John Adams: Doctor Atomic

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.

Country:

Netherlands

Genre:

Drama,

Music

Duration:

231 minutes

Year:

2007

Director:

Peter Sellars

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Company:

De Nederlandse Opera

Cast:

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kitty Oppenheimer

Gen. Leslie Groves

Edward Teller

Jack Hubbard

Crew:

Original Music Composer

Director

Conductor

Writer

Sound