Oppenheimer Eric Owens Gen. Leslie Groves Richard Paul Fink Edward Teller James Maddalena Jack Hubbard Thomas Glenn Robert Wilson Jay Hunter Morris Capt. James Nolan
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Ellen Rabiner Pasqualita

Crew

Director
Peter Sellars
Writer
Peter Sellars
Original Music Composer
John Adams

Details

Release date
2007-06-01
Runtime
3h 51m
Genres
Drama, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Netherlands
Production
De Nederlandse Opera