John Adams: Doctor Atomic

Name: John Adams: Doctor Atomic
Director: Peter Sellars
Released: 2007-06-01
Duration: 231 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Gerald Finley, Jessica Rivera, Eric Owens, Richard Paul Fink, James Maddalena

Jun 1, 2007 · 3h 51m · Drama, Music

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Director Peter Sellars

Writer Peter Sellars

Overview

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.